Democrat Kenneth Plum Declared Winner Of 36th District Delegate Race

Updated: 11:36 a.m.

RESTON, VA — Virginia Democrats congratulated incumbent Del. Kenneth Plum as the projected winner in the 36th District House of Delegates race, according to a 12:03 a.m. post on the party's official Twitter account.

Votes were still being counted on Wednesday morning, with Plum having 25,153 (71.44%) votes compared to Lang's 9,990 (28.37%) with 19 of 20 precincts reporting.

Shortly before 11 a.m., the Associated Press declared Plum the unofficial winner, with 95 percent of precincts reporting.

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, 10:52 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 -2724 precincts of 2855 reporting

• Glenn A.Youngkin-R: 1,663,982 (50.68%)
• Terry R.McAuliffe-D: 1,594,221 (48.55%)
• Princess L. Blanding-LP: 22,631 (0.69%)
• Write In: 2,633 (0.08%)

Lieutenant Governor -2724 precincts of 2855 reporting

• Winsome E. Sears-R: 1,660,174 (50.84%)
• Hala S. Ayala-D: 1,601,728 (49.05%)
• Write In: 3,425 (0.10%)

Attorney General -2724 precincts of 2855 reporting

• Jason S. Miyares-R: 1,649,034 (50.49%)
• Mark R. Herring-D: 1,615,724 (49.43%)
• Write In: 2,662 (0.08%)

House of Delegates - 36th District -19 precincts of 20 reporting

• Matthew J. Lang-R: 9,990 (28.37%)
• Kenneth R. "Ken" Plum-D: 25,153 (71.44%)
• Write-In: 61 (0.19%)

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

Precinct chief Elizabeth Shreffler said about 10 people were waiting in line when the Reston Community Center at Lake Anne polls opened at 6 a.m. on Tuesday. She estimated that by 3 p.m. about 50 percent of the precinct’s active registered voters had already cast a ballot.

“We've been steady all day,” she said. "It's maybe higher than I would have expected, but we always really do well in this precinct.”

This the 16th election Shreffer has volunteered at the Lake Anne polls and her 10th as a precinct chief. She volunteers at the polls as a way to acknowledge the importance of the right to vote.

“My foremothers fought and died literally for this right, and so it's very important for me to make sure that other people can enjoy and exercise that right," she said.

More information: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections.

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💙@KenPlum1 is in his 40th year of service as a member of the House of Delegates — and he just secured another term representing HD-36! pic.twitter.com/AsoVpbMcHZ
— VA House Democrats (@VAHouseDems) November 3, 2021