Virginia just wrapped an unusually late primary season, and the results are in. Retired Army Maj. Gen. Bert Mizusawa locked up the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate with about 51.5 percent. In the 7th District, Doug Ollivant dominated with roughly 57 percent. In the 10th, Dave Beckwith ran the table near 72 percent. Low turnout, delayed voting, and big questions about voter fatigue now hang over every race heading into November.

On this episode of the Potomac Local News Podcast, Uriah Kiser sits down with regional editor Kelly Sienkowski to break down the numbers across Stafford, Prince William, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and beyond. They dig into why an August primary after a failed redistricting attempt produced such sparse turnout—roughly 237,000 votes statewide in the Senate race out of more than six million registered voters. They e ...