Despite the widespread anxiety over deepfakes’ effects on democracy, political consultants say they are more excited about generative AI’s potential to tackle boring grunt work and expand their ability to deploy big-race tactics in down-ballot contests.

Nationally, reform prosecutors have had mixed political success after their initial elections. The Virginia races, meanwhile, may provide more insight into the views of suburban voters.

Two Democrats from Norfolk — Bonita Anthony and Kim Sudderth — are vying to represent the newly drawn House District 92. Three Republicans — Amy Chudzinski, Ken O’Brien, Andy Pittman — are competing to take on a Democrat in House District 94.

Members of a new edition of North Carolina’s State Board of Elections have taken their seats. Gov. Roy Cooper picked the five members from nominees provided from the state Democratic and Republican parties.

N. Baxter Ennis beat out Chesapeake City Council member Don Carey III and political newcomer Jason Wooldridge from Suffolk in a primary using ranked choice voting.

Two Republican state legislators in Virginia who were endorsed by GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin won their party’s Saturday nominating contests for a state Senate seat, according to results provided by the party.

Three Republican candidates are running in the District 94 House of Delegates primary: Amy L. Chudzinski, Ken O’Brien and Andrew B. Pittman.

House District 84 has a Democratic and Republican primary. The two Democratic candidates are Nadarius Clark and Michele Joyce. The two Republican candidates are Michael J. Dillender Sr. and Rod Thompson.