‘Trump in heels’ Amanda Chase loses GOP state Senate primary in Virginia

Former Virginia state Sen. Glen Sturtevant narrowly defeated incumbent state Sen. Amanda Chase, who has described herself as “Trump in heels,” in the GOP Virginia state Senate primary Tuesday, according to projections.

The Associated Press called the race for Sturtevant around 8:55 p.m. EDT.

He previously served as a senator for the state Senate representing the 10th district until 2020, losing his 2019 reelection bid to Democrat Ghazala Hashmi. The state of Virginia has since redrawn boundaries due to redistricting, making Tuesday’s primaries the first election with its newly formed districts.

Sturtevant defeated Chase, the incumbent of the 11th district, in the GOP state Senate primary for Virginia’s 12th District. Chase was censured by her colleagues in the state Senate after she attended a rally for former President Trump in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, and later praised the rioters who breached the Capitol.

Chase, who also lost the GOP nomination for Virginia governor in 2021, later called on Trump at the time to declare martial law to prevent President Biden from being sworn into office.

Chase announced last year that she would not run for Congress as a result of the new redistricting approved by the state’s Supreme Court, which moved her current residence from the 7th Congressional District to the 1st.

“With that, I plan to finish my 2 years in the Senate of Virginia and discontinue my run for Congress, as it is already represented by Republican Rob Wittman,” she announced at the time.

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