Lashrecse Aird, right, talks with poll workers while visiting a polling precinct Tuesday in Surry, Va. Ms. Aird won her bid to unseat Virginia State Sen. Joe Morrissey in a Democratic primary for the newly redrawn 13th Senate District.
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Call it a special birthday present. Just two days before turning 37, Lashrecse D. Aird celebrated in advance Tuesday by putting an election whipping on maverick Democratic state Sen. Joseph D. Morrissey in their head-to-head contest.