Wednesday, November 14, 2012
While it was a close race in McLean, many precincts favored Democrats in 2012.
The dust has settled. The returns are in. The campaign signs have been tossed and, thank goodness, the commercials are off the air. The country reelected Barack Obama. Virginia voted blue this time around, and, for the most part, so did most McLean precincts. If you're interested in finding out how your precinct voted, check out these charts compiled by McLean Patch. There were a few notable exceptions. The majority of voters at Cooper Middle School, Great Falls Elementary School, Spring Hill Recreation Center, Langley High School (Langley Precinct), Great Falls United Methodist Church, Great Falls Library, Forestville Elementary School and Spring Hill Elementary School voted for Mitt Romney. In total, 17,762 voters in McLean and Great …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
A look at the day around Northern Virginia and in Richmond.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Voters across Northern Virginia headed to the polls Tuesday and Patch was there to capture every moment. After the polls closed, supporters gathered across the area to await results. Supporters of Tim Kaine and George Allen gathered Tuesday night in Richmond, along with many volunteers from the state's Barack Obama and Mitt Romney offices. Did you take photos today? Upload them here! Otherwise click through the gallery in the media player above to see what we captured.
The bonds passed with majorities of about 70 percent or more.
Fairfax County residents voted to approve all four bond referenda on the Tuesday's ballot by wide margins. Final unofficials results from the Virginia State Board of Elections show that about 70 percent of county voters approved of a $25 million bond that will go towards the construction of a new library in Reston and the renovations of three more within the county. More than 72 percent of voted approved of a $75 million bond that will used to fund widespread improvements to a number of county parks. Nearly 75 percent of county voters also said "yes" to a $55 million public safety bond that will fund new facilities for the county's fire department and renovations in the county courthouse. And about 78 percent of voters approved of a $30 …
Incumbent representing state's 8th Congressional District defeats Republican Patrick Murray, Independent Jason Howell and Independent Green Party's Janet Murphy in Tuesday's race.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Moran secured another term in office, soundly defeating Patrick Murray, Jason Howell and Janet Murphy in the 8th Congressional District. "Tonight was a vindication of the President's efforts to get our country back on track after the worst recession in our nation's history," Moran said in a statement released late Tuesday night. "Tim Kaine will be our next Senator, a good, decent man who will serve the commonwealth with great distinction. Our nation faces major challenges that demand solutions. We owe it to the American people to come together and work toward reaching the kind of compromise necessary to get the country again moving forward." This is the second consecutive time Moran has defeated Murray. Moran will…
Patch will bring you updates throughout Election Day as two former Virginia governors face off for an open Senate seat.
The U.S. Senate race in Virginia lived up to its reputation going into Tuesday's election, as being a tight race between two former governors. Final unofficial results around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday showed Tim Kaine with 51.89 percent of the state vote to Republican challenger George Allen's 47.92 percent of the vote across Virginia. Kaine won by comfortable margins in Northern Virginia jurisdictions, defeating Allen 71.40 percent to 28.42 percent in Falls Church; 60.53 percent to 39.01 percent in Fairfax County; and 65.83 to 33.86 percent in Arlington County, according to the State Board of Elections. As of 1:33 a.m. Wednesday, all precincts in the state had reported their results. Update 11:21 p.m.: Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell congratulated …
Changes to eminent domain and veto session scheduling pass by wide margins.
Virginia residents voted to pass two amendments to the Virginia Constitution when they went out to the polls Tuesday. About 75 percent of voters, more than 2.3 million people, voted "yes" to amending the state's eminent domain policies. The measure will prohibit local governments from using eminent domain for economic development and job creation. The measure was a bit less popular in localities such as Fairfax County, where 62 percent of voters decided to pass the amendment. Question 2, which will allow the General Assembly to postpone its veto session in the event of scheduling conflicts of religious holidays, was much more popular. About 82 percent of voters, or 2.6 million people, said yes to the amendment. Update (12:05 a.m. Nov. 7, …
Stay tuned to Patch for updates from the polls and results as incumbent Frank Wolf (R) faces challenger Kristin Cabral (D) and Kevin Chisholm (I).
By Lauren Jost As of 9:26 a.m. Wednesday, 194 of 195 precincts in the 10th Congressional District had reported their results. Rep. Frank Wolf has 58.63 percent of the vote, Kristin Cabral has 38.47 percent of the vote and Kevin Chisholm has 2.77 percent of the vote. Update: 12:42 a.m.: In the 10th Congressional District, 189 of 195 of the precincts had reported their final unofficial results, according to Virginia State Board of Election results. Rep. Frank Wolf took 56.19 percent of the vote in Loudoun County and 52.25 percent of the vote in the City of Manassas. Democratic candidate Kristin Cabral had 51.39 percent of the vote in Manassas Park, according to the SBE. In Fairfax County, 49 of 51 precincts had reported their 10th …
Friday, November 2, 2012
You asked, 10th District hopefuls answer your questions ahead of Nov. 6 elections.
You asked, and now candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia's 10th District are here to answer your questions in Patch's Ask the Candidate series. Patch submitted the same 10 questions to each of the three candidates who will be on the ballot come Nov. 6: incumbent Frank Wolf (R), Kristin Cabral (D) and Kevin Chisholm (I). Two of those candidates — Cabral and Chisholm — responded. Candidates were asked to keep their answers to a total of 2,500 words for all 10 questions. Click on each candidate's name below to read the responses:
The Democrat candidate for Congress answers 10 questions from Patch readers.
Earlier this month, our readers submitted questions for Patch's Ask the Candidates forum. Responses from Kristin Cabral, a Democrat candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia's 10th District, can be found below, unedited. You can read responses from Kevin Chisholm here. According to the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, Fairfax County has a gross county product of $108.7 billion. Ignoring the spinoff effect government contracts and defense industries provide to its local economy, what can Fairfax County do to attract and retain more local businesses that engage in commercial interests outside this sector? On the campaign trail, I listened to many people, especially women and fellow mothers of school-age …
The Independent candidate for Congress answers 10 questions from Patch readers.
Earlier this month, our readers submitted questions for Patch's Ask the Candidates forum. Responses from Kevin Chisholm, an Independent candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia's 10th District, can be found below, unedited. You can read responses from Kristin Cabral here. According to the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, Fairfax County has a gross county product of $108.7 billion. Ignoring the spinoff effect government contracts and defense industries provide to its local economy, what can Fairfax County do to attract and retain more local businesses that engage in commercial interests outside this sector? Fairfax County will gain the most fiscal strength by doing its best to make the county a desired …
Janine Franco
6:48 pm on Friday, November 16, 2012
My most deepest and sincere apologies to you. I wish everyone the best, and this is my final post. Whew! Again, I didn't mean to come across like that in previous post. Thanks!! more ›