Virginia House Dem Loses Race After Flipping Over GOP Signs at Polling Location, Which He Called a ‘Prank’

When it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month, or even your year, you might be Democrat Chris Hurst, who barely won his race last time, and now he’s out as a delegate in Virginia’s House of Delegates.

Hurst also was pulled over the night before the election for flipping over GOP campaign signs at a polling location, which he called a “prank.”

Hurst was also cited for driving on a suspended driver’s license, which he claimed was due to an insurance lapse and that he wasn’t aware of it.

Bodycam footage from the traffic stop paints a picture of what transpired and what happens when a delegate is caught red handed.

The police officer expressed his disappointment with what happened and did his best to get Hurst to understand the gravity of the situation.

WSLS 10 News transcribed the bodycam video:

Officer: “I think what you need to do after I deal with you here is go back and fix those signs. What do you think? You try to resort to doing this? Instead of doing a fair election? Chris, quit playing. Quit playing. Y’all are up there turning over signs at the polling area and you’re sitting here acting like you don’t know what’s going on?”

Hurst: “…Here’s what I would say. I would think that something that was a little hijinks and steam blowing off is exactly what everybody over on the other side of the mountain does and people all over this district do.”

Officer: “So you’re going to resort to that and represent us?”

Hurst: “I need you to just do your job here tonight and I’ll do mine. I have nothing more to say to you, officer. I’m sorry for actions that I may have done or my partner may have done, but I think you’re getting a little emotional here.”

Officer: “I’m not getting emotional at all, you’re supposed to be representing us. You’re supposed to be out here representing us and not out here acting like a school kid. How am I supposed to vote for you if you’re out here doing this?”

Hurst: “Were you planning on voting for me?”

Officer: “Well, that’s all up in the air now.”

Hurst: “I’m sorry if I lost your support, sir.”

During his watch party, Hurst told 10 News, “We flipped over a couple of yard signs, took them, put them upside down and put them right side up. That’s what we did.”

When asked if any of the signs that were flipped over belonged to his opponent, Republican Jason Ballard, Hurst said one did and one belonged to the Republican Governor victor Glenn Youngkin.