NORFOLK, Va. — State Senator Louise Lucas won over state senator Lionell Spruill in the Democratic primary in Virginia’s 18th Senate District Tuesday night.
The district includes parts of Portsmouth, where Lucas lives, and Chesapeake, where Spruill lives.
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Spruill, Lucas take to airwaves in Senate primary race
5:22 PM, May 11, 2023
During the race, over his voting record on gun laws. on Lucas’s record, featuring a Hummer driving through a neighborhood with the license plate “Lucas.”
Lucas has raised her profile online in recent years with and has posted pictures of her putting certain .
Spruill, Lucas take to airwaves in Senate primary race
Spruill is not as active on social media and said he takes a more collegial approach.
say the district leans towards the Democrats, so the winner of the primary is expected to have the advantage heading into the November General Election.
