It’s Election Day here in Virginia and there’s a lot at stake:
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. across Virginia today, when voters will make their picks for hundreds of local offices, decide whether to finance local bond packages and fill all 140 seats of the General Assembly.
Much is at stake. Voters will signal what direction government should take on such high-profile issues as immigration policy, improving traffic and managing growth. Their choices will indicate whether they approve of a transportation plan devised last winter by Republican lawmakers that funnels hundreds of millions to Northern Virginia roads and transit system but imposes steep new fees on the state’s worst drivers. And in races in which candidates have focused on immigration policy, they will indicate whether they want action on this emotional issue at the state and local level.
In the legislature, partisan control is in the balance. Democrats need four seats to take over the Republican-held state Senate. Three of the hardest-fought Senate contests are in Fairfax County, where voters have been electing more Democrats recently and where three Republican incumbents — Jeannemarie Devolites Davis, James K. “Jay” O’Brien and Ken Cuccinelli II — face well-financed challengers.
Of those three, Davis seems to be the most vulnerable if the amount of money that’s been put into that campaign by the Davis machine is any indication. But Fairfax has trended so far blue over the past ten years or so, it wouldn’t be too shocking to see Davis, O’Brien, and Cuccinelli all go down. If that happens, Virginia Democrats will likely be able to pick up enough seats elsewhere to gain control of the Senate.
Here in Prince William County, the questions are two-fold. First, how will Corey Stewart’s anti-illegal immigration actions be treated by the voters ? Most polls seem to indicate that they have high support among the public, so it would be pretty shocking to see the Chairman’s seat, or any of the other seats on the BOCS change hands this year. The more interesting question is whether the Stewart-led Republican GOP will have the coat-tails needed to help GOP candidates in other contested races — specifically the three-way race for Clerk of Court, and the bitterly fought race between Colgan and Fitzsimmonds in the 29th District.
Check back tonight for results, commentary, and skewering of those responsible for disaster.
DON’T FORGET TO WRITE-IN “HAM SANDWICH” FOR PWC COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY!!!
We are receiving widespread reports from all around the county of people voting for Ham!!!
Riley,
Don’t worry I did
It will be interesting to see how that turns out. Even if Ebert wins, losing 1/3 of the vote or more to two pieces of bread and some meat would be pretty embarressing.