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Perhaps no great surprise here: The number of Fairfax residents voting absentee in the Democratic statewide primary is outpacing those in the Republican, according to county election officials.

As of June 1, a total of 1,348 Democratic ballots have been cast in Fairfax County, compared to 514 Republican, county elections officials said.

Virginians will go to the polls on June 13 to select both the Democratic and Republican nominees for governor and lieutenant governor. (Incumbent Attorney General Mark Herring, a Democrat, is seeking re-election and does not have intra-party opposition; Republican John Adams was unopposed for the GOP nomination.)

The Democratic primary ballot will feature Tom Perriello and Ralph Northam for governor and Justin Fairfax, Gene Rossi and Susan Platt for lieutenant governor. The Republican ballot will feature Ed Gillespie, Corey Stewart and Frank Wagner for governor and Bryce Reeves, Glenn Davis Jr. and Jill Vogel for lieutenant governor. The winners move on to the Nov. 7 general election.

Under Virginia law, voters do not register by political party, so any registered voter can cast a ballot in the Democratic or Republican primary, but not both. Voters will cast ballots at their regular polling places; for those who qualify, in-person absentee voting will take place through June 10, while mail-in absentee voting also is available.

(For complete information, see the Web site at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/. Information is available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Korean.)

Some localities across Virginia also will see primaries for House of Delegates seats, but there are no intra-party challenges in the Sun Gazette coverage area.

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In Fairfax, Democrats outpace Republicans in absentee voting - Inside NoVA