Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Check back here for updates on Election Day; results will be posted as they are reported.
Update 12:23 a.m.: Barack Obama (D), Tim Kaine (D) and Frank Wolf (R) win their respective elections, and each won in Loudoun. Precinct totals will be filled in soon. Update 6 a.m.: The polls are open! Related stories: Early Signs Suggest High Turnout in Loudoun Where to Vote in Loudoun County A Little Election Sign Shenanigans Initial story The two main-party candidates for president and their surrogates have made not just Virginia, but Loudoun their target this year. The county has enjoyed campaign stops by the President Barack Obama, Republican challenger Mitt Romney, both of their wives, the Republican National Committee Chairman, Vice President Joe Biden and others. Find all of Ashburn Patch's election coverage here or sign up for…
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.
Overall in Loudoun, such tampering is rare in Russell Branch precinct.
A few signs appear to have been taken down and tossed in some bushes at Ashburn Elementary School, where voters in the Russell Branch precinct cast their ballots. Political candidates rely on signs to get their message out and inevariably many disappear each campaign season. Loudoun maintains tighter restrictions on campaign signs than many counties, although a volunteer program to remove signs illegally placed in Virginia Department of Transportation rights of way was eliminated this year. About a decade ago, two men nearly came to blows along the median of Route 7 over campaign signs related to a supervisors race in Loudoun. But overall, according Phil Lo Presti, a long-time Democratic activist in Ashburn, people are respectful of …
Both parties are confident in their candidates as voting moves along ‘smoothly.’
Early on there were no apparent hiccups with voting in Loudoun, but turnout appeared to be high. “As far as I know, everything is going smoothly,” Brandi Brookhouse, Secretary of the Loudoun County Electoral Board, said around 9 a.m. “There are several precincts with high voter turnout and long lines.” At the Stone Bridge precinct, it appeared to pay to choose a paper ballot because there were multiple machine to make selections on paper, but just one for electronic voting. Leaders from both political parties were confident, although wary of a close race. “It's going to be close for everyone but Frank Wolf,” said John Whitbeck, chairman of the 10th District Congressional Republican Committee in Virginia. “Gov. Romney and Gov. Allen have …
George Mason University's Michael McDonald said swing states have been releasing affiliations of early voters, but who wins Virginia won't be clear until the polls close.
President Barack Obama is heading into Election Day with slim early voting leads in a number of battleground states that could help him win the election. That's the analysis from Michael McDonald, a George Mason University professor and expert on early voting whose Monday lecture — "State of the Race: Who Will Win the Presidential Election?" — gave a glimpse at early voting numbers just hours before polls opened Tuesday. McDonald said if Obama could win a combination of Nevada or Iowa, plus Wisconsin and Ohio, he could win a second term in the Oval Office. While no votes are being counted until Election Day, McDonald, who tallies early voting statistics for the United States Elections Project, said some swing states have been releasing the…
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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 …
Monday, November 5, 2012
In 2008, Barack Obama was the first Democrat to take Virginia since 1964. In 2012, the contest between the president and Republican hopeful is still too close to call.
President Barack Obama took Virginia in 2008, marking the first time the Commonwealth has gone blue since 1964. But it's too early to tell which way voters will go on Tuesday, or whether the changing demographics of Virginia and voter enthusiasm will have an effect on which candidate takes Virginia's 13 electoral votes. Virginia is one of just a few swing states in this year's presidential election. “The challenge for the Obama campaign is to try to rekindle the magic,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington. “You had great excitement among African Americans, and young people especially, four years ago. The indication so far is that there’s some enthusiasm, but not comparable to four…
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:
joe brewer
3:15 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
hang the little bastards up by their Buster Browns. I may not agree with your thoughts but you are entitled to have them. we had the kkk crap here in broadrun farms I wish I could find those guys, i would not call the police as I am fully capable of handling racists cowards of any color. more ›