Politics & Government
Candidates Aneesh Chopra and Mark Herring Win Straw Polls at Rep. Connolly's St. Patrick's Day Fete
Chopra is running for Virginia lieutenant governor and Herring is running for attorney general.
Democratic candidates Aneesh Chopra, of Arlington (running for lieutenant governor), and Mark Herring of Leesburg (running for state attorney general) won straw polls Sunday night at Rep. Gerry Connolly's (D-11th) 19th Annual St. Patrick's Day Fete.
An estimated 1,400 Northern Virginians and dozens of local politicians cast their votes at the annual event, which was held at the Kena Temple in Fairfax. Here's how they voted:
Virginia Democrat for Lieutenant Governor
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- Aneesh Chopra: 70 percent
- Sen. Ralph Northam (D-6th): 30 percent
Virginia Democrat for Attorney General
- Sen. Mark Herring (D-33rd): 52 percent
- Justin Fairfax: 48 percent
Fairfax is from Annandale; Northam is from Norfolk.
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