Politics & Government
Kincaid Declared Winner In Fairfax County Sheriff's Race: AP
Sheriff Stacey Kincaid defeated Democratic primary challenger Kelvin Garcia and was declared the winner of the race by the Associated Press.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — Stacey Ann Kincaid, the first woman to serve as Fairfax County's sheriff, was declared the unofficial winner in Tuesday's Democratic Party Primary by the Associated Press.
With 82,065 votes reported from 99 percent of the county's precincts, Kincaid soundly defeated challenger Kelvin Garcia 61,733 votes (75.2 percent) to 20,332 (24.8 percent).
With Tuesday's victory, Kincaid will represent the Democratic Party on the Nov. 7 ballot, where she'll face independent candidate Jerry McMillian.
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During the primary campaign, Kincaid ran with incumbent Sen. Chap Petersen and Commonwealth's Attorney candidate Edward Nuttall on the Fairfax Common Sense ticket. She was the only one of the trio to win on Tuesday.
Challenger Saddam Salim defeated Petersen in the 37th District race for the Virginia Senate and Nuttall lost to incumbent Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano. Both Salim and Descano were declared winners by the AP.
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