Loudoun School Board Results: Incumbents Trail In Reelection Efforts

Updated at 10:55 p.m.

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — Every seat on the Loudoun School Board was up for election this year, including an at-large position. Unofficial results are now available through the Virginia Department of Elections.

(See real-time election results at the bottom of this story.)

As of 11 p.m. on Tuesday night, all of Loudoun's precincts reported Election Day tallies. Provisional ballots had not been counted.

Unofficial results showed April Chandler, Deana Griffiths, Linda Deans, Kari LaBell, Lauren Shernoff, Arban Istefi, Joe Smith, and Anne Donohue with early leads at 11 p.m.

Only two incumbents ran for reelection in 2023: Leesburg's Erika Ogedegbe and Ashburn's Harris Mahedavi. Both current school board members trailed in their races on Tuesday night, unofficial results showed.

The Loudoun County School Board has been ripe with controversy in recent years. The school system's superintendent was fired after a pair of high-profile sexual assaults that catapulted the district into the national spotlight.

Read more: LCPS Employees Indicted By Grand Jury

In Patch questionnaires, candidates cited varying reasons for seeking office. Joe Smith is running in the Little River district. He told Patch that the school board needs change.

"I am running for School Board to help restore common sense and sound judgement to the decision-making and policy processes in our education system," Smith said in a Patch questionnaire. "I believe we need change in the way our school system is currently functioning, to help restore trust with the community we serve."

Erika Ogedegbe is an incumbent school board member representing Leesburg. She told Patch that the school board still needs to work on rebuilding its reputation.

"[The single most pressing issue facing our board is] communication and trust," she said in a questionnaire. "As the current school board member in Leesburg, I strive to be available and a resource to my constituents."

At 4 p.m., Loudoun County election officials provided a voter turnout estimate. Officials 22.27 percent of registered voters cast their ballot before 4 p.m. on Election Day.

"With early and marked mail ballots, turnout is approximately 37.77%," officials said on Facebook.

Where To Find Election Results

Unofficial election results are available on the Virginia Department of Elections website. Follow Patch on Election Day for live coverage of local and state election results.

Real-time results are below — use the scroll on the right if all races are not visible. Patch will be updating the results throughout the night as votes are tallied — be sure to refresh the page for the latest updates.

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Read more:

• Candidate Profile: Megan Lockwood For Loudoun School Board
• 2023 Candidate Profile: April Moore Chandler For Loudoun School Board
• 2023 Candidate Profile: Buta Biberaj For Commonwealth's Attorney
• 2023 Candidate Profile: Sylvia Glass For Broad Run Supervisor
• Candidate Profile: Erika Ogedegbe For Loudoun School Board
• Candidate Profile: Sam Kroiz For Loudoun County Chairman
• Candidate Profile: Joe Smith For Loudoun School Board