Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli vowed Tuesday to boost workforce training for the jobless to help drive down unemployment rates in areas of the state where it stubbornly remains high.

Cuccinelli visited a pair of Southside businesses to announce a workforce development plan as Democrats throughout Virginia headed to the polls to pick nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general to round out the party’s ticket. While there, Cuccinelli also reminded voters that his opponent, Democrat Terry McAuliffe, has not agreed to a debate in that region.