Lynch’s election comes in the wake of the death of longtime Brookland Supervisor Republican Richard W. “Dick” Glover earlier this year. Harvey Hinson has been temporarily serving as the Brookland supervisor.

The race for Glover’s seat had a measure of controversy. Lynch took issue with doctored mailers produced by the Republican Party of Virginia depicting her alongside Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, who endorsed Lynch. The move to publicly endorse a candidate running in a neighboring locality struck some as unusual, while others saw no issue with it. Another Republican Party of Virginia mailer featured a Facebook post from an account the social media company deleted after a Lynch volunteer said the account was fraudulent.

Witte said he had nothing to do with the mailers and would have objected to them, had he known about them. He could not be reached for comment Tuesday night.

“I do feel this is the next era of Henrico’s success,” Lynch said in an interview. “This is a bellwether for what will and won’t be tolerated in politics.”

Volunteers for both campaigns stood outside the polling place at Glen Allen Elementary School during the day, which saw a steady stream of voters during the afternoon.