MANASSAS, VA – Democrats Dianne Lane, Jill Spall and Helen Zurita are projected to win the Manassas City Council race, according to preliminary results from the Virginia Department of Elections.
Seven candidates ran for the three open seats in the race. Theresa Coates Ellis, the council's lone Republican, was running for reelection. The other open seats belonged to Sonia Vasquez Luna, who left the race to run for the Virginia House District 20 seat, and Ralph Smith, who didn't seek another term.
The results below may not include some provisional ballots and absentee ballots, which are still being counted.
Provisional results are as follows:
| Candidate | Total votes | Share of votes cast in contest |
| Dianne Lane | 6,665 | 25.6% |
| Jill M. Spall | 6,118 | 23.5% |
| Helen Anne Zurita | 5,707 | 21.9% |
| Theresa Coates Ellis | 5,037 | 19.3% |
| Lynn Forkell Greene | 3,765 | 14.5% |
| Colin J. Turner | 2,939 | 11.3% |
| Eugene E. "Doc" Brown | 1,664 | 6.4% |
Below are votes cast on election day by precinct. The totals below do not include mailed-in ballots, provisional ballots or absentee ballots.
Table 1: Precincts Dean, Weems and Metz.
| Candidate | Dean | Weems | Metz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dianne Lane | 606 | 673 | 557 |
| Jill Spall | 552 | 585 | 495 |
| Helen Zurita | 527 | 625 | 469 |
| Theresa Coates Ellis | 348 | 405 | 448 |
| Lynn Forkell Greene | 249 | 303 | 416 |
| Colin Turner | 244 | 233 | 284 |
| Eugene "Doc" Brown | 154 | 169 | 145 |
Table 2: Haydon, Baldwin and Round
| Candidate | Haydon | Baldwin | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dianne Lane | 510 | 441 | 453 |
| Jill Spall | 489 | 399 | 452 |
| Helen Zurita | 498 | 401 | 378 |
| Theresa Coates Ellis | 409 | 377 | 479 |
| Lynn Forkell Greene | 359 | 293 | 372 |
| Colin Turner | 251 | 276 | 261 |
| Eugene "Doc" Brown | 92 | 140 | 125 |
Lane led the Election Day vote in five of the city's six precincts. Ellis led Round, receiving 479 votes to Lane's 453. Zurita finished ahead of Spall in Weems, Haydon and Baldwin.
Final results are available on the Virginia Department of Elections website.
Virginia election results are considered preliminary until they are formally certified. Final results are scheduled to be certified on Dec. 7.
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