Roanoke had 1,223 provisional ballots, of which 811 came from people who registered on Election Day. It’s unclear how many remain to be counted.
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Cobb takes the lead in Roanoke mayor’s race; provisional ballots still outstanding
The Democratic candidate has taken a 46-vote lead after the final mail ballots were counted Friday. More than 1,200 provisional ballots remain to be tallied.
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Same-day registration in Radford creates time crunch to count votes
The city had 444 people register to vote between January and October, then saw more than that in a single day on Tuesday.
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With an 11-vote lead and over 1,200 ballots outstanding, Bowers declares himself ‘mayor-elect’ in Roanoke
As of Wednesday morning, Nicholas Ocampo, director of elections and general registrar, said there are 1,223 ballots that were cast during early voting or on Tuesday that had not yet been counted.
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In tiny Clinchport, no one was on the ballot for local offices
It’s the tradition in this Scott County town that no one puts their name on the ballot.
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Trump store owner loses in Boones Mill mayoral bid
Incumbent Victor Conner received 87 percent of the 124 votes cast.
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Republicans on path to increase Lynchburg City Council majority
Unofficial election results as of early Wednesday showed Republicans winning three of the four Lynchburg City Council seats up for grabs while an incumbent Democrat was reelected to the fourth spot.
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Lawson, Mei and Gravely take open council seats
Based on the preliminary count, Lawson secured 24.8% of the vote while Mei received 21.4% and Gravely 21.3%. Wilson and Herlem received a respective 18% and 13.9% of the vote.
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Dobbins wins school board seat in Radford; the other too close to call Tuesday night
The race between Amanda Winter and Ben Buzzard is too close to call.
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Roanoke mayor’s race too close to call, Hagen is the first Republican on council in 20 years
Democrats Terry McGuire and Phazhon Nash also won seats on Roanoke City Council.