Not so sure on that. From another report on the subject: "Further complicating the race is that Mr. Good, a former Campbell County supervisor, failed to correctly file the paperwork to be named on the ballot in November’s general election, setting up a possible catastrophe for Republicans should he advance. The Virginia Republican Party has asked the state board of elections to extend the filing deadline."
And this upset ends Trump's perfect record on candidate endorsements.
There are over a dozen Democratic and Republican campaigns in Virginia that did not correctly file their paperwork on time. I have a contact who running one of those campaigns. He informed me that there is much uncertainty in regards to when paperwork is to be filed due to governor “Blackface who comforts newborn babies while he decides how to murder them” executive orders regarding large gatherings. Regardless, he tells me that the bi-partisan board of elections has a ten-day waiver rule that is in place for the asking. The state GOP has asked for this waiver in regard to candidates who missed the deadline. As far as Riggleman goes I have attended a number of fundraisers where he is one of the speakers or glad handers and I find him to be full of himself, crude with the personal skills of a dock worker. I was very much surprised that he was elected to congress and saw it as a fluke. That said I guess his distillery makes good spirits.
District was 53% Trump (11 point win), 6.5% win for Romney in 2012. 20% Black.
It contains the cancer known as Charlottesville, University of VA.
And the rat candidates have all raised a lot more money than Good, who will need some cash and to watch out for knives from Riggleman. Riggleman complains about the convention process but he himself was chosen 2 years ago as a replacement nominee by an even small voter pool. Letting committed Republicans make the choice is better than an open primary.
So “safe”, no. But it should be held, barring disaster (like Virgil Goode’s loss in 2008).