An independent candidate challenging U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-8) on Nov. 3 knows the odds are stacked against him, but thinks he can break through with voters.
“I’m running to win,” Tim Sharman told ARLnow after the Virginia Department of Elections certified his campaign paperwork.
The primaries earlier this month took place with a new Virginia law in effect: a wider radius around polling places where it’s illegal to carry a gun.
The expansion of the radius from 40 feet to 100 feet went smoothly in Arlington, election officials say.
The voting schedule for the Nov. 3 general election is set in Arlington.
Early voting will begin on Friday, Sept. 18 at the Ellen M. Bozman Government Center, and will continue through Oct. 31. Starting Saturday, Oct. 17, satellite voting will take place at the Walter Reed and Langston-Brown community centers.
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The death of an Arlington civic leader earlier this year closed the history books on one of the most interesting political campaigns in county history.
Arlington Democrats traveled deep in the heart of Texas, by telephone, adding their efforts to the contentious U.S. Senate race there.
A dozen volunteers on Aug. 6 spent 90 minutes making calls to prospective Texas voters, gauging their views on the issues and working to convince them to support Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico.
With a contentious primary season behind them, county Democrats have settled on a strategy for the general election.
Without taking local races for granted, the party plans to use its organizational muscle to support Democratic candidates in battleground elections statewide and nationally.
Arlington Democrats supported Kim Rucker’s bid for county treasurer and five county bond referendums in a vote yesterday (Wednesday).
Voice votes were taken at the monthly Democratic meeting, and in both cases appeared unanimous.
Arlington Democrats and Republicans will each gather tonight (Wednesday) to dissect last night’s primary results and plot road maps to the Nov. 3 general election.
The meetings follow local primaries that played out mostly as expected.
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) and County Board Chair Matt de Ferranti are cruising to victory in tonight’s Democratic primaries, with returns showing both incumbents far ahead of their challengers.
The Associated Press called the 8th District race for Beyer at 7:34 p.m., 34 minutes after Virginia polls closed.
County Board candidates say economic uncertainties make it unlikely a new branch library for Columbia Pike is on the horizon.
“I would love to see a [new] library on Columbia Pike,” Julie Farnam said at a July 20 candidate forum sponsored by the Douglas Park Civic Association. “But right now, I think that’s not feasible.”
County Board Chair Matt de Ferranti says he is providing steady leadership in uncertain times, while primary challengers say he has much to answer for.
Julie Farnam and James DeVita are attempting to unseat de Ferranti in the primary next Tuesday, Aug. 4. The winner becomes the odds-on favorite in the Nov. 3 general election against independents Audrey Clement and David Sisson.
Arlington Republicans are being encouraged by party leadership to cast ballots in next Tuesday’s U.S. Senate primary.
While the campaign involving Republicans Bert Mizusawa, Kim Farington and David Williams has flown largely under the radar in mostly Democratic Northern Virginia, participating in the selection of a nominee is important, GOP Chair Matthew Hurtt said.
