Falls Church Election: Hiscott Winner In Unofficial Results
FALLS CHURCH, VA — The City of Falls Church has announced unofficial election results from early and in-person voting. Debbie Hiscott is the projected winner in the City Council special election.
The special election was held to fill a vacant City Council seat after Councilmember Dan Sze died in July. There are three candidates: Hiscott, the executive director of the Falls Church Education Association; Joshua Shokoor, a member of the city's Housing Commission; and Simone Pass Tucker, an activist. Unofficial vote totals are 4,177 for Hiscott, 2,402 for Shokoor, and 1,019 for Pass Tucker.
Former Vice President Joe Biden was declared the winner in Virginia by the Associated Press. In the City of Falls Church, Biden received 7,077 votes, while President Donald Trump received 1,472 votes, and Libertarian Jo Jorgensen received 111 votes.
SEE ALSO: Election Results 2020: Biden Wins VA: AP Reports
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) was declared the winner of the U.S. Senate race by the Associated Press. In Falls Church, Warner received 6,946 votes, while Republican challenger Daniel Gade received 1,728 votes.
The Associated Press also called the 8th Congressional District race for Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA). Beyer received 6,931 votes while Republican Jeff Jordan received 1,684 votes.
The Virginia constitutional amendment question 1 (establishment of a redistricting commission) received 2,936 "yes" votes and 1,505 "no" votes. Constitutional amendment question 2 (abatement of state and local vehicle tax for 100 percent disabled veterans) received 3,548 "yes" votes and 1,018 "no" votes.
Statewide results continue to be tallied on the Virginia Department of Elections website. City of Falls Church results and other locality results are also provided. Local election boards are expected to certify results on Nov. 10, and the state board will certify results on Nov. 16.
In the days leading up to Election Day, the City of Falls Church had the highest turnout of absentee votes as a percentage of registered voters. According to Registrar Dave Bjerke, turnout was 70.4 percent before Election Day. At 5 p.m. on Election Day, turnout reached 81.6 percent.
The voting process has been smooth Tuesday morning. Voters encountered little or no wait after the polls opened at the city's three polling places.
Hiscott greeted voters outside the Thomas Jefferson Elementary precinct Tuesday morning. She said there was a line at 6 a.m. as voters awaited polls to open."
Other than that there have been no lines," Hiscott said.
Shokoor was outside the Falls Church Community Center precinct and said that voters have been trickling in. He hoped another 20 percent turnout on Election Day could be added to the 70 percent turnout from absentee voting.
Shelly Skomra, a fourth-grade teacher in Falls Church, is a Republican but voted for Democrats in this election. She sees the pandemic as a serious issue, since her mother, a supporter of President Donald Trump, died from COVID-19.
"For me being a teacher is being a role model. This president is not," Skomra told Patch. "It's really hard these days to teach kids not to bully, to respect each other and not call each other names."
Linda O'Sullivan observed how businesses are boarded up in downtown DC ahead of Election Day. She had good things to say about the voting process and shared her preference for Democratic candidates.
"The voting experience was very smooth, very easy. Everyone should do it," she said. "I voted blue down the ticket."
David Putnam, another Falls Church voter, was encouraged by how early voting turnout made the voting process easy on Election Day. Getting in and out of the polling place at the Falls Church Community Center took five to ten minutes.
Putnam believes Falls Church voters are engaged in the local and congressional elections, although the presidential race takes center stage.
"I've seen a number of signs. I've met a couple of the candidates for the city positions, but I think the presidential election is the big one," Putnam told Patch.
This article originally appeared on the Falls Church Patch
