Follow along with the News-Press as results from today’s 2017 Falls Church City Council, School Board elections and bond referendum are reported LIVE after polls close at 7 p.m. tonight. We’ll be updating continuously, so keep refreshing the page to get the latest ballot results on the vote to see which of six Council candidates will fill the four up-for-grabs seats and which  six School Board candidates will win the four contested seats.

The other big ticket item on the ballot is the hotly-contested $120 million school bond referendum for the construction of a new George Mason High School.

Running uncontested for sheriff reelection is Stephen Bittle, Tom Clinton is unopposed in his reelection race for commissioner of revenue and incumbent Jody Acosta is running unopposed for treasurer.

Virginia Del. Marcus Simon, a Democrat who currently represents the 53rd District which includes the City of Falls Church, is up for reelection, running against Independent Mike Casey.

Statewide races on Tuesday’s ballot include governor where current Virginia Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam, a Democrat, is running against Republican Ed Gillespie and Libertarian Clifford Hyra. Democrat Justin Fairfax is running against Republican Jill Vogel for lieutenant governor and current Attorney General of Virginia Mark Herring is running for reelection against Republican John Adams.

 

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Support Local News!

For Information on Advertising:

Legitimate news organizations need grass roots support like never before, and that includes your Falls Church News-Press. For more than 33 years, your News-Press has kept its readers informed and enlightened. We can’t continue without the support of our readers. This means YOU! Please step up in these challenging times to support the news source you are reading right now!