More than 57% of Alexandria voters have cast ballots in today’s (Nov. 3) congressional midterm election, according to 4 p.m. turnout data released by the city’s Office of Voter Registration and Elections.
A total of 58,614 votes were reported in Alexandria, representing 57.21% of the city’s 102,451 active registered voters. Many of the turnout can be attributed to 34,417 residents casting early votes, making up about 34% of the city’s active registered voters.
David Paladin-Fernandez was elected the president of the Alexandria teachers union in a recent runoff election, the Virginia Education Association announced Tuesday (July 21).
Paladin-Fernandez won the runoff with 217 votes against 196 votes cast for his opponent, Christina Bohringer. The news comes two months after Paladin-Fernandez was disqualified from running in the Education Association of Alexandria’s officer elections for alleged campaign violations.
