Voters in Northern Virginia hit the polls Tuesday to flex their political muscles in the 2023 primary and make sure their voices were heard ahead of November’s general election.
Not all races were called by 1 a.m. Wednesday, though a trio of Democratic commonwealth’s attorneys claimed victory: Parisa Dehghani-Tafti (Arlington County, Falls Church City), Steve Descano (Fairfax County), and Buta Biberaj (Loudoun County).
Winners are bolded and marked with * below. Races that don’t have a name bolded haven’t yet been called. The Virginia Department of Elections results page is linked by county. In some cases, the race has been called by The Associated Press and is noted as such.
Arlington County
Virginia House
2nd District
* (called by AP) Adele Y. McClure (D)
Kevin S. Saucedo-Broach (D)
Virginia Senate
40th District
James A. DeVita (D)
* (called by AP) Barbara A. Favola (D) (Incumbent)
Commonwealth‘s Attorney
Josh D. Katcher (D)
*Parisa Dehghani-Tafti (D) (Incumbent)
Sheriff
Wanda R. Younger (D)
James A.M. Herring (D)
*Jose R. Quiroz, Jr. (D) (Incumbent)
County Board
Department of Elections disclaimer: Round 1 Results
Below results display the first choice votes for the ranked choice contest. Final tabulation rounds and winner(s) will be displayed once all ballots have been received and counted, and may take up to 7 days.
Susan R. Cunningham (D), 25 percent, 6,747 votes
Natalie U. Roy (D), 24 percent, 6,507 votes
Maureen E. Coffey (D), 22 percent, 6,037 votes
Julius D. “JD” Spain, Sr. (D), 20 percent, 5,363 votes
G. O. “Tony” Weaver (D), 5 percent, 1,385 votes
Jonathan Dromgoole (D), 4 percent, 1,030 votes
Fairfax County
Virginia House
7th District
Paul D. Berry (D)
* (called by AP) Karen A. Keys-Gamarra (D)
Shyamali Roy Hauth (D)
Mary K. “Red” Barthelson (D)
15th District
* (called by AP) Laura Jane H. Cohen (D)
Eric L. Schmidt (D)
M. Henri’ Thompson (D)
19th District
Rozia A. “J.R.” Henson, Jr. (D)
Makya R. Little (D)
Natalie Louise Shorter (D)
Virginia Senate
33rd District
* (called by AP) Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (D)
Hala Sophia Ayala (D)
35th District
* (called by AP) David W. Marsden (D) (Incumbent)
Heidi Drauschak (D)
36th District
* (called by AP) Stella G. Pekarsky (D)
George Lincoln Barker (D) (Incumbent)
37th District
J.C. “Chap” Petersen (D) (Incumbent)
* (called by AP) Saddam Azlan Salim (D)
Chairman-Board of Supervisors
*Jeffrey C. McKay (D) (Incumbent)
Lisa M. Downing (D)
Commonwealth’s Attorney
Arlington County and Falls Church City
Josh D. Katcher (D)
*Parisa Dehghani-Tafti (D) (Incumbent)
Fairfax City, Fairfax County
*Steve T. Descano (D) (Incumbent)
Edward J. “Ed” Nuttall (D)
Sheriff
Fairfax City, Fairfax County
*Stacey Ann Kincaid (D) (Incumbent)
Kelvin Garcia (D)
Board of Supervisors
Dranesville District
*James N. “Jimmy” Bierman (D)
David R. Fiske (D)
Mason District
Jeremy G. Allen (D)
*Andres F. Jimenez (D)
Reid G. Voss (D)
Steve S. Lee (D)
Mount Vernon District
*Daniel G. “Dan” Storck (D) (Incumbent)
Maritza Zermeno (D)
Springfield District
*Alberto “Albert” Vega (D)
John J. Nowadly
Loudoun County
Virginia House
26th District
* (called by AP) Kannan Srinivasan (D)
Sirisha Kompalli (D)
Virginia Senate
31st District
* (called by AP) Russet W. Perry (D)
Zachary J. Cummings (D)
32nd District
* (called by AP) Suhas Subramanyam (D)
Ibraheem S. Samirah (D)
Commonwealth’s Attorney
*Buta Biberaj (D) (Incumbent)
Elizabeth J. Lancaster (D)
Prince William County (Dem | GOP)
Virginia House
19th District
Rozia A. “J.R.” Henson, Jr. (D)
Makya R. Little (D)
Natalie Louise Shorter (D)
21st District
* (called by AP) John T. Stirrup (R)
Josh J. Quill (R)
Virginia Senate
29th District
Elizabeth R. Guzman (D)
Jeremy S. McPike (D) (Incumbent)
Nikki N. Rattray Baldwin (R)
Maria E. Martin (R)
30th District
Robert P. Ruffolo (R)
* (called by AP) Bill C. Woolf III (R)
33rd District
* (called by AP) Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (D)
Hala Sophia Ayala (D)
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors
Ann B. Wheeler (D) (Incumbent)
*Deshundra L. Jefferson (D)
Kenneth A. Knarr (R)
*Jeanine M. Lawson (R)
Board of Supervisors
Neabsco District
*Victor S. Angry (D) (Incumbent)
Nate J. “Coach” Murphy (D)
Potomac District
*Andrea O. Bailey (D) (Incumbent)
Kimberlee J. “Kim” Short (D)
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