Related Articles: More than a hashtag: What Biden and Harris could learn from #Charlottesville since Unite the Right Husband of Kamala Harris stumps for Dr. Cameron Webb and Biden/Harris ticket in Charlottesville The 2017 Unite the Right rally was the impetus for the new president of the United States to run for election in the […]
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Good staff member, 5th District GOP chair present at Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol storming
Related Article: Rallies held in opposition of Jan. 6 insurrection As new 5th Congressional District Rep. Bob Good, a Republican, prepared to vote last week against certification of the election results of president-elect Joe Biden, a mob stormed the U.S. Capital to disrupt the votes. The right-wing group stemmed from a rally that decried the […]
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Cameron Webb reflects on his attempt to represent 5th District
Despite outperforming Democratic President-elect Joe Biden in the district and drawing national attention as a “toss up” race by multiple pundits, Dr. Cameron Webb did not ultimately flip Virginia’s largest and reliably red district blue this year. As President Donald Trump continues to challenge election results weeks after the election, Webb called his Republican opponent […]
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With voters’ approval, here’s what’s next for Virginia’s proposed redistricting commission
Related Articles: How the redistricting commission proposed in the first constitutional amendment on this year’s ballot works Why state legislators are divided over support of constitutional amendment to create redistricting commission Beyond selecting Congressional representatives — including reelecting a senator — and choosing a new president last week, there was a constitutional amendment that sailed […]
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Charlottesville residents dance on Downtown Mall after Biden named president elect
Late Saturday morning, a man burst out of a store on the Charlottesville Downtown Mall and cried — “Biden won Pennsylvania!”There was a moment of silence as everyone looked frantically at their phones. Then, all down the mall, people began to cheer.“It was so surreal,” said Shelley Davis, who is visiting Charlottesville with her husband […]
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Soundboard: What did this election tell us about 2020 Virginia?
Related Articles: Dr. Cameron Webb concedes 5th Congressional District to Bob Good 2020 Voter Guide How Virginia’s largest congressional district could flip this year What did this election tell us about 2020 Virginia? Credit: WTJU Election Day has come and gone, but the election process still continues. And while we’re still waiting to know who […]
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Dr. Cameron Webb concedes 5th Congressional District to Bob Good
Related Articles: An hour with…Bob Good An hour with … Dr. Cameron Webb How Virginia’s largest congressional district could flip this year While election officials have expressed that final results would not be clear on Election Day, Virginia’s 5th Congressional District candidates expressed otherwise. After 11 p.m., when registrars finished work for the day, Republican […]
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LIVE: Election Day Updates
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 […]
