Fauquier Families special section. See pages 17-21 November 3, 2021
State and local races
As of press time Tuesday night, this was the status of statewide and House of Delegates races. All results are unofficial. Governor: Republican Glenn Younkin led Democrat Terry McAuliffe by a large margin. Lieutenant governor: Republican Winsome Sears led Democrat Hala Ayala by a large margin. Attorney general: Republican Jason Miyares led Democrat Mark Herring by a large margin. 18th District: Republican Michael Webert defeated Democrat Douglas Ward. 31st District: Republican Ben Baldwin led Democrat Elizabeth Guzman. 88th District: Republican Phil Scott defeated Democrat Kecia Evans.
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Fauquier polling places see healthy turnout and motivated voters Millions of Virginians head to polls Tuesday to elect governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and state delegates By Robin Earl, Liam Bowman and Coy Ferrell Times Staff Writers
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Poll workers Marlene Browning, Kathlene Bilger and Doug Horhota help Kevin Dwayne Gorden (far left) and other voters as they check in at Cedar Lee Middle School in Bealeton. In the background, poll worker Matt Gregory talks with Jane Hurst from the Electoral Board.
Southern Fauquier voters arrived in a steady stream to the polling stations at Cedar Lee Middle and M.M. Pierce Elementary schools on Tuesday morning; no one had to wait more than a few minutes. Frank Wickerstram, an election observer representing the Republican Party at Cedar Lee, said he had seen no irregularities and that the election was proceeding well and procedures had been followed. It was as Ty Thompson and John Dertzbaugh had expected. The men – who were standing in front of a Republican banner -- were greeting voters at Pierce. “These are friends and neighbors,” Dertzbaugh said. See ELECTION, page 4
Remington’s mayor wants to usher in a new era of prosperity By Coy Ferrell
Times Staff Writer
According to a document from the time, Remington in 1927 was home to a high school, a bank, flour and corn mills, lumber dealers, two garages, a drug store, three grocery stores, a bakery, a tile factory, an electric light plant, feed stores, meat markets, a tanner, a jeweler, a shoe shop, a restaurant and a pool room. Besides the drug store — Remington Drug Company opened in 1913 on Main Street and is still going strong — not much of that exists anymore, although a smattering of shops and offices occupy the Victorian-era buildings. Remington’s new mayor wants to restore some of
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“The preservation of prosperity for the town of Remington for generations to come — that’s what I think this project is going to do.” REMINGTON MAYOR BILL POLK
the luster of downtown, making the historic district a “destination” and infusing new life into the town of about 750 residents. See REMINGTON, page 6
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Currently, East Madison Street in Remington is a quiet side street, lined with a few back parking lots. Mayor Bill Polk has an ambitious plan to transform it into a “second Main Street,” thereby effectively doubling the town’s downtown commercial district.