After a contentious off-year election and a night of vote-tallying, Lori Silverman, Kathleen Tysse, Tate Gould, and David Ortiz lead the Falls Church School Board election with five out of six precincts reporting. Marybeth Connelly, Debora Schantz-Hiscott, David Snyder, and Caroline Lian lead the City Council election. 

All votes are counted in Falls Church except for provisional ballots, of which there are expected to be less than 100. These ballots account for the 6th, uncounted precinct.

With 2,462 out of 2,855 precincts reporting, Glenn Youngkin (R) leads Terry McAuliffe (D) 1,375,194 votes (53.14%) to 1,192,327 (46.08%) in the state gubernatorial election. In the election for Lieutenant Governor, Winsome Sears (R) leads Hala Ayala (D) 1,369,332 (53.25%) to 1,199,597 (46.65%). In the Attorney General race, Jason Miyares (R) leads Mark Herring (D) 1,361,678 (52.91%) to 1,209,792 (47.01%).

In the Virginia 53rd House of Delegates district, Marcus Simon (D) leads Sarah White (R) 13,970 (74.27%) to 4,808 (25.56%) with 12 of 24 precincts reporting.

“I couldn’t be more proud of the votes that Falls Church delivered for me,” Simon said. “It means that I’m doing my job well, I’m delivering, and it means that my values and the values of the Little City align very well. I’m excited to be re-elected and represent the city in Richmond, represent all of the residents of Falls Church, and make sure that our priorities are Richmond’s priorities during the next legislative session.”

Simon also had a message for students unable to vote yet. “Pay attention, tune in, your turn will come. The best thing you can do now is be educated about what the issues are, because you’ll need that context when it’s time for you to vote.”

Falls Church also elected many incumbent candidates who ran unopposed, such as Treasurer Jody Acosta, Sheriff Matt Cay, and Commissioner of Revenue Thomas Clinton.

The tense vote counting concludes an intense School Board election cycle following the decision to rename the schools last December. 

With five of six Falls Church elections precincts reporting, Marybeth D. Connelly, Debora “Debbie” Schantz-Hiscott, David F. Snyder, and Caroline S. Lian lead the Falls Church City Council election. Lori K. Silverman, Kathleen E.C. Tysse, Tate O. Gould, and David S. Ortiz lead the Falls Church School Board election. 

At a gathering at Clare n’ Don’s the night of the election, candidates expressed their gratitude for community support and election participation. 

“Falls Church is a wonderful place to live and work, go to school and play,” Connelly said. “It’s been a rough couple of years but this election has been a wonderful opportunity to come together.” 

And Debbie Hiscott put it simply: “Falls Church City — small but mighty.”