June 2023 Primary

Politics

Gainesville, Brentsville absentee voters fueled Jefferson’s upset win

By Uriah Kiser
Jefferson/Wheeler

Prince William Times: “Deshundra Jefferson, whose upset win in the Democratic primary unseated incumbent Prince William County Board Chair Ann Wheeler, was propelled to victory by big leads in the western parts of the county most impacted by data center development. Wheeler, meanwhile, won by slimmer margins in eastern Prince William precincts.”

“The Gainesville and Brentsville districts both showed a higher turnout in the June 20 primary and voted for Jefferson, 47, by wider margins, according to updated county election results that track the more than 14,000 absentee ballots cast in the Democratic and Republican primaries back to the voters’ precincts.”

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News

Republican votes still being counted to determine McPike’s opponent

By Amelia Breeden
Top row: Guzman, McPike. Bottom row: Baldwin and Martin

The Center Square: “With his Republican opponent still to be determined, Democratic Sen. Jeremy McPike is a winner in Virginia’s District 29, accepting a concession on Sunday from Del. Elizabeth Guzman.”

“The Republican race from last Tuesday remains too close to call. In the most recent announced tabulation, only two votes separate candidates Nikki Rattray Baldwin, the leader, and Maria Martin.”

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Originals

McPike wins Dem nomination in 29th Senate; 2 votes separate GOP candidates

By Uriah Kiser
Top row: Guzman, McPike. Bottom row: Baldwin and Martin

Delegate Elizabeth Guzman conceded in her primary race with Senator Jeremy McPike. A total of 53 votes separated the two Democrats.

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News

Primary winners still unknown for Senate District 29

By Uriah Kiser
Top row: Guzman, McPike. Bottom row: Baldwin and Martin

The Center Square: “Clear winners and losers emerged from Tuesday’s state Senate primaries, except for Virginia Senate District 29, where Democratic and Republican candidates are locked in races too close to call.”

“With more than 95% of votes in and only provisional and mail-in ballots left to be tallied, the races of Democrats Sen. Jeremy McPike and challenger Del. Elizabeth Guzman, and Republicans Maria Martin and Nikki Baldwin are headed toward a recount.”

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Politics

Prince William County voters back data center opponents in primary

By Uriah Kiser
Jefferson/Wheeler

WRC-TV: “Data center expansion in Northern Virginia may have led to a stunning upset in Tuesday’s primary, when a political newcomer defeated the Prince William County Board of Supervisors chair.”

“Democrat Ann Wheeler has been the driving force behind a massive change in the county’s comprehensive plan, opening the door to data center development even in rural areas of the county.”

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Politics

Prince William GOP congratulates Tuesday’s winners; 29th still too close to call

By Amelia Breeden

Prince William County Republican Committee: “As Chairman of the Prince William Republican Committee, I would like to offer my most enthusiastic congratulations to the winners in the June 20 Republican primaries, including Jeanine Lawson for County Chair, Bill Woolf in the 30th State Senate District, and John Stirrup in the 21st District of the House of Delegates.”

“I also would like to commend those Republican candidates that did not prevail, including Josh Quill and Robert Ruffolo; they demonstrated their courage and commitment to the principles of the Republican Party by undertaking all the ardors and difficulties of a political campaign.”

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News

Primary voters rebuffed challengers in key attorney races

By Uriah Kiser

The Center Square: “In three key commonwealth attorney election primary races in northern Virginia, voters rejected the challengers in favor of progressive incumbents.”

“In Loudoun County, Democratic incumbent Buta Biberaj defeated challenger Elizabeth Lancaster by more than 10%. Biberaj was thrust into the national spotlight when she came under fire for her handling of sexual assault cases at two county high schools.”

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Opinion

Opinion: ‘Wheeler’s ousting is a thunderclap that will reverberate far beyond Prince William County’

By Letters to the Editor
[Photo: Markus Winkler/Unsplash]

In the past 20 months, county residents have been encouraged to push back against a government that rode roughshod over its express wishes.  That encouragement paid off on June 20 with the upset defeat of Board of County Supervisors Chair Ann Wheeler in the Democratic primary.

The ousting of Chair Wheeler is a thunderclap that will reverberate far beyond Prince William County and whose effects will become clearer in the weeks ahead.  At a minimum, it sends a powerful message that communities will fight back against reckless development that threatens their quality of life and that public servants who do not serve will be held accountable.

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News

Nail-biter in SD29 Prince William, Stafford counties

By Uriah Kiser
Top row: Guzman, McPike. Bottom row: Baldwin and Martin

It’s been a nail-biter of a Primary Election in the 29th Virginia Senate District, which includes eastern Prince William and northern Stafford counties.

Incumbent Democrat Jeremy McPike is trying to hold on to his seat but faces tough competition from challenger and current House of Delegates member Elizabeth Guzman.

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