According to Anita Kumar’s blog at the Washington Post website, the Associated Press has called the Fifth District race for Republican state senator Robert Hurt. The State Board of Elections reports 84 percent of precincts, and puts Hurt’s lead over Democratic incumbent Tom Perriello at roughly six percentage points. While Perriello claimed victories in both the City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County,and Danville (which he carried in 2008), Hurt claimed Appomattox, Bedford and Campbell counties.
