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Pope & Schapiro: The history of incumbents losing to primary challengers

RADIO IQ | By Michael Pope & Jeff Schapiro

Published June 16, 2023 at 5:00 AM EDT

Virginia’s primary elections are next week.

Michael Pope and Jeff Schapiro – political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch – discuss some historical examples of incumbents who have been unseated in primaries.

This report, provided by Virginia Public Radio, was made possible with support from the Virginia Education Association.