Note: This was originally posted to my blog, The Full Slate Project this morning.
One Democrat is competing to represent District 82 this cycle. Republican Jason Miyares currently holds this seat. Miyares won this district by a margin of 4,711 out of 15,411 votes cast. While that is a large margin of victory considering the low number of votes cast, any Democrat that runs in this district still has a good shot to make serious headway here.
THE ANNOUNCED DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IS ALVINA TORRES:
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DISTRICT 82 FAST FACTS
- Residents = 80,010
- Active Registered Voters = 53,211
- Percent Registered = 67%
- Total Vote in Last Race = 15,411
- Participation Rate = 29%
- Total Vote for Republican last Race = 10,046
- Total Vote for Democrat last Race = 5,335
- Localities = Virginia Beach City
There is a total of 19 precincts in District 82. Registration levels in this area look pretty good, but that participation rate for a contested race is pretty soft. There ought to be plenty of opportunities in District 82 as a result.
Let's dive right into the data now. Here is a bar graph showing the partisan vote share of active voters by precinct.