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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 4Bert Mizusawa Wins Virginia GOP Senate Nomination With 50.8% as Warner Advances Unopposed
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 4Summary
- 114,033 votes gave Bert Mizusawa the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Virginia, enough for 50.8% in a three-way primary that was called Tuesday.
- David E. Williams finished second with 65,539 votes, or 29.2%, while Kim Farington took 44,921 votes, or 20.0%, out of 224,493 reported.
- Mark R. Warner, the Democratic incumbent, advanced without opposition and is now set to face Mizusawa in November.
- The result locks in Virginia's marquee Senate matchup as Republicans try to end a more than two-decade drought in statewide Senate wins.
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