Virginia primary voters pick Mizusawa to face Warner, finalize key US House races

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: August 5, 2026

Words: 1,074

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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Virginians cast their ballots Tuesday in an unusually-timed primary that settled a statewide Republican contest for the U.S. Senate and determined several of Virginia’s most closely watched congressional matchups for the November election.

Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bert Mizusawa won the GOP’s nomination to challenge longtime Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, while incumbents and former members of Congress emerged victorious in a number of the night’s marquee House races.

This year’s primary …

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