The silence is deafening in the 75th
In 2005, the seat was vacated by the retirement 30 year incumbent Paul Councill. Roslyn Tyler defeated 4 Democrats in the June primary. In the General Election she defeated little known Republican- Carson Saunders by only 232 votes out of 18,234 cast. Also, her campaign outspent Saunders 2-1. This cycle, rumors have been flying setting up several scenarios...That she will be primaried...that the Republicans will not nominate anyone and and an independent will run...or that Rupublicans will run a candidate and spend heavily. The District is roughly 50% white and 50% African American. It is considered a Democratic rural stronghold but the political dynamics fall largely along racial lines. The district voted Warner, Kerry, Kaine, Byrne, Deeds, Webb yet Tyler only eked out a 232 vote victory. This race will be interesting in the coming months. The 75th District= Southampton County(most), City of Franklin (most), Isle of Wight County (one precinct), City of Emporia, Greensville County, Sussex County, Brunswick County (most), and Lunenburg County (2 precincts).