RICHMOND, Va. — The Richmond mayoral candidate who receives the most votes on Election Day may not be the city’s next mayor.
The Richmond mayoral race is what’s known as a modified Electoral College race.
The winner must win five of nine districts.
“We have five candidates in the race. If only two candidates win districts, we’ll have a winner [Tuesday] night. However, if three or four of the candidates win districts, then it’s possibility that we would have a runoff,” CBS 6 political analyst Dr. Bob Holsworth said.
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Dr Bob also pointed out that the majority of people voting in Richmond aren’t necessarily coming out to vote for mayor, but more so for president.
“In Richmond, 85% of those people are likely to vote for Kamala Harris. Who are they going to see as the most likely, you might say, ally of Kamala Harris? Who are they going to see as the person who is most closely related to Kamala Harris? So that’s, I think the big unknown in the city right now,” he said.