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stronger 32-8 majority.
Although in 61 of the state’s 100 House districts the Democrats or Republicans, or both, opted to nominate their House candidates by primaries, actually only a handful of elections will be held on June 11, this year’s Primary Election Day. The Democrats will vote for their choice in five districts and the Republicans in only one. In the rest the candidates are unopposed and have been simply proclaimed the primary winners by their local district chairmen.
All told, 49 Democrats and 19 Republicans have been declared the candidates of their party in this manner. The remainder are being chosen at House distri 1 conventions which are being held by both parties across the state during the 30 days prior to the June 11 primary date.
Because the outcomes of those conventions are unknown, the precise names and numbers of all the candidates ire uncertain. Enough information is available, however, to set off alarm signals for the GOP.
Of the 34 Republican incumbents in the House, 33 will be seeking re-election. The open seat is that of Del. W. R. “Buster” O’Brien of Virginia Beach who is stepping down to seek the GOP nomination for attorney general. Of the 65 Democratic incumbents, 62 will be running for another term. The Democrats bowing out are Dels. Floyd Bagley of Prince William who is retiring, Richard Bagley of Hampton who will become the vice chairman for operations of the State Democratic Central Committee and Mary Sue Terry of Patrick who is unopposed for the Democratic nomination for
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