Heart surgery, resulting complications force Republican candidate to drop out of lieutenant governor race
- Pat Herrity has withdrawn from the Virginia lieutenant governor race due to health complications following heart surgery.
- John Reid becomes the Republican nominee by default after Herrity's withdrawal from the race.
- Herrity stated, 'I had some pretty severe complications from heart surgery,' explaining his decision.
- Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Mark Peake remarked, 'It looks like our ticket is set,' highlighting the absence of a primary contest.
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Herrity bows out of LG race, setting Virginia’s GOP ticket for 2025
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7 takeaways from Herrity's withdrawal and the early nomination of the Republican ticket
The Republican ticket is now set, two months ahead of when we thought it would be.John Reid. Courtesy of Reid for Lt. Gov. campaign. On Monday, Fairfax County Supervisor Pat Herrity dropped out of the two-way race for lieutenant governor, citing health reasons — complications from heart surgery last month. That leaves Richmond talk show host John Reid as the party’s nominee on a ticket with Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears for governor and Attorney …
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