While Virginia Democrats celebrated their winning control of the Virginia Senate and picking up four seats in the House of Delegates, the practical effect the victory will have on the near-term legislative agenda appears modest. "I don’t think you will see a great sea change on a variety of issues," says State Senator Creigh Deeds, […]
While Virginia Democrats celebrated their winning control of the Virginia Senate and picking up four seats in the House of Delegates, the practical effect the victory will have on the near-term legislative agenda appears modest. "I don’t think you will see a great sea change on a variety of issues," says State Senator Creigh Deeds, […]
It’s post-election November, and though three candidates are preparing to start new terms as city councilors this January, nothing has changed in the Council’s political makeup. All three of the election winners—incumbent mayor David Brown, Satyendra Huja and Holly Edwards—are Democrats. Peter Kleeman and Barbara Haskins were the latest independents to take on the Democratic […]
It was the day of the 2007 elections, but Tom Perriello was working to win votes for 2008. "Wherever people are suffering, we can do better," he said on November 6 to a group of 25 seniors in the back of the Pantops Ponderosa. In between campaigning for State Senate candidate Connie Brennan, he was […]
Where do 400-some odd write-in votes from Tuesday’s county election go to, well, die? The answer, I found out, is a cardboard box full of meticulously paper-clipped voting machine tickers (think glorified grocery receipts) in the warehouse of the County Office Building on Fifth Street Extended. That’s where I found the names of people whom […]
More election features: One seat could make all the difference High turnout key to Mallek victory over Wyant PAC-men pump coins into local races Candidates get $48,900 from Monticello Business Alliance, $21,000 from Democratic Road Back Democrats retake the state Senate Shift looks to have most meaning for 2011 redistricting Challenging Dems for City Council: […]
More election features: One seat could make all the difference High turnout key to Mallek victory over Wyant PAC-men pump coins into local races Candidates get $48,900 from Monticello Business Alliance, $21,000 from Democratic Road Back Democrats retake the state Senate Shift looks to have most meaning for 2011 redistricting Challenging Dems for City Council: […]
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf declared emergency rule over the country November 3, suspending the constitution and shutting down all independent media outlets. While some critics from around the globe have called this the desperate act of a weakened leader, Musharraf affirms that he is doing what is necessary to save his country from inner conflict […]
The 100 block of E. Main Street on the Downtown Mall is losing another tenant, as the…
Albemarle County – Board of Supervisors Candidate Votes Percentage Ann Huckle Mallek (D) 2,953 56% David C. Wyant (R) 2,350 44% Candidate Votes Percentage Ken C. Boyd (R) 2,408 52% Marcia E. Joseph (D) 2,259 48% Candidate Votes Percentage Lindsay G. Dorrier, Jr. (D) 2,096 56% Dennis L. King (I) 898 24% C. Kevin Fletcher […]
The victory by Ann Mallek who handily beat Republican David Wyant for a seat on the Board of Supervisors, is but one of the significant Democratic shifts across the state. Democrats picked up four seats to regain control of the State Senate for the first time since 1995.