Heavy turnout, ad spending in First District race

It’s Oct. 16. Groups opposing Rep. Rob Wittman have spent more than $5 million. Our local voter turnout is twice the state’s. Sheetz gas station on Bypass Road gets thumbs up from planning commission.

First district leads state in votes, followed by 5th district, both shaded dark green (VPAP image)..

The fight over Rep. Rob Wittman’s First District congressional seat – coupled with a multimillion-dollar campaign against him -- has spurred Virginia's highest early voting turnout, according to the nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project.

Early voter turnout in the Williamsburg area is turning nearly twice as high as the statewide rate.

With less than three weeks to go before the Nov. 3 election, the First Congressional District leads the state in early voting. Two thirds of its 78,175 votes were cast in person, according to VPAP.