
2 Republican legislators backed by Virginia Gov. Youngkin win state Senate nominations
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Incumbent Sen. Bryce Reeves and Del. John McGuire, both endorsed by Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, have won their party’s nominating contests for the state Senate.
Reeves is an Army veteran and former law enforcement officer who now works in insurance and has served in the General Assembly since 2012. He ran unsuccessfully for the GOP nomination for the 7th Congressional District last year, and in 2017 unsuccessfully sought the party's nomination for lieutenant governor. On Saturday, he beat Mike Allers, a retired police officer who has also worked as a teacher and positioned himself as a grassroots candidate aligned with former President Donald Trump's MAGA movement.
Reeves' will be heavily favored in the general election because the 28th District is an overwhelmingly Republican and mostly rural area west of Fredericksburg.