Fairfax City Election 2018: Results, Connolly's Win

FAIRFAX, VA—There was never any real question whether Democratic incumbent Tim Kaine would be able to swat away the challenge from Corey Stewart and keep his U.S. Senate seat. Kaine had big leads polling throughout the race and wound up dispatching the Donald Trump acolyte by approximately 16 percentage points.

Similarly, in the 11th District, there was little question that Gerry Connolly, first elected in 2008, would win, and so he did. He turned back Republican challenger Jeff Dove 71-27, with Libertarian candidate Stevan Porter a distant third.

And voters chose "yes" on the two constitutional amendments:

Question 1
Should a county, city, or town be authorized to provide a partial tax exemption for real property that is subject to recurrent flooding, if flooding resiliency improvements have been made on the property? Yes, 71-29.

Question 2
Shall the real property tax exemption for a primary residence that is currently provided to the surviving spouses of veterans who had a one hundred percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability be amended to allow the surviving spouse to move to a different primary residence and still claim the exemption? Yes, 84-16.

NOTE: All vote totals are unofficial. Results still must be canvassed and certified.

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