{"id":2228039,"date":"2024-04-23T11:08:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T15:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/richmond-mayor-drops-out-of-democratic-primary-for-virginia-governors-race\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T11:09:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T15:09:58","slug":"richmond-mayor-drops-out-of-democratic-primary-for-virginia-governors-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/richmond-mayor-drops-out-of-democratic-primary-for-virginia-governors-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Richmond Mayor Withdraws from Virginia Governor Race Primaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frichmond-mayor-drops-out-of-democratic-primary-for-virginia-governors-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2228039&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Mayor \u2063Levar Stoney of\u200d Richmond, Virginia, withdrew from\u2064 the 2025 Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dr-seuss-uncanceled-virginia-entrepreneur-passes-out-dr-seuss-books-to-kids\/\" title=\"Dr. Seuss Uncanceled: Virginia Entrepreneur Passes Out Dr. Seuss Books To Kids\">gubernatorial primary<\/a>\u200c to avoid\u2062 a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/failing-up-terry-mcauliffe-in-line-for-white-house-gig-after-election-loss\/\" title=\"Failing Up? Terry McAuliffe in Line for White House Gig After Election Loss\">contentious race<\/a>. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) emerged as the sole major contender \u2062and is poised to secure the Democratic nomination. Stoney aims to run for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia to reclaim the Commonwealth in 2025. Mayor Levar \u2064Stoney of Richmond, Virginia, stepped back from the 2025 Democratic gubernatorial primary, paving the way for Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) \u2062to lead the contest. Stoney now\u2064 sets his sights on the Lieutenant Governor\u200d position in Virginia, aiming to restore the Commonwealth in 2025.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Mayor Levar Stoney of Richmond, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"election\">Virginia,<\/a> dropped out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic\">Democratic<\/a> primary for the 2025 gubernatorial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"election\">election<\/a> on Tuesday, seeking to \u201cavoid an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-destruction-of-america-vindicates-mike-antons-2016-flight-93-essay\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Destruction Of America Vindicates Mike Anton\u2019s 2016 \u2018Flight 93\u2019 Essay\">ugly primary<\/a> for governor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Stoney dropping out, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) is the only remaining major candidate in the Democratic primary for governor and now has the inside track to win the party\u2019s nomination next year. Stoney, who had received backing from former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe, among others, argued in a statement issued on Tuesday that the looming primary could have been \u201ccostly and damaging.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>After discussion with my family, I have decided that running to be the next Lieutenant Governor of Virginia is the right choice. <\/p>\n<p>Together, we are going to take back our Commonwealth in 2025. My full statement: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YW9FP01yWs\">pic.twitter.com\/YW9FP01yWs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor Levar M. Stoney (@LevarStoney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LevarStoney\/status\/1782726455056568581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAfter careful consideration with my family, I believe that the best way to ensure that all Virginia families do get the change they deserve, is for our party to come together, avoid a costly and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-senate-on-the-line-republicans-hope-tester-faces-worst-nightmare-in-2024\/\" title=\"With Senate on the line, Republicans hope Tester faces \u2018worst nightmare\u2019 in 2024\">damaging primary<\/a> and, for me to run instead for Lieutenant Governor,\u201d Stoney said.<\/p>\n<p>He insisted that while there was a \u201cpath to victory\u201d in the gubernatorial primary, it was narrow and that opting to run for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-state-senator-reported-results-must-be-viewed-as-untrustworthy\/\" title=\"Georgia State Senator: \u201cReported Results Must Be Viewed As Untrustworthy\u201d\">lieutenant governor<\/a> was the best decision for all parties.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney gestures as Richmond interim Police Chief Rick Edwards listens during a news conference in Richmond, Virginia, on June 7, 2023. Stoney announced on April 23, 2024, that he is dropping his bid for Virginia governor in 2025 and will instead run for lieutenant governor. (AP Photo\/Steve Helber, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cGiven everything at stake in the next Governor\u2019s race \u2014 from reproductive rights to education funding and tax fairness \u2014 I believe this is a time where Democrats must stand united and avoid an ugly primary for Governor,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Stoney joins a more crowded field in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor, including state Sen. Aaron Rouse, who also announced his bid on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Democrats in the Old Dominion are hoping for better fortunes in next year\u2019s gubernatorial and lieutenant governor\u2019s races after the party was swept aside in statewide offices by the GOP in 2021 \u2014 reversing a blue trend for the state.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) is not eligible for reelection, as the state prevents governors from seeking consecutive terms. Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears (R-VA) and Republican state Attorney General Jason Miyares are seen as the potential leading contenders for the GOP gubernatorial primary, but neither of them have announced their plans for 2025.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richmond Mayor, Levar Stoney, exits 2025 Democratic gubernatorial primary in Virginia to sidestep a contentious race. With Stoney&#8217;s departure, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) emerges as the leading contender, heading towards a potential victory in the primary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2228040,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24114463118668-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2228039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24114463118668-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2228039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228039\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2228040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2228039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2228039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2228039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}