1st District Delegate Primary Election Results: Patrick Hope Edges 2 Challengers

ARLINGTON, VA — With all of the precincts reporting, incumbent Del. Patrick A. Hope defeated challengers Arjoon Srikanth and Sean Phillip Epstein in Tuesday's Democratic Party primary, according to unofficial results.

As the primary winner, Hope will represent the party in the Nov. 4 general election. So far, no Republican or independent candidates have declared their intention to run for the 1st District seat.

With 21 of 21 precincts reporting, these are the unofficial results for the Democratic Primary in the 1st District House of Delegates race:

• Arjoon Srikanth: 2,334 (18.86%)
• Sean Phillip Epstein: 1,085 (8.77%)
• Patrick A. Hope: 8,959 (72.38%)

Located entirely in Arlington County, the district is bordered by McLean and the City of Falls Church to the west and the area north of Arlington Boulevard and west of Glebe Road. It also includes the neighborhoods west of North Kirkwood Road and Custis Memorial Parkway.

"I am running because I want to continue my work as an advocate and fighter for Arlington values at the state level," Hope said, in response to Patch's candidate questionnaire. "From increasing school funding to protecting Obamacare expansion to investing in renewable energy, my priority in office will always be to protect our most vulnerable populations. I want to build on the progress that Democrats and I have made over my 16 years in office and that we will continue to deliver with Abigail Spanberger as our next Governor."

Voters also cast ballots for either James A. DeVita or Takis P. Karantonis, who were running for an at-large seat on the Arlington County Board.

To get the latest results in Tuesday's Democratic primary, visit the Virginia Board of Elections.

Other Democrats on Tuesday's ballot were candidates running for lieutenant governor and attorney general races.

Lieutenant Governor - Democratic Party

• Levar Marcus Stoney
• Babur B. Lateef
• Aaron R. Rouse
• Victor R. Salgado
• Ghazala F. Hashmi
• Alexandre J. Bastani

Attorney General - Democratic Party

• Shannon L. Taylor
• Jay C. Jones

In April, the Virginia Republican Party cancelled its primary in the lieutenant governor’s after Fairfax County Supervisor Pat Herrity dropped out due to health reasons. This left former conservative radio host John J. Reid II as the sole GOP candidate in that race.

The Republican candidates joining Reid on the November ballot are Winsome Earle-Sears and Jason Miyares, who are running in the governor and attorney general races, respectively.

Abigail Spanberger is the Democratic Party’s candidate in the governor’s race.

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