Democrats Break Early Voting Record in Virginia Primary as GOP Ticket Is Finalized

Democrats will complete their statewide slate on June 18, while Republicans have already secured nominees in all three top races.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) speaks during a press conference in Fredericksburg, Va., on Nov. 3, 2022. Samuel Corum/Getty Images

Virginia Democrats have set a new record for early voting in a state-level primary, with more than 189,000 Democratic ballots cast ahead of the June 18 election to nominate their candidates for lieutenant governor and attorney general.

That is a sharp increase from the 124,491 early ballots cast in the party’s 2021 primary, according to the Virginia Public Access Project.