Mark Levine loses Lt. Gov, and delegate races in Virginia primary

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Levine loses lt. guv and delegate races in Va. primary

Three other Va. LGBTQ delegates secure nomination for re-election

Published 2 hours ago on June 9, 2021 By Lou Chibbaro Jr.

Mark Levine, Democratic Party, Virginia, gay news, Washington BladeMark Levine lost his two races on Tuesday.

Virginia House of Delegates member Mark Levine (D-Alexandria) lost his bid to become the state’s first gay lieutenant governor on Tuesday by finishing in third place in the Democratic primary with 11.2 percent of the vote in a seven-candidate race.

In a development that surprised some political observers, Levine also lost his primary race for the Democratic nomination to keep his House of Delegates seat to Alexandria Vice Mayor Elizabeth Bennett-Parker by a margin of 59.3 percent to 40.6 percent of the vote.

Under Virginia’s election law, Levine was allowed to run for the two offices at the same time, enabling him to secure renomination for his delegate seat if he won the primary for that seat while losing his race for lieutenant governor.

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[bottomofthehill]

1. I like him, but he hurt himself by running for both seats

He should have picked one and gone all in. I talked to a couple people who also like him but we’re not happy with the second best feeling of his seat in the state house. The consolation prize was keeping his seat. It rubbed a lot of people the wrong way.

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2. Same thing happened to Lee Carter

In a district not too far away. Decided to run for Governor and state house. Lost both.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. I wasn't too enthusiastic about that choice either. I voted for him for Del., but not for LG.

As you said, he should have chosen one. Now he has neither, unless he runs as a write-in.

He'll be okay.

I ran into him years ago, when he was asking people to sign a petition that he needed for some reason to run for the delegate position. I told him I might not vote for him, but I did support his right to run for office.

Thanks for writing.

[bottomofthehill]

4. I voted for Sean Perryman.

Met him a couple times and he impressed me. Newcomer to VA Electoral Politics, but I hope he has a future someplace too.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. Yeah

Levine is an asshole