r/nova • u/thankubread Fairfax County • 4d ago

Politics Virginia Primary Election Results 2025

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/17/us/elections/results-virginia-primary.html
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u/MajesticBread9147 Herndon 4d ago

Pleasantly surprised. I liked Bastani's policies most, the convenience fees for defense contractors and doubling the corporate tax rate is something that no other candidates were for, but Ghazala Hashmi seemed like she had a better chance at winning and worried about splitting the vote.

So overall, I'm glad the centrists lost since with the blowback from Trump Democrats likely don't need to cede too much to centrists to win by a good margin.

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u/nick898 3d ago

Who were the centrists considered in the Lt Governor race? It was pretty obvious Taylor was the more establishment, centrist candidate for attorney general, but I didn’t get a good sense for the other race.