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Virginia State GOP Voids Lynchburg Primary Results

Voters in Lynchburg, Virginia, can expect a large slate of candidates for the three city council seats that will be on the ballot in November.

That’s because the Republican State Central Committee voted 55-17 to set aside the results of last month’s “firehouse primary” and declared that all interested candidates may file to be on the ballot as independents to run against the three Democrat nominees.

A “firehouse primary” is another term for a canvass—it means a nomination overseen by a party organization instead of a government body. A state law enacted two years ago generally bars such primaries.

“A political party may not select a nomination method that de facto requires covered voters to be physically present to participate or that otherwise has the practical effect of excluding their participation,” then Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares wrote after the law change in 2024.

There is a narrow exception in the case of special elections held to fill seats that come open during a term, such as when Rep. Gerry Connolly passed away in May 2025. He was replaced by James Walkinshaw, who was nominated through a........

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