Terry McAuliffe, the former governor seeking a return to the Executive Mansion, will represent Democrats this fall in a closely watched contest that will test Democrats’ political hold over the state in the post-Trump era.
It’s Primary Election Day across Virginia. Democrats have a slate of candidates for Governor, Lt. Governor, and Attorney General in the statewide races.
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Pamela Montgomery has taken a formidable lead in fundraising as she and Delegate Candi King (D–Stafford, Woodbridge) face each other in Tuesday’s Democratic Primary.
Montgomery has raked in $586,000 in the past two months, with King showing $165,000 in donations. Both candidates have received statewide attention after Montgomery collected nearly $100,000 from Clean Virginia, a Charlottesville-based PAC that backs candidates who refuse to take cash from Dominion Energy, the state’s largest utility.
Political heavyweight Dominion Energy emerged in the crowded Democratic race for lieutenant governor in the final weeks, giving $100,000 to a candidate who once said she’d never take its money.
