Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Officials still counting votes to see who will have the majority in Virginia senate.
Reston voters showed support to incumbent candidates on Tuesday, returning Sen. Janet Howell (D-32nd), Del. Ken Plum (D-36th) and Hunter Mill Supervisor Cathy Hudgins to office for another term. Overall, it was good news for Democrats as endorsee Pat Hynes was elected to the Fairfax County School board's Hunter Mill seat, and all three at-large school board seats - incumbent Ilryong Moon and newcomers Ryan McElveen and Ted Velkoff - were Democrat endorsees. Democrats Board of Supervisor Chair Sharon Bulova and Sherrif Stan Barry also were re-elected. Here is other election news you need to know: Still counting - The state board of election is still counting votes to see which way the balance of the state senate will tip. The Democrats …
A good night for Democrats in Reston, Hunter Mill.
Sen. Janet Howell and Del. Ken Plum were easily re-elected to their Virginia General Assembly seats on Tuesday, leading a Democratic sweep in Reston-area elections. Howell, representing the 32nd District since 1992, defeated Republican challenger Patrick Forrest by a margin of nearly 20 percent (as of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, with 52 percent of precincts reporting). Plum, who has represented the 36th District since 1982, beat Mac Cannon, 61 percent to 38 percent (47 percent of precincts reporting). Plum said he was pleased with the Democrats' results on Election Day. "The Democrats are in tune with voters in Fairfax County," Plum said at the county democrats' party in Fairfax. "I am hoping the rest of Virginia will recognize that. "The news in …
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
County Democrats say they're seeing higher turnout among their voters.
Despite reports of steady voter turnout early this morning, election officials said this afternoon numbers varied wildly across Fairfax County, from 6.9 percent to nearing 40 percent in areas with "hotly contested races." Sonia Skipper, an employee in the office of the registrar, said as of 2:30 p.m., there was no way to calculate an average of how many of the county's 640,689 "active" voters had cast their vote, but she believed turnout would hit about 30 percent, or about 192,206 voters. Elections officials at polls had anticipated 20 to 30 percent of voters would cast their ballot today, a percentage in line with the turnout for the 2007 elections, Registrar Cameron Quinn told Patch. The highest turnout Skipper has seen in a local …
Reston's short lines, long list of reasons for casting a vote.
Election Day in Reston started with beautiful weather and light-but-steady poll traffic as voters went to the polls Tuesday to vote on new school board members, state legislators and a $252 million bond referendum. In 2009 -- a year in which many local races were contested -- voter turnout was 40.4 percent statewide, according to the state board of elections. But "I'll be surprised if we break 30 percent countywide," Cameron Quinn, in charge of elections, told Patch Tuesday morning. That figure is consistent with voter turnout in 2007. The county, as of Nov. 1, had 640,689 "active" voter registrations. That figure would be just a little lower than four years ago, she said. This year, some citizens voted the ticket, as they said they …
Monday, November 7, 2011
The basics so you know where to go and what's at stake on Election Day.
Tuesday is Election Day. Here is your last-minute guide to the basics: Where and When to Vote Due to statewide redistricting, some voters may be going to a different polling location than in past years, even if the voter has not moved. Find out where you vote here. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. WHO’S ON THE BALLOT Reston’s residents will be selecting a state senator, house delegates, and Fairfax County schools and government officials. STATE Forrest, Howell: State Senate – District 32 Republican Patrick Forrest (website, Facebook, Twitter) is running against incumbent Democrat Janet Howell (website, Facebook). Forrest is a former senior official in the Department of Homeland Security. Howell is a current senator; she has served …
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Howell pledges to find out who is behind card that says Forrest is "coming out of the liberal closet."
Hunter Mill voters on Friday received a campaign postcard from an organization called Our Heritage USA calling Republican state senate candidate Patrick Forrest “openly homosexual” and says he is endorsed by the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund. A Washington Post story says it can't find any evidence that Our Heritage USA even exists. The mailer says Forrest is a “liberal Republican” who supports illegal immigration reform, worked for President Obama’s transition team and has voted in Democratic primaries. “A liberal Republican like Patrick Forrest is a greater threat to the conservative agenda than a Democrat will ever be,’’ it reads. Forrest, who is openly gay, has accused incumbent Democratic Sen. Janet Howell, of making an issue of his …
Thursday, November 3, 2011
In their response to the fourth of six questions posed by Patch, the candidates for Chairman of the Board of Supervisors deliberate the school district's Capital Improvement Program.
The four candidates running for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors answered six questions by email for Patch. We will feature one question each day, with the unedited answers by each of the candidates. Incumbent Democrat Sharon Bulova (website, Facebook, Twitter) Independent Christopher DeCarlo (website, YouTube) Independent Will Radle (Facebook, YouTube) Republican Michael “Spike” Williams (website, Facebook) Question #4 - The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) school renovation Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget currently receives nearly all funding from Fairfax County bonds. FCPS Chief Operating Officer Dean Tistadt has repeatedly warned that current CIP funding levels are not sufficient. “The capital program …
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
In their response to the third of six questions posed by Patch, the candidates for Chairman of the Board of Supervisors discuss funding for VRE.
The four candidates running for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors answered six questions by email for Patch. We will feature one question each day, with the unedited answers by each of the candidates. Incumbent Democrat Sharon Bulova (website, Facebook, Twitter) Independent Christopher DeCarlo (website, YouTube) Independent Will Radle (Facebook, YouTube) Republican Michael “Spike” Williams (website, Facebook) Question #3 - Virginia Railway Express CEO Dale Zehner says the system is at capacity, and money is needed to "maintain the service levels we have today in cleanliness, customer care and mechanical maintenance, while at the same time working toward adding more cars to the trains and more trains to the system." How …
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Check out county supervisor chair candidate Chris DeCarlo's YouTube video
Independent candidate Christopher DeCarlo kicked off his campaign for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors with this YouTube video. DeCarlo announced his candidacy on Oct. 24. Election Day is Nov. 8.
Monday, October 31, 2011
In their response to the first of six questions posed by Patch, the candidates for Chairman of the Board of Supervisors discuss county versus state control of area roads.
The four candidates running for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors answered six questions by email for Patch. We will feature one question over the next six days, with the unedited answers by each of the candidates. Incumbent Democrat Sharon Bulova (website, Facebook, Twitter) Independent Christopher DeCarlo (website, YouTube) Republican Michael “Spike” Williams (website, Facebook) Independent Will Radle (Facebook, YouTube) Question #1: Should Fairfax County take local control of its roads, as some surrounding jurisdictions, or allow VDOT's continued control? Explain. Sharon Bulova The State is increasingly making overtures about turning the road system (which is now pretty much entirely a State responsibility) over to …
Karen Goff
2:07 pm on Thursday, November 10, 2011
The results were in this story: http://reston.patch.com/articles/plum-howell-lead-incumbents-back-into-office more ›