GOP Candidate Explains Why He’s Running for County Board
It's going to be quite the uphill climb for Republican County Board candidate Matt Wavro. Wavro will be facing Democrat Libby Garvey and perennial Green Party candidate Audrey Clement in...
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Pence’s Arlington Home Causing Indiana Election Flap
An election battle is brewing in Indiana over Rep. Mike Pence's home in Arlington. The Republican congressman is running for governor in his home state of Indiana. According to The Journal...
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Arlington, Alexandria Compete for Federal Funds -- Alexandria's planned transit corridor along Route 1 is competing with Arlington's proposed Columbia Pike streetcar for a limited pool of federal...
New Obama Campaign Office Opens on Columbia Pike
Democratic officials say about 200 supporters showed up on Sunday afternoon for the opening of a new, local Obama presidential campaign office at 2408 Columbia Pike. Among the bold-faced names who...
Candidate Withdraws from School Board Race
A little more than two months after announcing he was running, a candidate for Arlington School Board is dropping out. Larry Fishtahler has withdrawn from the race. In February, Fishtahler...
Shuttleworth Alleges ‘Corruption’ Behind Ballot Denial
Update at 5:50 p.m. -- Rep. Moran's campaign and the state Democratic party have responded to Shuttleworth's allegations. When the campaign of Democratic congressional challenger Bruce...
Shuttleworth Campaign Fights to Get on Ballot
The campaign of Bruce Shuttleworth, would-be Democratic primary challenger to Rep. Jim Moran, is vowing to press on after election officials determined that it came up 18 signatures short of the...
UPDATED: Bishop O’Connell Inadvertently Contributed to Kelly Campaign
(Updated at 5:45 p.m.) On March 15, a year to the day after the all-Democrat Arlington County Board rejected a controversial plan to add lights to its football and baseball fields, Bishop O'Connell...
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Contractor Chosen for New Ballston Apt. Tower -- KBR Building Group has been tapped to build "The Place at Founders Square," a new 17-story, mixed-use residential tower at 4000 Wilson Boulevard....
School Board to Appoint Successor to Garvey
Libby Garvey officially resigned from the Arlington School Board this morning following her election to the Arlington County Board yesterday. That opens up Garvey's seat to an appointee to be named...
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GOP May Skip November Board Race -- With a presidential election likely to bring Democrats out to the polls in droves, Republicans are saying, privately, that it's likely they will not be running...
Libby Garvey Wins County Board Special Election
(Updated at 11:50 p.m.) School Board member Libby Garvey has been elected to the Arlington County Board after a special election that saw historically low voter turnout. Garvey, a Democrat,...
Low Turnout Could Swing Election Results
All bets are off for today's County Board special election, as a combination of a third party candidate and historically low voter turnout mean that it's anybody's guess who will emerge...
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Polls Open for County Board Race -- Polls are open until 7:00 p.m. for today's Arlington County Board special election. The three candidates on the ballot are Libby Garvey (D), Mark Kelly (R) and...
Stats Suggest Dems Need About 10,000 Votes
If the past five special elections are a guide, Democrats will need to muster about 10,000 votes to win tomorrow's County Board special election. Democratic candidate and School Board member Libby...
