Voters in Alexandria took a strong interest in Tuesday’s Alexandria City Public School Board election. As school board members serve in office for the next three years, they will be working toward solving capacity issues, re-envisioning the high school experience and meeting infrastructure needs.
The Alexandria City School Board has nine members who are elected by voters. Sixteen candidates were running — only five were incumbents. Each Alexandria City Public Schools district elects three members to the School Board.
Here are the results with all local precincts reporting except Absentee and Provisional ballots:
In District A on the east side of Alexandria, newcomers Jacinta Greene, Michelle Reif and Chris Suarez will join the School Board. Incumbent William (Bill) Campbell will not return as a member.
Alexandria's District B voters have sent three incumbents back to the Alexandria City School Board. Voters elected Margaret Lorber, Cynthia (Cindy) Anderson and Veronica Nolan in that district, which includes most of the central portion of the City of Alexandria.
In District C, Heather Thornton and Meagan Lorraine Alderton will be joining the School Board. Ramee Gentry will return to the school board.
Scroll down for tables showing results by polling place.
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Numbers may not equal 100 percent in total due to rounding and write-in candidates. Precinct-level data comes from the Virginia Board of Elections.
District A
- Jacinta Greene - 10,124 votes 19.4 percent
- Michelle Rief - 11,698 votes 22.41 votes
- Chris Suarez - 9,152 votes 17.53 perent
- Marc Solomon - 8,332 votes 15.96 percent
- W. Christopher (Chris) Harris - 6,108 votes 11.70 percent
- William (Bill) Campbell* - 6,343 votes 12.15 percent
District B
- Veronica Nolan* - 12,254 votes 28.35 percent
- Cynthia (Cindy) Anderson* - 10,487 votes 23.98 percent
- Margaret Lorber* - 10,248 votes 23.43 percent
- Jewelyn Cosgrove - 6,111 votes 13.97 percent
- Abigail Downs Wacek - 4,099 votes 9.37 percent
District C
- Meagan Alderton - 7,048 votes 23.34 percent
- Heather Thornton - 7,808 votes 25.86 percent
- Ramee Gentry* - 5,286 votes 17.51 percent
- John Lennon - 5,103 votes 16.9 percent
- Dianara Saget - 4,688 votes 15.52 percent
According to ACPS, the board “adopts policy for the daily operation of schools and sees that school laws are properly explained, enforced and observed. The City is divided into three voting districts, and three Board Members are elected from each district. Each member serves a three-year term. The School Board Chair receives $17,000 and Board Members receive $15,000 per year.”
The voting district map below on this page shows the boundary lines for each school board zone.
Alexandria City Public Schools
District A Results by Precinct
District B Results by Precinct
District C Results by Precinct
Earlier this fall, Alexandria Living Magazine sent all candidates a questionnaire to answer. Answers from all the candidates are accessible here.
