Politics & Government
Prince William County Carries Marshall to Victory
Del. Bob Marshall won 60 percent of the votes in Prince William County but he only squeaked by his opponent in Manassas Park.
A major redistricting change in the 13th House of Delegates District resulted in a lot less voters on Tuesday night, but the results remained the same: a victory for Republican Del. Bob Marshall.
Unlike in 2009, Loudoun County isn't a part of the 13th District. Only voters in Prince William County and Manassas Park could cast ballots in this race for 2011.
Marshall won 59.57 percent of the votes compared to Democrat Carl Genthner's 40.31 percent. Only 10,081 of the 43,605 registered voters cast a ballot Tuesday night and 6,006 chose Marshall.
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The district was larger in 2009, when Marshall won 22,982 total votes against challenger John Bell, who got 10,122 votes.
"Thank you to all my supporters who came out to vote today and all of the folks who worked the polls!" Marshall Tweeted today. "Looking forward to working for you all for 2 more years!"
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On Tuesday night, 8,868 of 37,091 registered Prince William County voters went to the polls, which is only 23.9 percent. The unofficial results show 5,341 Prince William County voters chose Marshall and 3,517 voters chose Genthner.
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