Incumbent Democrat David Bulova Is Projected To Win His House Of Delegates Seat

Updated: 10:37 a.m.

FAIRFAX CITY, VA — Virginia Democrats congratulated incumbent Del. David Bulova as the projected winner in the 37th District House of Delegates race, according to a 12:15 a.m. post on the party's official Twitter account.

Votes were still being counted on Wednesday morning, with Bulova had 18,914 (66.47%) votes compared to Meteiver's 9,491 (33.36%) with 19 of 22 precincts reporting.

In the City of Fairfax, the two candidates for the Commissioner of the Revenue and Treasurer were running unopposed. With eight of the nine precincts reporting, William Page Johnson II had 8,489 (97.06%) votes and W. Thomas "Tom" Scibilla had 8,560 (97.29%) votes, likely making them the unofficial winners of their races.

Most of the attention Tuesday night was on the statewide races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. It turned out to be a sweep for Republican candidates, with Glenn A.Youngkin, Winsome E. Sears and Jason S. Miyares, winning the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general races, respectively.

Fairfax County voters also had a chance Tuesday to show their support or opposition to the proposed $360 million public school bond. With 247 precincts of 250 reporting as of 10:30 a.m., the measure appears to have passed unofficially with 174,236 votes for and 82,676 against.

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Unofficial Results from the Virginia Department of Elections (Nov. 3, 10:37 a.m.) Patch will update them when the information becomes available. The final results for all races will be officially certified on Nov. 15.

Governor -2723 precincts of 2855 reporting

• Glenn A.Youngkin-R: 1,663,755 (50.68%)
• Terry R.McAuliffe-D: 1,593,741 (48.55%)
• Princess L. Blanding-LP: 22,625 (0.69%)
• Write In: 2,625 (0.08%)

Lieutenant Governor -2723 precincts of 2855 reporting

• Winsome E. Sears-R: 1,659,942 (51.82%)
• Hala S. Ayala-D: 1,603,076 (48.49%)
• Write In: 3,411 (0.10%)

Attorney General -2723 precincts of 2855 reporting

• Jason S. Miyares-R: 1,649,034 (50.48%)
• Mark R. Herring-D: 1,614,724 (49.43%)
• Write In: 2,653 (0.08%)

Commissioner of the Revenue (City of Fairfax only) - 8 precincts of 9 reporting

• William Page Johnson II: 8,489 (97.06%)
• Write In: 257 (2.94%)

Treasurer (City of Fairfax only) - 8 precincts of 9 reporting

• W. Thomas "Tom" Scibilla: 8,560 (97.29%)
• Write In: 238 (2.71%)

House of Delegates - 37th District - 20 precincts of 22 reporting

• Kenny W. Meteiver-R: 9,491 (33.36%)
• David L. Bulova-D: 18,914 (66.47%)
• Write In: 48 (0.17%)

Public School Bonds (Fairfax County only) 247 precincts of 250 reporting

Shall Fairfax County, Virginia, contract a debt, borrow money, and issue capital improvement bonds in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $360,000,000 for the purposes of providing funds, in addition to funds from school bonds previously authorized, to finance, including reimbursement to the County for temporary financing for, the costs of school improvements, including acquiring, building, expanding, and renovating properties, including new sites, new buildings or additions, renovations and improvements to existing buildings, and furnishings and equipment, for the Fairfax County public school system?

• Yes: 174,236 (67.82%)
• No: 82,676 (31.94%)

Earlier Reporting

Brenda Cabrera, the general registrar for the City of Fairfax, reported that about 50 percent of the city's registered voters had cast a ballot by 3 p.m. on Tuesday. This included around 26 to 28 percent of city residents who took advantage of early voting.

"In 2020, we had 80 to 80 percent turnout, so it was higher," she said. "In 2017, which is the last governor's election, we had a 50 percent to 56 percent turnout."
Tuesday will be a late night for Cabrera, who started her day at 4:30 a.m. Once the city's six precincts are closed at 7 p.m. and the final voter has voted, poll workers will shut down all of the machines and run summary tapes.

"They will verify that the number of people that voted on the machine is the same number that they checked into the poll book so that those numbers match," Cabrera said. " They will look at how many pieces of paper they use. So if we gave them 1,200 ballots, and they had X number of voters plus they spoiled some because they had provisionals. They have to account for all of those pieces of paper at the end of the night."

Once all of the paperwork is done and everything is appropriately signed, precinct officials will bring all of the paperwork, including the ballots and returns, to City Hall where the votes will be tallied.

The most difficult thing for Cabrera and her team has been the lack of confidence and distrust with the election process that has been sewn by some groups recently.
"We're professional at what we do," she said. "We're transparent about what we do. It's a bipartisan effort in what we do. So to have that be constantly, not just questioned, but to have people fed things that just aren't true and to destroy their confidence that they would ordinarily come and vote and be confident in the outcome of the election. But there is an effort to discredit elections and that is the hardest part of what we are doing."

More information: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections and vote.elections.virginia.gov.

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💙We couldn't be more thrilled to say that @DavidBulova won his re-election bid for HD-37! David prioritized quality public education, invested in our transportation infrastructure, & passed key legislation to ensure our kids know their career options. Welcome back! pic.twitter.com/iDLgVuQRRD
— VA House Democrats (@VAHouseDems) November 3, 2021