Prince William Times November 7, 2018

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FINISH LINE: Prince William County runners like Forest Park’s Kyle Easton hope to peak at Saturday’s state meet. Page 14

November 7, 2018 | Vol. 17, No. 45 | www.PrinceWilliamTimes.com | 50¢ Covering Prince William County and surrounding communities, including Gainesville, Haymarket, Dumfries, Occoquan, Quantico and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.

Wexton flips 10th District, Wittman holds onto 1st By James Ivancic and Karen Chaffraix Times Staff Writers

Kaine wins big in Virginia

Republican Rob Wittman held his seat in Congress while Republican Barbara Comstock lost hers Tuesday in two races impacting Prince William County. Challenger Jennifer Wexton beat incumbent Comstock, according to unofficial results, in the race for the 10th District seat in Congress, which includes part of Prince William County and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park. Wittman beat Democratic challenger Vangie Williams in the 1st District, which includes part of Prince William and a sliver of Fauquier County as well as part or all of 19 other counties plus the city of Fredericksburg.

Democrat incumbent wins 56 percent of vote to dismiss Republican Stewart

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PHOTO BY RANDY LITZINGER Sen. Tim Kaine greets the crowd at the “Blue Wave Rally” at Prince William fairgrounds on Sunday, Nov. 4.

By Jill Palermo

VOTE

Times Staff Writer

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine was declared the early winner of his race against Republican Corey Stewart. Major news organizations called the race soon after the polls closed at 7 p.m., even as thousands remained in line at polling places across the state. Kaine, 60, campaigned vigorously across the state until the last days of the campaign. He made a point of making numerous joint appearances with Democratic candidates for Congress in Virginia, his name appearing on campaign signs more commonly with other candidates’ than by itself.

2018 Visit PrinceWilliamTimes.com for the latest election coverage In a statement Tuesday, Kaine called the race “a really special campaign” and quite a contrast to two years ago, in 2016, when he lost his bid for the vice presidency; he was on the ballot with Democrat Hilary Clinton. Kaine noted that things brightened for the Democrats with big wins INSIDE Business ..............................................9 Classified............................................20 Calendar.............................................16 Education.............................................4

in Virginia in 2017. “Now, another year later, we’ve turned that flicker into a bright shining beacon of hope,” Kaine added, thanking his supporters across the state. Kaine drew a crowd of more than 300 to the Prince William County fairgrounds for a “blue wave rally” Sunday. He called for not only a blue wave across Virginia but a wave of “character, compassion, community and love” across the country. He called for the need to counter the sharp campaign rhetoric that critics of President Donald Trump say sparked a wave of domestic violence before Tuesday’s election.

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TIMES STAFF PHOTO/JAMES IVANCIC Jennifer Wexton meets voters outside Tyler Elementary School in Gainesville Tuesday morning.

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