At least there will be no drama in Virginia tonight, as all three of the state's contested GOP primaries were called with a clear winner early.
In the 2nd district, auto executive Scott Rigell (R) won by an underwhelming margin of 12 points over businessman Ben Loyola (R). Rigell, who was the GOP establishment choice in the race and a "Young Gun" recruit, should prove to be a worthy competitor against freshman Rep. Glenn Nye (D) and has the ability to self-fund his campaign.
In the 5th, establishment favorite state Sen. Robert Hurt (R), who has made some enemies with the conservative wing of his party over his years in the state senate, clinched the GOP nomination with 48% of the vote. The conservative/Tea Party vote was split by six more right-leaning candidates. It looks like the 11th hour ploy by Hurt's primary competitor, real estate developed Jim McKelvey (R), to appear to have the endorsement of former Rep. Virgil Goode (R) didn't work.
There had been some chatter of a third party challenge from a more conservative candidate should Hurt win the primary. We'll see if they put their money where their mouth is. I'm sure freshman Rep. Tom Perriello (D) wouldn't mind.
In the 11th, 2008 candidate businessman Keith Fimian (R) beat out Fairfax County Supervisor Pat Herrity (R) 56% to 44%. Herrity was thought to be more moderate than Fimian, and thus a better general election candidate.
More news to come as results trickle in from around the country.
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