Five Republicans are seeking the nomination to run for the newly created 22nd District state Senate seat. Three are seeking the nomination to run for the 99th House District seat of a retiring Democrat. Five are running for the soon-to-be open seat in the 98th House District.
But where are the Democrats?
Even Democrats are beginning to wonder about the shortage of candidates for the General Assembly this fall when all 140 legislative seats are on the ballot. A recent posting by Ben Tribbett, who runs the "NotLarrySabato" blog, questioned why so few Democrats had been recruited to run for the House of Delegates.
If the party chooses to nominate by a primary, it doesn't have long to do so. Candidate declarations can be filed with the State Board of Elections beginning June 7. The deadline for filing in a primary ends eight days later, on June 15.
Not to worry, said Senate Majority Leader Richard L. Saslaw, D-Fairfax. The party is still recruiting and still has time, he said.
"We have a ... good candidate in the 22nd, and he is going to win," said Saslaw. He has not announced yet.
The 22nd is a new Senate district that stretches from Louisa County through a broad swath of central Virginia to Lynchburg.
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