1st District House Of Delegates Primary Results: Incumbent Patrick Hope Wins

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%)

Also See: Lt. Governor, Attorney General 2025 Primary Election: Unofficial Results

Of Arlington's 179,714 registered voters, 25,885 or 14 percent cast ballots on Tuesday or during the early voting period. Hope won all of the precincts in Tuesday's primary. View unofficial results by precinct.

The State Board of Elections meets on July 1 to certify the June 17 Democratic Party Primary Election.

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.

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

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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