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Virginians are heading to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in an unusually timed primary election that could ultimately help shape the balance of power in Congress.

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The primary election in the commonwealth is typically held in June, but state lawmakers voted to delay it while the push for redistricting played out.

While Virginia鈥檚 Supreme Court struck down the redistricting plan, the primary remained in early August. Some experts said low turnout is expected because of the timing, when families are on vacation or planning for the new school year.

鈥淎t least in most of the competitive districts, we at least have a decent sense of who we think the nominees are going to be,鈥� said J. Miles Coleman, associate editor of Sabato鈥檚 Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia鈥檚 Center for Politics.

In the D.C. region, several Republicans will face off in a primary with the hope of facing incumbent Rep. Eugene Vindman in November.

That race, in Virginia鈥檚 7th District, could be close because it鈥檚 鈥渁lways been a competitive seat and so that means it鈥檚 going to be one that many people are going to be looking at and paying a lot of attention to,鈥� Hult said.

Vindman, Hult said, has also been a longtime target of Republicans and President Donald Trump. Vindman’s district includes Prince William, Stafford and Spotsylvania counties and Fredericksburg.

In other primary races in Northern Virginia, several Democrats are looking to unseat longtime Rep. Don Beyer in District 8 and multiple Republicans are facing off for the chance to face Rep. Suhas Subramanyam in District 10.

Beyer, a six-term congressman, represents residents who live in Fairfax and Arlington counties as well as the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church.

Subramanyam is serving his first term representing District 10, which includes Fauquier and Loudoun counties, parts of Prince William and Fairfax counties as well as the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.

What other races will be competitive?

Analysts are largely expecting the most competitive primary and general elections in Virginia鈥檚 1st and 2nd congressional districts.

In the 1st District, seven Democrats are battling to unseat Republican incumbent Rep. Rob Wittman. Shannon Taylor, Henrico鈥檚 commonwealth鈥檚 attorney, is largely considered the front-runner in the Democratic primary.

Speaking about the district, Coleman said, 鈥淭rump still carried it, but it profiles like a lot of the seats that Democrats flipped in the 2018 midterms, in Trump鈥檚 first midterm.鈥�

Similarly, in the 2nd District, four Democrats are competing for the chance to face Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans.

That race, according to Virginia Tech Political Science Professor Karen Hult, 鈥渓ooks like it could well be competitive again鈥� because it鈥檚 鈥渙ne that has flipped back and forth in terms of which party controls it.鈥�

Bob Holsworth, a Richmond-based political analyst, said few of the races are expected to be very competitive because, 鈥淚 don鈥檛 think the Republicans nationally are going to be putting money into Virginia challengers to the Democrats.鈥�

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