Three seats on the Manassas City Council were up for grabs last night.
Marc Aveni, a Republican incumbent, kept his seat with 24% of the vote.
The biggest vote getter of the night was Sheryl Bass with 30% of the vote. Bass returns to the City Council after being the first woman ever to serve on the will now sit on the City Council when she was appointed in 2008 to complete a term that ended in 2010. She also served on the city’s School Board prior to her 2008 appointment to the council.
Ken Elston was the only Democrat to pick up a seat on the City Council on Tuesday. He won 23% of the vote beating out fellow Democrat Patricia Richie-Folks by two points.
Elston is the director of George Mason University’s School of Theater and ran on a platform of greater economic development for the city.
Manassas Vice-Mayor Andrew L. “Andy” Harrover and Steven J. Randolph decided not to seek reelection to the council. Both will complete their terms that come to an end Dec. 31.
