Unfortunately, your humble writer is at home with a sick child — otherwise he would have been down at Hampden-Sydney to support a longtime friend.
News from State Senator Mark Obenshain this afternoon confirms rumors that Lynchburg attorney Mark Peake will indeed carry the nomination for the Republican Party to fill the vacancy in SEN-22.
Congrats to my college and law school classmate, Mark Peake on his nomination as GOP candidate for Senate in the 22nd.
— Mark Obenshain (@MarkObenshain) December 3, 2016
Peake will now square off against either Katie Webb Cyphert from Lynchburg, or former Fluvanna County Sheriff Ryant Washington. The special election will be held on January 10th.