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    Stoney drops bid for governor and will run for lieutenant governor

    By Karri Peifer,

    23 days ago

    Mayor Levar Stoney is dropping his run for the Democratic nomination for Virginia governor and will instead run for lieutenant governor, his campaign announced in a news release early Tuesday morning.

    Stoney was running against Rep. Abigail Spanberger for the nomination.


    What they's saying: "After careful consideration with my family, I believe that the best way to ensure that all Virginia families do get the change they deserve is for our party to come together, avoid a costly and damaging primary and, for me to run instead for Lieutenant Governor," Stoney said in a statement.

    This has been a breaking news story and will updated.

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