Virginia voters head to polls in pivotal midterm races

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All right, we're going to start things off,
though, with Stephanie Ramirez in Fairfax County.
Hey, guys, so glad to finally see you live this morning.
And I got to tell you, it's been very busy here so much so that I mean,
Gear go haywire at the last hour, but look,
you can see there's been a steady line of people
coming to the government center to vote.
I can tell you, I just spoke with the county elections
official who told me that Fairfax County has
already seen about 4% more come out to vote
than the previous gubernatorial election.
Multiple voters telling me that cost of living
is high up on their list, especially in Northern Virginia,
where many residents were impacted
by DOJ cuts. The polls,
they opened at six o'clock this morning in Virginia. Some of those
competitive races that could help determine control
of Congress are happening closer to
And near Richmond's suburbs, closer to our area, 11th District
Democrat James Walkinshaw is vying for a first full term in Congress.
He won a special election replacing longtime
Congressman Gerry Connolly, who died last year.
We also have 10th District Democratic Representative
Suhas Subramanyam fighting to keep his seat,
along with longtime 8th District Democrat Representative Don Beyer
and longtime Democratic Senator Mark Warner.
There are also three statewide constitutional...
Now in Fairfax
County, guys,
you want
to make sure.
To bring an acceptable form of ID, you have to be registered to vote,
and you have to vote in the area of where you live.
So make sure to check that before you head out to cast your ballot.
And if you've got an absentee
or a drop-off ballot you want to use at a drop box,
by 7 o'clock tonight it has to be dropped off,
or if you're in line by 7 o'clock tonight, you can vote.
Marissa, Steve?
