Virginia Democrats take control of House and maintain Senate
Virginia voters favored the Democrats in the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates by a slim margin on Nov. 7.
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Virginia voters favored the Democrats in the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates by a slim margin on Nov. 7.
Nearly half of the registered voters in Fairfax County participated in this year’s general election, which decided state and local representatives who will shape policies on issues from abortion to land use in the coming years. As of Tuesday (Nov. 7), 382,573 of the county’s 787,171 registered voters have cast a ballot — good for
Early voting is over, and Election Day 2023 is less than 24 hours away. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday). Virginia now allows same-day registration, though those voters will cast provisional ballots that are counted and validated later by the Fairfax County Electoral Board. Mail ballots can be placed
The official ballots for next week's general election identify just one candidate for the job of top prosecutor in Fairfax County, but a group that identifies itself as victims' rights supporters hopes to push another man into the office instead. Defense attorney Ed Nuttall, who lost the Democratic primary in June to incumbent Steve Descano,
All Fairfax County Public Schools employees will get a bump in their paychecks, starting next year, after the school board unanimously approved 2% raises last week. The additional pay was made possible by the budget that the Virginia General Assembly belatedly adopted in early September, which provided money to raise teacher salaries across the state.