Fairfax County Voters Choose McKay, Lusk in Democratic Primary

Kory, Lopez, Descano also chalk up victories in the June 11 Democratic Primaries.

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Fairfax County voters had a number of races on their ballot Tuesday for the Democratic primaries, ultimately sending Jeff McKay on as the Democrat candidate for Chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. 

Voters in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County chose Rodney Lusk to run for McKay's vacated seat as Lee District Supervisor.

Here are the results: 

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

There were four candidates for the position of Chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, and Jeff McKay came out on top with 42.48 percent of the vote.

After the results came in, McKay said, “This is a big, complicated county, and what the voters said tonight is: ‘We’re a strong Democratic county, but we’re also a county that believes in results.'"

McKay was serving as Lee District Supervisor before this election cycle.

The challengers were: 

  • Ryan L. McElveen – McElveen has served since 2012 as an at-large member of the Fairfax County School Board. He received 16.39 percent of the votes.
  • Timothy M. Chapman – Chapman has served for several years on the Board of the Virginia Housing and Development Authority. He received 9.8 percent of votes.
  • Alicia E. Plerhoples – Plerhoples is a lawyer and law professor. She took 31.34 percent of votes.

In addition to the race for Chair, voters in the Alexandria portion of Fairfax County chose among several candidates for Braddock District (residents in the North Springfield area and west of there) and the Lee District (Rose Hill, Hayfield and parts of Springfield).

In the Braddock District, James R. Walkinshaw, who has 10 years of service as Chief of Staff to U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, defeated Irma M. Corado. Walkinshaw received 67.22 percent of the votes. Corado is a long-time resident whose parents emigrated from Guatemala.

In the Lee District, there were four candidates running for McKay's seat in an intense race:

Lusk won the primary with 46.21 percent of the votes. Other candidates received no more 21 percent each, splitting the field. 

We have worked tirelessly,” Lusk said before a crowd of supporters gathered at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Springfield. “We have done everything that we could to win this race. And I gotta say, I’m so excited.” (Read more about this race from our partners at Covering the Corridor.)

Candidates running in other districts that touch the Alexandria area are either unopposed or facing candidates from another political party; they were not be on the June 11 ballot.

House of Delegates, 38th District

Del. Kaye Kory held onto her seat, challenged by progressive leader Andres F. Jimenez. Kory won 63.23 percent of the vote (3,493 votes in all). The 38th District of the Virginia House of Delegates covers the Lincolnia area, much of Annandale and the Lake Barcroft area. (See a map here.) 

House of Delegates 49th District

Del. Alfonso Lopez defeated his challenger, Julius D. "JD" Spain, Sr., a veteran and community leader. Lopez won handily with 77.17 percent of the votes cast (5,022 votes). The 49th District includes the Skyline, Baileys Crossroads and Seven Corners areas near Alexandria. (See a map here.) 

Commonwealth’s Attorney

Raymond Morrogh was defeated by challenger Steve Descano, a former federal prosecutor. The Commwealth Attorney’s office is primary tasked with prosecuting crimes in the area. 

Fairfax County School Board   

Also, all positions on the Fairfax County School Board were up for election. The Fairfax County School Board is a 12-member board with nine members elected by district and three members elected at-large. Each member is elected to serve a four-year term. Those terms end in 2019.

Candidates for School Board run as Independents.

Results for the school board races will be available later today. 

In all, there were 22 candidates running in the June 11 primary.

The following are the at-large candidates with links to their campaign websites:

Running in the Alexandria-area districts are the following candidates with links to their campaign websites or Facebook pages when they could be found:

A full list of candidates is here.

Soil and Water Conservation District

According to the Fairfax County Government website, the  Soil and Water Conservation District is an entity designed to “promote soil and water conservation in Fairfax County and beyond. We are innovators. We promote hands-on conservation. We provide technical expertise. We develop young environmental leaders. We help you bring conservation home. We prevent pollution, reduce runoff and protect our streams and rivers.”

Results are not yet available.

Here are the candidates and links to their campaign or Facebook page when they could be found:

C. J. Dudik

Christopher A. Bowen

Christopher E. Koerner

Edward F. McGovern

Gerald O. Peters

Mary E. Paulet

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