There were not any suprises in the City of Falls Church results in this Tuesday’s election, as much as it was clearly epochal on the national scale.

The most important election of our lifetimes saw an overwhelming restoration of Democratic leadership at all levels of government beyond what many expected. In Virginia, the blue wave was anticipated by the victory of all three Democrats in statewide races last year, and that carried over across the land this Tuesday.

Diversity defined the outcome. Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia became the first Black woman elected governor in U.S. history. Deb Haaland in New Mexico became the first Native American woman elected governor in U.S. history. Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota became the first Native American woman elected a U.S. Senator. Gina Hinojosa became the first Latina elected governor of Texas. Xavier Becerra became the first Latino elected governor of California. Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan became the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate. Chris Pappas in New Hampshire became the first openly gay man elected to the U.S. Senate. All were historic firsts.

Democrats flipped five governorships, in Texas, Georgia, Nevada, Ohio and Iowa, with Alaska and Kansas still too close to call. The Democrats are now projected to hold a 238 or higher majority of House seats (218 and above constituting a majority) and a 54 seat majority (51 constituting a majority) in the Senate with two races still too close to call. Going in. Republicans held slim majorities in both bodies. The clear and wide majorities have torpedoed any chance for calls of fraud to be taken seriously.

In this context, results of the 8,108 ballots cast in the City of Falls Church fit the pattern. Virginia senate candidate, Democrat Mark Warner, sailed to a fourth six-year term, winning 6,828 of 8,048 total votes cast. Republican Bert Mizusawa got 1,199.

For Congress, Democrat Donald S. Beyer Jr. got 6,692 votes to 1,141 for Republican Tony Sabio, 106 for Libertarian Shelly M. Arnoldi and 94 for independent Tim Sharman.

On the three constitutional amendments all of which won handily statewide, in Falls Church’s three precincts it was yes 6,718 to 1,301 on Question 1, 6,744 to 1,288 on Question 2 and 6,347 to 1,651 on Question 3.

The turnout of the 12,582 registered voters in the City was 64 percent.

Beyer issued a statement based on the outcome. In it, he says,

“Donald Trump and J.D. Vance were elected on promises to lower prices and end wars. Instead, they plunged the country into an endless nightmare of inflation, corruption, and illegal military aggression. They embarrassed our good name abroad, embracing our adversaries and alienating our allies, and put our economy in a vice grip with disastrous tariffs. They dismantled the people’s government, took a chainsaw to the federal workforce, and brought violence and mayhem into peaceful communities while putting violent criminals back on the street. They gutted health care and food assistance for millions while lining their own pockets and the pockets of their families and donors. Republicans in Congress were willing participants in the Trump-Vance debacle, surrendering the constitutional prerogatives of the Legislative Branch to serve as a rubber stamp.

“The American people have had enough. Their anger and disgust rose yesterday in a historic tsunami that swept Republicans from power, including many who few expected to face serious competition. People want a Congress that will listen to them, work for them, and fix their problems, rather than catering to the insane whims of a mad king. Democrats will answer that call, with a majority that fights for American values and the good of all Americans. We will fight to end Trump’s illegal war, repeal his price-raising tariffs, and undo his cost-increasing health care cuts that left millions without coverage. And we will bring accountability to the most corrupt administration in American history.

“I am grateful to Northern Virginians for their trust in me to keep serving as their Congressman, I thank everyone who poured their time and effort into yesterday’s elections, and I look forward to tackling the vitally important work that lies before us.”