Acrylic fibers are synthetic fibers made from a polymer (polyacrylonitrile) with an average molecular weight of ~100,000, about 1900 monomer units. To be called acrylic in the U.S, the polymer must contain at least 85% acrylonitrile monomer. Typical comonomers are vinyl acetate or methyl acrylate.
The 3rd Congressional District in the Commonwealth of Virginia includes all of the independent cities of Petersburg and Portsmouth, parts of the independent cities of Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk and Richmond, all of the Counties of Charles City and Surry, and parts of the Counties of Henrico and Prince George.
Virginia utilizes a hybrid primary process in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary. Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Bob Goodlatte (R), who was first elected in 1992. Virginia's 6th Congressional District is located in the western portion of the state. The district includes Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Highland, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren counties.