The city had 444 people register to vote between January and October, then saw more than that in a single day on Tuesday.
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Trump store owner loses in Boones Mill mayoral bid
Incumbent Victor Conner received 87 percent of the 124 votes cast.
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Republicans on path to increase Lynchburg City Council majority
Unofficial election results as of early Wednesday showed Republicans winning three of the four Lynchburg City Council seats up for grabs while an incumbent Democrat was reelected to the fourth spot.
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Lawson, Mei and Gravely take open council seats
Based on the preliminary count, Lawson secured 24.8% of the vote while Mei received 21.4% and Gravely 21.3%. Wilson and Herlem received a respective 18% and 13.9% of the vote.
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Turk, Saunders and Green win Salem City Council race
Jim Wallace, as of late Tuesday night, is 203 votes behind Anne Marie Green.
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Harris wins Virginia
Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic candidate for president, beat Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump to win Virginia’s 13 electoral votes.
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Kaine wins bid for third term in U.S. Senate
Democratic incumbent Sen. Tim Kaine beat his Republican challenger, Hung Cao, by 6 percentage points Tuesday night.
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Just a few days before Election Day, the HopeTree conversation is not over
HopeTree Family Services submitted a new rezoning application, and Salem City Council will soon have another public hearing on the controversial rezoning approved in June.
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Virginia officials take voting case to U.S. Supreme Court
Virginia officials say that they should be allowed to continue a program to remove noncitizens from the voter rolls ahead of the Nov. 5 election. The U.S. Department of Justice and voting-rights groups argue that the program violates federal law and has affected eligible voters as well.
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McGuire and Witt offer contrasting views in first and likely only 5th District debate
The largely civil debate lacked fireworks but offered voters two starkly different visions of the future of the 5th Congressional District, with one surprising point of agreement.
