Virginia voters cast primary ballots on Tuesday at higher rates than they have in decades, according to preliminary data from the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP).

Source: Election results and race calls are from The Associated Press. By The New York Times election results team: Michael Andre, Emma Baker, Neil Berg, Andrew Chavez, Michael Beswetherick, Matthew Bloch,

The Virginia Democratic primaries brought in big wins for Democrats hoping to flip statewide seats this fall. The new poll comes as U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., finds her political star ascendant.