Politics & Government
Arlington Win Not Enough for Chopra in Lieutenant Governor Race
Herring handily wins Arlington in successful statewide bid for attorney general nomination.
Aneesh Chopra, the country's first chief technology officer, carried his home county of Arlington on Tuesday in the Virginia Democratic primary for lieutenant governor, but it wasn't enough to win his party's nomination, according to unofficial results.
State Sen. Ralph Northam, a Democrat from the Norfolk area, won the statewide contest in an election that saw abysmal voter turnout. Northam will face Republican E.W. Jackson, a minister from Chesapeake, in November.
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"I want to congratulate Senator Ralph Northam on his victory tonight in the Democratic Primary," Chopra said in a statement released by his campaign shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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"Senator Northam and his staff should be proud of their campaign. While this was not the result that we hoped for tonight — I look forward to coming together to ensure the Democratic ticket wins a clean sweep in November. The work to bring fairness, equality, and opportunity to Virginia continues."
This was Chopra's first bid at elected office.
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He did well in the money race, receiving sizable contributions from the likes of Sean Parker, the famous technology entrepreneur, Napster founder and Northern Virginia native, and Eric Schmidt, the California-based software engineer and executive chairman of Google.
Chopra carried Arlington County with 53.58 percent of the vote. He received 4,545 votes in Arlington, compared to Northam's 3,938.
Chopra carried 38 precincts in Arlington; Northam, 14.
In most cases, precincts were won or lost by only a few votes. Chopra lost the Oakridge Precinct by a single vote (35-36), for instance. Northam carried Clarendon by eight votes and Lyon Village by the same.
Chopra did his best in Ashton Heights, Fairlington, Woodlawn and scattered other precincts. He also won the key Madison and Marshall precincts in North Arlington.
Northam carried nearby Alexandria by 61 votes, winning the city in Arlington's back yard with just more than 50 percent of the vote there.
As Tuesday night wore on, Northam was in line to carry Fairfax County with 54 percent of the vote there.
Chopra carried Falls Church with 390 votes to Northam's 297.
Precinct Aneesh Chopra Ralph S. Northam TOTALS Absentee 231 180 411 Provisional0 001 - ARLINGTON 55 36 91 002 - ASHTON HEIGHTS 148 105 253 003 - AURORA HILLS 74 69 143 004 - BALLSTON 86 62 148 005 - BARCROFT 73 81 154 006 - CRYSTAL CITY 33 57 90 007 - CHERRYDALE 136 126 262 008 - HUME 83 82 165 009 - COLUMBIA 75 64 139 010 - WILSON 66 61 127 011 - EAST FALLS CHURCH 91 71 162 012 - FAIRLINGTON 145 104 249 013 - GLEN CARLYN 79 60 139 014 - CLARENDON 45 53 98 015 - LYON PARK 65 59 124 016 - LYON VILLAGE 108 116 224 017 - OVERLEE KNOLLS 152 124 276 018 - PARK LANE 71 61 132 019 - ROSSLYN 84 59 143 020 - THRIFTON 169 180 349 021 - VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS 70 51 121 022 - ABINGDON 79 75 154 023 - WESTOVER 104 94 198 024 - WOODLAWN 162 107 269 025 - ARLINGTON FOREST 97 86 183 026 - FILLMORE 89 65 154 027 - JEFFERSON 96 65 161 028 - CLAREMONT 98 60 158 029 - DOMINION HILLS 148 128 276 030 - GLEBE 69 42 111 031 - LEXINGTON 141 118 259 032 - OAKRIDGE 35 36 71 033 - ROCK SPRING 140 132 272 034 - YORKTOWN 96 81 177 035 - MADISON 138 126 264 036 - MARSHALL 150 135 285 037 - NOTTINGHAM 102 111 213 038 - ARLINGTON VIEW 62 64 126 039 - ASHLAWN 56 58 114 040 - VIRGINIA SQUARE 73 54 127 041 - WOODBURY 51 41 92 042 - SHIRLINGTON 41 43 84 043 - ARLINGTON MILL 27 30 57 044 - DAWSON TERRACE 55 52 107 045 - BUCKINGHAM 42 53 95 046 - CENTRAL 45 43 88 047 - FOUR MILE RUN 41 30 71 048 - COURTLANDS 49 31 80 049 - MONROE 52 40 92 050 - CRYSTAL PLAZA 20 25 45 051 - TAYLOR 23 43 66 052 - GUNSTON 25 9 34 TOTAL 4545 3938 8483
Herring Wins Attorney General Nomination
State Sen. Mark Herring, a Loudoun County Democrat, won his party's nomination in the state attorney general race, the only other contest on Tuesday's ballot.
Herring won a tight race against Justin Fairfax, a former federal prosecutor who worked to fight drug and human trafficking in Alexandria.
Herring won more than 60 percent of the vote in Arlington County. Herring won 45 of Arlington's 52 precincts, several of them handily.
Fairfax carried Gunston Precinct by a single vote and Crystal City by two.
Precinct Mark R. Herring Justin E. Fairfax TOTALS Absentee 244 156 400 Provisional0 001 - ARLINGTON 44 43 87 002 - ASHTON HEIGHTS 138 104 242 003 - AURORA HILLS 82 53 135 004 - BALLSTON 80 67 147 005 - BARCROFT 96 54 150 006 - CRYSTAL CITY 52 54 106 007 - CHERRYDALE 154 96 250 008 - HUME 76 85 161 009 - COLUMBIA 89 52 141 010 - WILSON 75 51 126 011 - EAST FALLS CHURCH 99 56 155 012 - FAIRLINGTON 150 95 245 013 - GLEN CARLYN 83 47 130 014 - CLARENDON 58 38 96 015 - LYON PARK 48 74 122 016 - LYON VILLAGE 133 79 212 017 - OVERLEE KNOLLS 167 92 259 018 - PARK LANE 61 62 123 019 - ROSSLYN 78 59 137 020 - THRIFTON 202 136 338 021 - VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS 72 46 118 022 - ABINGDON 83 62 145 023 - WESTOVER 124 65 189 024 - WOODLAWN 166 92 258 025 - ARLINGTON FOREST 114 63 177 026 - FILLMORE 80 68 148 027 - JEFFERSON 93 62 155 028 - CLAREMONT 101 50 151 029 - DOMINION HILLS 182 81 263 030 - GLEBE 33 76 109 031 - LEXINGTON 177 78 255 032 - OAKRIDGE 41 29 70 033 - ROCK SPRING 190 70 260 034 - YORKTOWN 119 47 166 035 - MADISON 155 98 253 036 - MARSHALL 165 105 270 037 - NOTTINGHAM 145 54 199 038 - ARLINGTON VIEW 64 55 119 039 - ASHLAWN 64 48 112 040 - VIRGINIA SQUARE 71 54 125 041 - WOODBURY 53 37 90 042 - SHIRLINGTON 44 40 84 043 - ARLINGTON MILL 36 19 55 044 - DAWSON TERRACE 47 58 105 045 - BUCKINGHAM 57 34 91 046 - CENTRAL 50 38 88 047 - FOUR MILE RUN 41 29 70 048 - COURTLANDS 41 34 75 049 - MONROE 48 41 89 050 - CRYSTAL PLAZA 24 20 44 051 - TAYLOR 45 20 65 052 - GUNSTON 17 18 35 TOTAL 4951 3244 8195
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