Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury

Jade Harris feels like some of the “Obama magic” she saw as a child during the 2008 presidential election is happening again with Vice President Kamala Harris’ transformation into the likely Democratic nominee for president this year.

Virginia Democrats rapidly coalesce behind Harris after Biden steps aside

Harris (who has no relation to the vice president) said the days since President Joe Biden announced he was dropping out of his reelection campaign have ushered in renewed excitement for Democrats where she lives in Glasgow. ...

Final results of the intra-GOP brawl in the 5th district between U.S. Rep. Bob Good and state Sen. John McGuire might be a ways off.

With McGuire’s lead of about 300 votes and yet-to-be received mail-in ballots, the race hasn’t been called in any candidates’ favor just yet. A busy week of work lies ahead for the Virginia Department of Elections to count votes and for the state’s Board of Elections to certify results on July 2. From there, the Good-McGuire matchup could be headed for a recount.

Virginia law allows for candidates to request a recount if the margins are less than 1%. Such was the case last fall when Kimberly Pope Adams challenged Del. Kim Taylor, R-Dinwiddie, to represent the 82nd district in Virginia’s House of Delegates. After ostensibly losing by 78 votes, the recount confirmed that Taylor had topped Adams by 53 votes. ...