From Richmond Times-Dispatch:

Just three weeks after state Sen. Robert Hurt, R-Pittsylvania, was elected to Congress, Republicans will nominate a candidate to replace him in the General Assembly.

But it’s unclear how many people are paying attention to the truncated campaign and how many will vote in tomorrow’s 19th District-wide canvass, or firehouse primary, to choose the Republican nominee. The winner will face Democrat Hank Davis of Pittsylvania County in a Jan. 11 special election.

With the congressional election barely in the rearview mirror and with the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, some of the six Republican candidates for Hurt’s seat have had difficulty persuading prospective voters to participate in the canvass.

“It really is disappointing because a lot of people are going to be away,” said Brenda Bowman of Pittsylvania, who is running for Hurt’s seat. “It’s just a matter of who can get the most people to come out.”

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