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UPDATE: McDonnell wins
Virginia's voters went to the polls Nov. 3 and elected Bob McDonnell as the state's next governor.
In the state's hot-ticket race, Democrat R. Creigh Deeds battled McDonnell, a Republican, for Virginia's highest elected office. At 8:53 p.m., Deeds conceded. At that time, McDonnell held a 60 percent to 39 percent lead, with 81 percent of the statewide precincts reporting. A few minutes before 8 p.m., The Associated Press declared McDonnell the winner. Shortly after the hour, other major news outlets declared McDonnell the victor. With 98 percent of statewide precincts reporting, as of 10:45 p.m., McDonnell led Deeds 1,117,206 to 779,955.
Also, all 100 delegate seats in the House are up for grabs this year. In the 32nd District, Democratic incumbent David Poisson lost to Republican Thomas "Tag" Greason, 14,520 to 10,723. Meanwhile, in the 13th District, Robert Marshall won a 10th straight term as a Republican delegate as he downed Democrat John Bell, 22,966 to 14,460. With 95 percent of precincts reporting, as of 10:45 p.m., James LeMunyon (R) led Chuck Caputo (D) in the 67 District race and Tom Rust (R) led Stevens Miller (D) in the 86th District.
Loudoun County Election Board officials said the turnout was light throughout the solid, something uncommon in an off-year election. No problems at local polling stations were reported. Turnout was more than 30 percent, and in some races, close to 40 percent.
Earlier in the day, Loudoun supervisor Eugene Delgaudio (R-Sterling) predicted “about 30 to 35 percent turnout by the end of the day.” Delgaudio was at Forest Grove polling station, and planned to visit four of the five main precincts in his district.
He said that he heard a lot about taxes, over-regulation and cutting spending.
“There seems to be a real theme of less government, less spending and more accountability at all levels of government -- state and federal,” Delgaudio said.
One voter at the Round Hill polling station emphatically voiced her opinion about the GOP ticket.
“I voted for Deeds,” said Karlah Louis. “I cannot bring myself, as a woman, to vote for McDonnell with his social views.”
Another Round Hill voter, Andy Missler, said, “Don't increase my taxes. Don't tell me how you're gonna do my health care. Don't take away my guns.”
Ling Liu, an independent who voted for McDonnell, felt transportation was a critical issue, and "getting government to invest in infrastructure to ease traffic".
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