Though more than 2.7 million Virginians have voted prior to Election Day, polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. this evening. Many counties and cities within the 5th Congressional District reported that around 40% or more of registered voters already voted via mail-in ballots or early voting. While the Albemarle County registrar estimates […]
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Soundboard: The final days of the 2020 election season
Related Articles: 2020 Voter Guide An hour with … Dr. Cameron Webb An hour with…Bob Good The final days of the 2020 election season Credit: WTJU The end of this very long, very unusual election season is almost here. We talk to Charlottesville Tomorrow about the future of the 5th District and what they’ve learned […]
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When to expect election results this year
2020 has not been a traditional year in any sense of the word. Its elections won’t be, either. Though election night will yield results from day-of and early votes, its numbers won’t include all absentee or provisional ballots just yet. Absentee ballots can be received by Virginian registrars by noon Friday, Nov. 6 and registrars […]
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2020 Voter Guide
2020 is not just a presidential election year. 2020 is the year that Virginians can vote to keep their senior senator or replace him, while one of the most sprawling congressional districts in the state will be open for a new representative. Virginia’s 5th Congressional District is the state’s largest geographically. Resembling the shape of […]
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More than a hashtag: What Biden and Harris could learn from #Charlottesville since Unite the Right
“Charlottesville” was the first word spoken in Joe Biden’s campaign launch video in spring 2019, citing the events of Aug. 11 and 12, 2017, as inspiration to run. In the year and a half since, he’s emerged as the Democratic presidential nominee while evoking Charlottesville several more times. Though to-date, he has not visited the […]
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How Virginia’s largest congressional district could flip this year
As polling shows Dr. Cameron Webb could flip the 5th Congressional District from Republican to Democrat, it goes beyond Webb and Bob Good as candidates and to the actual shape and demographics of the district itself. Former Campbell County Supervisor Bob Good, the Republican candidate for the seat in the House of Representatives, said he wants […]
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Congressional candidate Bob Good features House Whip Scalise at Madison County rally
On a cool Thursday morning in front of the Madison County Library, a ring of campaign signs dotted the dewy grass. A crowd of about 50 community members filled the ring — red hats, American flags and posters at the ready. They had gathered to listen to the words of Republican 5th Congressional District candidate […]
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Some 5th District polling locations have changed for Election Day — here’s what they are
Virginia is for voters — who have lots of options to do so safely this year. But the Election Day option will look a little different for three polling places on Nov. 3. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, exercising the right to vote has looked unlike any other year in 2020. The requirements to request […]
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Voter registration extended to end of day Thursday
Virginia residents have until 11:59 p.m. Thursday to register to vote. U.S. District Court Judge John Gibney Jr. ordered that registration be extended beyond Tuesday’s deadline after a cut fiber line near the state’s Commonwealth Enterprise Solutions Center in Chester took down the voter registration website for hours Tuesday. “You can’t go back in time […]
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Husband of Kamala Harris stumps for Dr. Cameron Webb and Biden/Harris ticket in Charlottesville
Doug Emhoff, the husband of vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris, stopped by Rives Park in Charlottesville on Oct. 13 to promote voter registration on what was slated to be the final day to do so in Virginia. As the potential second spouse of the United States encouraged first-time voters to register, the state was experiencing […]
