With 100% of precincts reporting, Democratic Party-backed Karen Keys-Gamarra has pulled off a stunning victory over GOP-backed Chris Grisafe with a nearly 2-to-1 win and goes onto become the Fairfax School Board At-Large-Elect!

Some were worried that the rain (it being the second day of school) would depress what will already be a very low turnout, but it appears the Democrats have succeeded in getting out the vote! This was made possible by a coalition of candidates up and down the ticket, and a legion of dedicated Democratic volunteers that braved the rain.

It’s also important to remember that the Republican who formerly held this seat resigned 10 days earlier than necessary in order to trigger a special election. Had she waited, this election would have been held in November along with the rest of our races. This was done on purpose to try and depress the vote, and it cost Fairfax taxpayers close to $250,000 that they would not have needed to pay otherwise.

Here’s my official statement on Karen’s win:

And here’s thee final vote count:

244 precincts of 244 (100.00%) reporting

Candidate Votes Percent Chris S. Grisafe 21,114 32.70% Sandra D. Allen 789 1.22% Karen A. Keys-Gamarra* 41,208 63.83% Michael H. Owens 1,406 2.18% Write In 43 0.07%

*Declared winner

Last Modified on 08/29/2017 09:02 PM