Va. GOP to hold primary to choose candidates for statewide office in 2017
The State Central Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia on Aug. 27 selected a primary as the method of nomination for Governor, Lt. Governor, and Attorney General.
RPV Chairman John Whitbeck issued the following statement:
“This will be the first primary to nominate our state-level candidates since 2005. Our 2016 presidential primary was the highest turnout in the history of Virginia for either party. Enthusiasm for Republican candidates is at an all-time high and we expect this to continue in 2017.”
“The slate of candidates running state-wide in our Party next year as a whole has never been better. The primary will allow our candidates to expand our party’s outreach as they campaign, as well as build our ground-game and test out our general election strategy. I expect our Party will be united and ready to win in 2017.”
Two of the Republican candidates for Governor have Prince William County ties, Congressman Rob Wittman, who represents Virginia’s First District, and Corey Stewart, chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.
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