Virginia Primary Election 2021: Statewide Candidates, How To Vote

VIRGINIA — Virginia voters will head to the polls Tuesday, June 8, to decide Democratic primary races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and some local offices. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Early voting for the Democratic Party began on April 23. The last day of in-person absentee voting at local registrar's offices was Saturday, June 5.

Virginia law requires all voters to provide an acceptable form of identification. Voters arriving at the polls on Tuesday without an acceptable form of ID will be required to either sign an ID Confirmation Statement or vote a provisional ballot.

If a voter casts a provisional ballot, they will have until noon on Friday, June 11, to deliver a copy of identification to their locality’s electoral board or sign an ID confirmation statement in order for their provisional ballot to be counted.

Voters may look up their polling place, or they may contact their General Registrar for more information. On Tuesday, anyone in line to vote at 7 p.m. will be allowed to vote.

In Virginia, governors cannot serve consecutive terms, which means Gov. Ralph Northam cannot seek re-election this year. Unlike the governor, the lieutenant governor and attorney general of Virginia can serve consecutive terms.

Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who served as governor from January 2014 to January 2018, is seeking a second term as governor. Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax also is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor.

Three current and former members of the General Assembly also are seeking the Democratic nomination for governor. Sen. Jennifer McClellan (9th District), Del. Lee Carter (50th District) and former Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy (2nd District) are vying for the Democratic nomination for governor.

The contest for the lieutenant governor nomination includes a variety of state and local officials, as well as private sector employees. Three members of the House of Delegates — Del. Hala Ayala (51st District), Del. Mark Levine (45th District) and Del. Sam Rasoul (11th District) — are seeking the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.

Andria McClellan, a Norfolk city council member, also is vying for the nomination for lieutenant governor, along with Sean Perryman, the former president of the Fairfax County NAACP, and small business owner Xavier Warren.

On the Democratic ballot for the attorney general nomination is the incumbent, Mark Herring, and Del. Jay Jones, who represents the 89th District in Norfolk.

Here are all the candidates who will be on the Democratic Party ballot for statewide office in the June 8 primary:

Governor

• Lee Carter
• Justin Fairfax
• Jennifer Carroll Foy
• Terry McAuliffe
• Jennifer McClellan

Lieutenant Governor

• Hala Ayala
• Mark Levine
• Andria McClellan
• Sean Perryman
• S. Rasoul
• Xavier Warren

Attorney General

• Mark Herring (Incumbent)
• Jerrauld Jones

Visit the Virginia Department of Elections website to access election results. Follow Patch on Tuesday night for Virginia primary election results.