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Nearly two-thirds of all registered voters in the City of Charlottesville's nine precincts and 30 Albemarle County precincts voted in this year's election.
Out of the 35,762 registered voters in the city, more than 21,000 voters — or 60% — cast ballots. And out of 91,840 registered voters in the county, more than 64,000 voted.
Voters in the two localities strongly favored Democrats. Results are not official until certified by the state; data comes from the Department of Elections results website.
In the presidential race, Vice President Kamala Harris unofficially had more than 82,000 votes total from the city and county. (The Associated Press later called the commonwealth for Harris.)
Sen. Tim Kaine unofficially recorded more than 60,000 votes recorded between the localities. While Kaine and the Associated Press later called the race, Republican Hung Cao has deliberately not conceded yet.
County and city voters also favored Democratic candidate Gloria Witt for the 5th Congressional District; state Sen. John McGuire declared victory shortly before the AP called the closely watched race in his favor.
There's a tiny sliver of Albemarle County located in Virginia's 7th Congressional District, and voters there were more supportive of Republican Derrick Anderson over Democrat Eugene Vindman. (As of 1 a.m., that race remains too close to call.)
Albemarle School Board - Rio District
This election, there was only one local contest on the ballot for some county voters — a special election for the school board's Rio District seat. Del. Katrina Callsen vacated her school board seat in 2023 when she won the race for state delegate.
The race to finish out the rest of Callsen's term featured two independent candidates: interim replacement Chuck Pace and Jim Dillenbeck.
Both candidates are former Albemarle teachers who each raised less than $8,000, according to the Virginia Public Access Project.
Unofficial results said that Pace defeated Dillenbeck with an estimated 52.63% of the vote and will remain on the county school board.
Earlier this month, Pace told VPM News that the division's next "major challenge" is the implementation of a research-based K-8 reading program.
Constitutional amendment
Virginia voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment expanding eligibility for a property tax exemption given to surviving spouses of military members.
Previously, only the spouses of service members killed in action were eligible for the benefit. The amendment widens eligibility to the spouses of service members killed while on active duty.
More than 93% of Albemarle voters were in support of the amendment, along with nearly 92% of Charlottesville voters.
