Election 2023

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Weir elected to Board of Supervisors, vows to push back on data centers

By Potomac Local News
Kerensa Sumers and Bob Weir met for a candidate forum at Battlefield High School near Haymarket, sponsored by the Prince William Committee of 100 and the League of Women Voters. [Photo: Mike Beaty]

Bob Weir, the Republican who vows to push back against suburban sprawl and the proliferation of server farms across Prince William County, was elected to the Board of County Supervisors. 

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Dutta, booted off Va. Education Board, speaks at parents’ rights forum

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Suparna Dutta speaks at a parents rights forum in Spotsylvania County after Democrats in the Virginia Senate removed her from the state’s Board of Education.

Supurna Dutta appeared at a parent’s rights forum in Spotsylvania County just days after Virginia Senate Democrats ousted her from the Virginia Board of Education.

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Ballot problems at all precincts in Gainesville Special Election

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Campaign signs at Reagan Middle School, a polling precinct in Prince William County’s Gainesville District. [Photo: Jacob Moser]

Elections officials in Prince William County are scrambling to fix ballot problems in today’s Special Election.

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Special Election in Gainesville District is tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023

By Potomac Local News
Kerensa Sumers and Bob Weir met for a candidate forum at Battlefield High School near Haymarket, sponsored by the Prince William Committee of 100 and the League of Women Voters. [Photo: Mike Beaty]

Tomorrow,  Tuesday, February 21, 2023, is Election Day in Prince William County’s Gainesville Magisterial District.

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Opinion: Unions inject cash into Democrat Sumers campaign supporting data centers

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Kerensa Sumers and Bob Weir met for a candidate forum at Battlefield High School near Haymarket, sponsored by the Prince William Committee of 100 and the League of Women Voters. [Photo: Mike Beaty]

Data from the Virginia Public Access Project (Elections: Prince William County Prince William County Supervisor – Gainesville (vpap.org) shows Democrat Kerensa Sumers raised $46,583, while Republican Bob Weir raised $20,005.

Sumers largest donors ($1,000 or more) included:

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Sunday is the last to vote early in Gainesville Special Election

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This Sunday is the last to vote early in the Special Election for Gainesville District Supervisor on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors. 

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Gainesville Special Election: Sumers, Weir draws stark contrasts over data centers, development 

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Kerensa Sumers and Bob Weir met for a candidate forum at Battlefield High School near Haymarket, sponsored by the Prince William Committee of 100 and the League of Women Voters. [Photo: Mike Beaty]

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Sterne seeks second term as Stafford Circuit Court Clerk

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Stafford County Circuit Court Clerk Kathy M. Sterne announced her intention to seek a second term in office.

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LaCroix challenges Franklin for Woodbridge Supervisors seat

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The Woodbridge Magisterial District has a Republican seeking the seat on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors for the first time in eight years.

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Lillie Jessie won’t seek 4th school board term; husband wants to replace her

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