Peter Macedo, who lost the race by 18 votes to Michael Sutphin, requested the recount.
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Rich Creek mayor appointee wins write-in campaign, will ‘move forward’ after leadership shakeup
Paul Morrison won the race with 77 of 106 write-in votes cast by residents of the Giles County town.
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Fun and silly? Or wildly out of touch? Readers weigh in on Salem RidgeYaks name
Salem’s minor league baseball team has changed its name. Reaction is … divided.
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Sutphin elected Blacksburg mayor by 18 votes; Macedo mulls recount
County election officials had to verify more than 2,000 provisional ballots, most of which were cast by voters in precincts heavily populated by Virginia Tech students.
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College student voters may decide the outcome of the Blacksburg mayor’s race
Just 46 votes separate the two candidates for mayor. But election workers must still tally more than 2,000 provisional votes, most of them from precincts with sizeable student populations.
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Blacksburg mayor race too close to call; 2 town council incumbents to return with 1 newcomer
Only 46 votes separated Peter Macedo and Michael Sutphin as of Tuesday night.
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Christiansburg reelects mayor; town council incumbent wins plus 2 newcomers
Michael Barber was elected to a fifth term as mayor. The three available seats on Christiansburg’s town council will be filled by Tanya Hockett, Christine Waltz and Beth Umberger, according to unofficial election results.
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The town of Rich Creek has a government again. For a while, at least.
All but one member of the town council resigned in August. A court has now filled those positions. Meanwhile, the newly reconstituted council hears a call to dissolve the Giles County town.
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Blacksburg council considers 320 new apartments at site of old Days Inn
Blacksburg’s housing shortage has emerged as a key issue in the town’s mayoral and town council elections.
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Franklin, Obenshain address prescription costs, Medicaid in AARP forum
The two candidates, who are competing for a House seat that covers parts of Montgomery and Roanoke counties, agreed on some issues and disagreed on others.