Northam Destroys Gillespie In Reston, Herndon

RESTON/HERNDON, VA -- Newly-elected Virginia Governor Ralph Northam led the Democratic Party to a sweeping victory in the state, capturing the attention of a nation and scoring a huge win for a party thirsting for something to hang their hat on after President Trump's surprise election victory a year ago. In Reston and Herndon in particular, Northam's margin of victory was truly staggering.

Despite polls showing Republican Ed Gillespie narrowing the race to a nail-biter of two or three points in the final days of the campaign, Northam cruised to an easy victory, beating Gillespie by nearly nine points (53.9 to 45 percent).

His win was made possible by his performance in Northern Virginia, where he enjoyed significant support, and Reston and Herndon were no exception. Northam achieved his largest margin of victory here in the Reston 3 precinct -- the Lake Anne neighborhood -- where he scored a staggering 83 percent of the vote (1,011 votes), compared to just 16 percent for Gillespie (190 votes).

Gillespie's best performance in the Reston/Herndon area was in the North Point precinct to the north along Route 7, where he managed to capture 35 percent of the vote (614 votes) to Northam's 65 percent (1,152 votes).

The full list of Reston/Herndon-area precincts and their vote totals are below:

Coates

Northam 71 (1,138)
Gillespie 28 (450)

McNair

Northam 77 (1,042)
Gillespie 21 (283)

Hutchison

Northam 82 (792)
Gillespie 17 (160)

Herndon 1

Northam 67 (1,315)
Gillespie 32 (623)

Herndon 2

Northam 74 (1,376)
Gillespie 26 (484)

Herndon 3

Northam 72 (1,105)
Gillespie 26 (394)

Stuart

Northam 69 (515)
Gillespie 30 (220)

Frying Pan

Northam 77 (1,033)
Gillespie 22 (293)

Dogwood

Northam 76 (1,442)
Gillespie 23 (436)

Hunters Woods

Northam 71 (1,138)
Gillespie 28 (450)

Glade

Northam 77 (1,567)
Gillespie 22 (439)

Sunrise Valley

Northam 67 (666)
Gillespie 32 (313)

South Lakes

Northam 78 (1,890)
Gillespie 21 (507)

Hughes

Northam 80 (1,422)
Gillespie 18 (319)

Reston 1

Northam 77 (1,246)
Gillespie 22 (350)

Reston 2

Northam 81 (1,289)
Gillespie 18 (279)

Reston 3

Northam 83 (1,011)
Gillespie 16 (190)

Aldrin

Northam 71 (1,090)
Gillespie 28 (430)

Armstrong

Northam 70 (1,296)
Gillespie 29 (531)

North Point

Northam 65 (1,152)
Gillespie 35 (614)

Image via both candidates' campaign websites