Mark Levine loses Lt. Gov, and delegate races in Virginia primary [View all]

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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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