After Election Day, the Ward IV race remained close, with two candidates’ vote totals less than 2% apart. With all votes now counted, that gap widened slightly and incumbent Republican Chris Faraldi won reelection.
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Clinchport had no candidates on the ballot. Then there was a tie among the write-ins.
Election officials drew the winner’s name from an Easter egg basket that they keep for this very purpose.
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By 4 votes, Winter wins Radford school board seat
Ben Buzzard, who came up just short of Amanda Winter’s vote total, said Thursday night that he hadn’t decided yet whether to request a recount.
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After all votes counted, Cobb wins Roanoke mayoral election
It took over a week to count over 1,200 provisional ballots in Roanoke, which turned the lead from Bowers over to Cobb late last week.
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Former Del. Fariss pleads guilty to drug and gun charges, will avoid additional jail time
The former Campbell County legislator pleaded gulty to possession of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm while in possession of methamphetamine.
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Field of 10th Senate District hopefuls grows to 5, debate scheduled
Five Republicans have announced their bid for state Sen. John McGuire’s seat, which he will vacate in January after being elected to Congress.
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Rep. Good sought to kill bill to grant full Social Security benefits to pensioners
In a letter sent to Good, the president of Virginia’s branch of the Fraternal Order of Police lambasted the effort to block the bill, which was co-sponsored by a bipartisan group of nine of Virginia’s 11 members of Congress.
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Cobb’s lead over Bowers in Roanoke mayor’s race grows
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.
