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]

Weir beat his Democrat challenger Kerensa Sumers in a landslide 30-point victory today in a Special Election to determine who will complete the term of former Gainesville District Supervisor Peter Candland, who designed in Decembe022 after 10 years on the job.

Weir’s election is widely seen as a referendum on data centers and development, an answer to a Board of County Supervisors that continues to press forward on plaBattlefieldeNationalr more server farms in both residential areas in Bristow, and historical areas like the Manassas Battlefield National Park.

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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.

Suparna 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.

On February 7, 2023, Senate Democrats, including all who represent residents of Prince William County, voted to remove her from the Virginia Board of Education. Last summer, Gov. Glenn Youngkin appointed the Indian immigrant to the position to be a voice for parents.

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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]

At some polls, elections chiefs were instructed to fold ballots and place them into an envelope because they were too wide to be inserted into a scanner. Those ballots amounted to only a handful” and will be counted when polls close at 7 p.m., said General Registrar Eric Olsen.

Olsen said voter turnout is higher than normal for this election, with three percent of the electorate turning out to vote during the early voting period that ended Saturday, February 18, 2023.

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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]

A Special Election will decide who will serve the remainder of Peter Candland’s term on the Board of County Supervisors ending on December 31, 2023. Democrat Kerensa Sumers and Republican Bob Weir are vying to replace Candland, who resigned in December 2022 after ten years serving on the board.

You can find out where to vote here. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.

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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.

The last day to vote early is Saturday, February 18, 2023. Click here for more info on where to vote.

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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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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.

Republican Jeannie LaCroix announced today that she is running in the 2023 general election for the Prince William County (PWC) Board of Supervisors for the Woodbridge District.

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

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