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2013 Election Results Certified--Herring Wins!

The State Board of Elections certified the November 5th elections result today, November 25, certifying the winners as:

Terry McAuliffe as Governor-elect,
Ralph Northam as Lieutenant Governor-elect, and
Mark Herring as Attorney General-elect.

The attorney general race was very close, with Democrat Mark Herring defeating Republican Mark Obenshain by only 165 votes out of about 2 million total votes. Because of the closeness of the race, Obenshain may call for a recount; he has until December 5th to do so.

Although the election is certified, we will still need to support Mark Herring as he fends off the threat of a recount. To support Mark Herring in this fight, go to www.herringforag.com to donate to his recount-defense fund or get more information.

And we'll have to defend two state senator seats, vacated by Ralph Northam and Mark Herring, in upcoming special elections. Check back here for more information on those special elections, probably in late January!

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2013 General Election Results--Unofficial

Here are the results of the November 2013 General Election for Fauquier County, as of Nov. 16, 2013.

You look over the results in an Excel file here. These results are the raw numbers, so if you want to do percentages and sums, you'll have to calculate those yourself. These numbers also won't be updated by the State Board of Elections.

If you want to see nice graphics, or details for other counties or candidates, you can go to the State Board of Elections web site. For our candidates the links are:

Terry McAuliffe--Governor

Ralph Northam--Lt. Governor

Mark Herring--Attorney General

Colin Harris--18th House of Delegates District

Jeremy McPike--31st House of Delegates District

Kathleen O'Halloran--88th House of Delegates District

The advantage of the State Board of Elections web site is that, as results come in or as they become officical, the web site numbers will be updated.

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Attorney General Race Too Close to Call

As of right now (Monday evening, November 11)

Democratic Candidate for Attorney General Mark Herring is leading the Republican Candidate, Mark Obenshain, by about 115 votes in the ongoing count.

This is unbelievably close.

There will be a recount, following the finalization of the this (the initial) counting.

Ensuring and protecting the vote is very expensive, requiring lawyers to ensure that provisional ballots are all carefully reviewed. If you would like to support the counting and recount, and help pull Mark Herring across the finish line, please click here.

THIS IS IMPORTANT.

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Upcoming Events

Sunday, December 15, 2013 - 4:00pm to 7:00pm

Holiday Party

The FCDC Holiday Party will be held at Bob Zwick's Dondoric Farm. Details coming soon.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm

Reorganization / Monthly Meeting

Every two years in the even-numbered years, in January, the Democratic Party of Virginia requires that all county committees (and the DPVA itself) be reorganized.

This means a new list of members and a new slate of officers; basically, we start over again.

That time is now upon us.

Please come down and join us for our bi-annual reorganization! More instructions will be sent out in announcements.