Politics & Government

Most Fairfax City Voters Favored Terry McAuliffe Over Republican Glenn Youngkin

While Republican Glenn Youngkin won the governor's race, Fairfax City precincts and early voters favored Democrat Terry McAuliffe.

Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin, right, and his wife Suzanne speak with a polling place official as they arrive to vote early, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, in Fairfax.
Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin, right, and his wife Suzanne speak with a polling place official as they arrive to vote early, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, in Fairfax. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)

FAIRFAX CITY, VA — While Republican Glenn Youngkin claimed victory in the Virginia governor's race, Fairfax City precincts largely favored Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe, according to unofficial election results. Voting totals are available on the county and precinct levels.

Overall, there were 6,415 votes for McAuliffe, 3,588 votes for Youngkin and 56 votes for Liberation Party candidate Princess Blanding in Fairfax City. That's with 8 of 9 precincts reporting. Votes that would still need to be counted include any provisional ballots and absentee ballots postmarked by Tuesday and received by noon on Friday. Results will be certified by the state on Nov. 15.

All precincts in Fairfax City favored McAuliffe, although some percentages were higher than others. The highest percentage for McAuliffe was 84.96 percent from mail-in absentee voting. Mail-in and in-person voting accounted for a significant portion of Alexandria's vote totals.

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The highest percentage from an Election Day precinct for McAuliffe was 61.28 percent at Precinct Five. Although Youngkin didn't win any Fairfax City precincts, the highest percentage for the Republican candidate was 46.07 percent at Precinct Two.

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Below are the results by precinct in the Virginia governor's race. Full unofficial results are available from the Virginia Department of Elections.

# AB - Central Absentee Precinct (11)

  • Youngkin: 212 votes, 15.54 percent
  • McAuliffe: 1,135 votes, 83.21 percent
  • Blanding: 15 votes, 1.10 percent

# EV - CENTRAL ABSENTEE PRECINCT (08)

  • Youngkin: 1,056 votes, 33.15 percent
  • McAuliffe: 2,116 votes, 66.42 percent
  • Blanding: 11 votes, 0.35 percent

# PE - CENTRAL ABSENTEE PRECINCT (11)

  • Youngkin: 0 votes, 0 percent
  • McAuliffe: 0 votes, 0 percent
  • Blanding: 0 votes, 0 percent

## PROVISIONAL (11)

  • Youngkin: 0 votes, 0 percent
  • McAuliffe: 0 votes, 0 percent
  • Blanding: 0 votes, 0 percent

001 - ONE (11)

  • Youngkin: 338 Votes, 38.19 percent
  • McAuliffe: 542 votes, 61.24 percent
  • Blanding: 4 votes, 0.45 percent

002 - TWO (11)

  • Youngkin: 442 votes, 46.07 percent
  • McAuliffe: 488 votes, 53.28 percent
  • Blanding: 5 votes, 0.55 percent

003 - THREE (11)

  • Youngkin: 513 votes, 44 percent
  • McAuliffe: 643 votes, 55.15 percent
  • Blanding: 9 votes, 0.09 percent

004 - FOUR (11)

  • Youngkin: 346 votes, 43.52 percent
  • McAuliffe: 439 votes, 55.22 percent
  • Blanding: 6 votes, 0.75 percent

005 - FIVE (11)

  • Youngkin: 323 votes, 38.36 percent
  • McAuliffe: 516 votes, 61.28 percent
  • Blanding: 3 votes, 0.36 percent

006 - SIX (11)

  • Youngkin: 378 votes, 41.22 percent
  • McAuliffe: 536 votes, 58.45 percent
  • Blanding: 3 votes, 0.33 percent

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