McPike Wins Democrats' Nod in State Senate Race

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A top official in Alexandria’s city government won the Democratic Party’s nomination Tuesday to succeed the longest-serving member of Virginia’s state Senate.

Jeremy McPike, Alexandria’s director of general services, defeated a state legislator and a schoolteacher in Tuesday’s primary election to win the Democratic nomination for the 29th District seat in the Virginia Senate. Voters will choose a new senator in November’s general election.

The 29th Senate District includes Manassas, Manassas Park and a portion of central Prince William County. Sen. Charles Colgan, a Democrat, is stepping down after representing the area for 40 years.

According to media reports, McPike won 43 percent of the vote, defeating Michael Futrell, a pharmaceutical salesman who represents the 2nd District in the Virginia House of Delegates, and Atif Qarni, a middle school math teacher. Qarni won 36 percent of the vote while Futrell came in third with 21 percent, WRC-TV Channel 4 reported.

In two other local races, Republicans chose a candidate for Futrell’s seat in the House of Delegates, and Democrats chose a candidate for a seat on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.

In the 2nd District race, Mark Dudenhefer won 59 percent of the vote, defeating Stafford County businessman Timothy Ciampaglio, who garnered 41 percent, according to media reports.

Dudenhefer, a retired Marine, held the 2nd District seat from 2012 to 2014, when he was defeated by Futrell. The 2nd District comprises southern Prince William and northern Stafford counties.

In the supervisor race for the Potomac District, Andrea Bailey, a corporate businesswoman, defeated Derrick Wood, a member of the Dumfries Town Council. Bailey won 67 percent of the vote and Wood garnered 33 percent, according to media reports.

The Potomac District, one of Prince William’s seven magisterial districts, includes Dumfries and the southern end of the county. Bailey will face incumbent Supervisor Maureen Caddigan, a Republican, in November’s general election.