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NOV. 7 ELECTION

In Virginia, late spending doesn't always tilt elections

DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch
Dec 11, 2023
Dec 11, 2023 Updated May 24, 2024
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Governor Glenn Youngkin speaks to reporters on the steps of the Virginia State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023.

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Outspending your opponent in the final run-up to Election Day can help nail down a win, the biggest last-minute spender in this year’s General Assembly races found.

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Senate District 31 — Democrat Russet Perry topped Republican Juan Pablo Segura in the Loudoun County-based 31st Senate District.

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kim taylor kimberly pope adams.jpg — Del. Kim Taylor, R-Dinwiddie, left, and Democrat Kimberly Pope Adams are in a rematch of their tight 2023 contest.

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Bill Woolf and Danica Roem side-by-side 2023 — Del. Danica Roem, D-Prince William, right, topped Republican Bill Woolf in Senate District 30.

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Senate District 17 — Del. Clinton Jenkins, D-Suffolk, lost to Del. Emily Brewer, D-Suffolk, in Senate District 17.

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