Stewart for Senate, Inc.
Corey Stewart, the At-Large Chairman of the Board of County Supervisors in Prince William County, will challenge Sen. Tim Kaine in the November 2018 election for one of Virginia's U.S. Senate seats.
In a close race, Corey A. Stewart is the winner of the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat in Virginia. He will be facing Sen. Tim Kaine (D), who is running for re-election, in November.
Stewart is currently the At-Large Chairman of the Board of County Supervisors in Prince William County. According to his website, “Corey unapologetically stands with President Trump and will fight for his America First Agenda.”
Since Virginia is an open primary state, any registered voter—Democrat, Republican, Independent—was allowed to vote in the Republican primary if they wished.
The race between Stewart and competitor Nick Freitas was close until the end: With 95 percent of votes counted, just 1 percent separated Stewart and Nick Freitas, a current Virginia House of Delegates member. By the time 98 percent of ballots were counted, Stewart held a more solid lead with 44.82 percent of votes to Freitas' 43.09 percent. (Results are as of 9:15 p.m. ET Tuesday.)
In the Democrat-heavy City of Alexandria, where the Democrats were holding a primary for key local positions, few people opted for a Republican ballot. In Alexandria City, Freitas won with more than 48 percent of the local vote; Stewart came in second with more than 41 percent. Across the border in Fairfax County, Stewart won with more than 49 percent of the votes to Freitas' 36.86 percent.
Across Virginia, more than 300,000 people voted in the Republican Primary.
Freitas is currently a Virginia House Delegate in the 30th District (which covers parts of Orange, Madison and Culpeper counties in Virginia). On his website, Freitas highlights endorsement by the National Association for Gun Rights and his 100 percent rating with the National Rifle Association (NRA) and Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL). He also earned an endorsement from Americans for Prosperity, a group that seeks lower taxes, less government regulation and economic prosperity for all.
The third primary candidate was E.W. Jackson. Jackson was the Republican Party nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in the 2013 election. He is a lawyer and minister. His website notes his development of “a comprehensive private sector solution to the problems of the inner city, called Project Awakening.” He opposes bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and he believes parents should have choice in education.
The general election is on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
