Virginia Election: Northam Destroys Gillespie In Falls Church

FALLS CHURCH, VA—On Tuesday night, Northam and the Democratic Party swept all three statewide positions in a massive victory one year after the surprise election of President Donald Trump. Northam won with 53.87 percent of the vote, a nearly 10-point lead over Republican Ed Gillespie. The victory was made possible by his performance in Northern Virginia, including in Falls Church.

It wasn't a matter of who voters were going to choose for governor but rather by how much. A staggering 78.97 percent of votes went to Northam in the city with all four precincts reporting. Northam won the city by a higher margin than Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who had a 48-point lead in 2013.

Here are the results for Falls Church's precincts:

# AB - Central Absentee Precinct (08)
Northam: 1,088, 86.69%
Gillespie: 154, 12.27%

001 - FIRST WARD (08)
Northam: 1,302, 77.78%
Gillespie: 355, 21.21%

002 - SECOND WARD (08)
Northam: 972, 76.00%
Gillespie: 285, 22.28%

003 - THIRD WARD (08)
Northam: 1,408, 76.86%
Gillespie: 398, 21.72%

Falls Church chose the Democratic victors in three statewide races, including Justin Fairfax for lieutenant governor and Mark Herring for attorney general. In the House of Delegates races, unopposed Del. Marcus Simon easily won re-election.

For City Council, Marybeth Connelly, David Snyder and Dan Sze won re-election along with new candidate Ross Litkenhous. For School Board, Lawrence Webb won re-election along with new candidates Greg Anderson, Shannon Litton and Shawna Russell. Voters also approved a $120 million school bond referendum to build a new George Mason High School campus (READ: $120M School Bond Referendum Passes: What's Next).

FULL ELECTION COVERAGE: Virginia Election 2017 Results: Ralph Northam Beats Ed Gillespie

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