How Alexandrians Turned Out For Redistricting, Special City Council Votes

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Turnout for Alexandria’s special city council election on Tuesday was 44 percent, according to provisional data from the Virginia Department of Elections.

According to the department, of the city’s 116,366 registered voters, 51,256 cast ballots. There was only a small difference between the number of people who opted to vote early or mail in a ballot and those who voted on election day: about 44 percent of ballots counted were mailed in or taken during early voters. About 55 percent of total counted ballots were cast on election day.

The turnout for the last city council race, which shared a ballot with general election candidates, was 68 percent. But election day turnout for the city’s most recent special election, to fill a school board seat in 2024, was just over 6.5 percent.

The winner of the open city council seat, Democrat Sandy Marks, tallied the most support in the Patrick Henry Recreation Center precinct, where she took more than 74 percent of the vote; Nova Arts Center, where she took more than 68 percent; and John Adams School, where she took nearly 68 percent.

Independent Frank Fannon won in four precincts. He fared best in Old Town South, where he won with more than 58 percent of the vote; Trinity, where he won with 50 percent of the vote; Lyles Crouch School, where he won with 44 percent of the vote; and Old Town North, where he won with nearly 40 percent of the vote.

Independent Alison O’Connell performed best in the Charles Houston Center precinct, where she came in second with more than 25 percent of the vote; Del Pepper Center, where she came in second place with more than 23 percent of the vote; the Charles E. Beatley Library, where she took second with 23 percent of the vote; and Tucker School, where she came in second with nearly 22 percent of the vote.

Redistricting Referendum Turnout, Results In Alexandria

Alexandrians also voted overwhelmingly in favor of the proposed constitutional amendment to temporarily redraw Virginia's Congressional districts, with nearly 79 percent of voters opting in favor of the proposal.

The statewide vote was very narrow, with the measure passing by about 52 percent to 48 percent.

In Alexandria, the precincts most in favor of redistricting were the Patrick Henry Recreational Center precinct, where it took nearly 88 percent of the vote; John Adams School, where it took 87 percent; and Olympus Condo, where it also took nearly 87 percent of the vote.

Precincts most opposed to redistricting were Old Town South, where it took nearly 44 percent of the vote, and Old Town North, where it got 33 percent.

See full unofficial election results here.