Vienna Town Council Election: 6 Candidates Elected

VIENNA, VA — The Vienna Town Council election results have been finalized after the Fairfax County Office of Elections counted write-in votes.

All six Town Council seats were up for election on Nov. 7, in addition to mayor, in which Linda Colbert ran unopposed. Write-in tallies received the sixth-most votes, leading the Fairfax County Office of Elections to count write-in votes to determine if one candidate received enough votes. Beth Eachus had a write-in campaign, according to the Gazette Leader.

On Tuesday, the town government provided an update on the final results. The county's Office of Election indicated no write-in candidate received enough votes to be elected. The winners of the Town Council election include incumbent Councilmembers Howard Springsteen, Chuck Anderson and Ray Brill as well as newcomers Jessica Ramakis, Roy Baldwin and Sandra Allen.

Results will be certified by the state board of elections next week.

Springsteen led Town Council candidates with 3,535 votes, followed by Ramakis with 3,465, Anderson with 3,418, Brill with 2,951, Baldwin with 2,922 and Allen with 2,053. The write-in total had been 2,073, and Shelley Mountjoy had 2,046 votes. In the mayoral election, the unopposed Colbert received 4,893 of 5,167 votes.

Vienna's town elections previously happened in May but changed to November due to a new Virginia law. In addition, Vienna Town Council seats are on the ballot at the same time instead of previous staggered terms. Town Council seats will continue to be elected in Novembers every two years starting in 2023.