On Monday, June 6, Delegate Bill Carrico (R-5th District) announced that he will seek the Republican nomination for the 40th Senate District seat being left open by the retirement of William C. Wampler, Jr. Wampler announced on June 3 that he would retire from the Senate of Virginia at the completion of his current term after serving for 24 years.
Carrico has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2002 representing the 5th District, which includes all of Grayson County, the City of Galax, and portions of the counties of Carroll, Smyth, and Wythe.
You can read Carrico’s press release here.