Like to spend time at the Outer Banks? You may already know you can’t buy a mixed drink on Hatteras Island.
And that isn’t going to change.
In yesterday’s elections in North Carolina, Hatteras residents went to the polls to vote on a measure that would have allowed the sale of mixed beverages on the island. The Virginian-Pilot reports that the proposal failed by an unofficial vote of 855-657.
Moral: Have a pop at the hotel or the beach house, which is probably a better idea anyway.
Showing posts with label Elections. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elections. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Two longtime prosecutors defeated
From yesterday's election results...
Two longtime commonwealth's attorneys, one in Caroline County and the other in Albemarle, were defeated by opponents calling for change.
In Caroline, Harvey Latney Jr. has been the top prosecutor for 30 years. But newcomer Tony Spencer got 60 percent of the vote, according to The Free Lance-Star.
And The Daily Progress reports that challenger Denise Lunsford beat four-term incumbent Jim Camblos in the race for Albemarle County commonwealth’s attorney.
Two longtime commonwealth's attorneys, one in Caroline County and the other in Albemarle, were defeated by opponents calling for change.
In Caroline, Harvey Latney Jr. has been the top prosecutor for 30 years. But newcomer Tony Spencer got 60 percent of the vote, according to The Free Lance-Star.
And The Daily Progress reports that challenger Denise Lunsford beat four-term incumbent Jim Camblos in the race for Albemarle County commonwealth’s attorney.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Election roundup
Yesterday was primary day across Virginia, with turnout at pitifully low levels. Among the results:
McEachin beats Lambert. Longtime Democratic Sen. Bennie Lambert of Richmond endorsed former U.S. Sen. George Allen last fall, and he paid for it last night. Trial lawyer Donald McEachin, the Dems’ 2001 nominee for Attorney General, gave up his House seat to challenge Lambert and bested him by a comfortable margin. Joe Morrissey, the former Richmond commonwealth’s attorney who has been disbarred, topped a five-candidate field for McEachin’s House seat. The Richmond Times-Dispatch has details.
Stosch survives. The T-D also reports that Senate Majority Leader Walter Stosch of Henrico County spent a whole lot of money to fight off a challenge from the right. Attorney Joe Blackburn made it close. Stosch spent almost a million dollars and garnered a 272-vote victory.
Williams, Bell don’t make it. Two other Republican senators weren’t so lucky. Sen. Marty Williams of Newport News lost to conservative GOP activist Patricia Stall, per The Daily Press. Out in Southwest Virginia, Sen. Brandon Bell was narrowly defeated by former Roanoke Mayor Ralph Smith, reports the Roanoke Times. Both incumbents had supported former Gov. Mark Warner’s tax reform package in 2004.
Another Stolle in politics. Chris Stolle, a physician and brother of Sen. Ken Stolle, R-Virginia Beach, won his primary race for the GOP nomination for a House seat, according to The Virginian-Pilot.
Joannou survives. Portsmouth Del. Johnny Joannou, the lone Democrat to oppose Warner’s tax package three years ago, faced a tough race from Henry Light, a retired Norfolk Southern lawyer. Warner endorsed the challenger, but as The Virginian-Pilot reports, Joannou prevailed.
Holtzman Vogel wins nod for Potts seat. Jill Holtzman Vogel, the former chief counsel to the Republican National Committee who now practices in Northern Virginia, will seek the seat of retiring Sen. H. Russell Potts Jr., after defeating restaurateur Mark Tate, who was indicted for election fraud last month. The Winchester Star has the story.
McEachin beats Lambert. Longtime Democratic Sen. Bennie Lambert of Richmond endorsed former U.S. Sen. George Allen last fall, and he paid for it last night. Trial lawyer Donald McEachin, the Dems’ 2001 nominee for Attorney General, gave up his House seat to challenge Lambert and bested him by a comfortable margin. Joe Morrissey, the former Richmond commonwealth’s attorney who has been disbarred, topped a five-candidate field for McEachin’s House seat. The Richmond Times-Dispatch has details.
Stosch survives. The T-D also reports that Senate Majority Leader Walter Stosch of Henrico County spent a whole lot of money to fight off a challenge from the right. Attorney Joe Blackburn made it close. Stosch spent almost a million dollars and garnered a 272-vote victory.
Williams, Bell don’t make it. Two other Republican senators weren’t so lucky. Sen. Marty Williams of Newport News lost to conservative GOP activist Patricia Stall, per The Daily Press. Out in Southwest Virginia, Sen. Brandon Bell was narrowly defeated by former Roanoke Mayor Ralph Smith, reports the Roanoke Times. Both incumbents had supported former Gov. Mark Warner’s tax reform package in 2004.
Another Stolle in politics. Chris Stolle, a physician and brother of Sen. Ken Stolle, R-Virginia Beach, won his primary race for the GOP nomination for a House seat, according to The Virginian-Pilot.
Joannou survives. Portsmouth Del. Johnny Joannou, the lone Democrat to oppose Warner’s tax package three years ago, faced a tough race from Henry Light, a retired Norfolk Southern lawyer. Warner endorsed the challenger, but as The Virginian-Pilot reports, Joannou prevailed.
Holtzman Vogel wins nod for Potts seat. Jill Holtzman Vogel, the former chief counsel to the Republican National Committee who now practices in Northern Virginia, will seek the seat of retiring Sen. H. Russell Potts Jr., after defeating restaurateur Mark Tate, who was indicted for election fraud last month. The Winchester Star has the story.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Northern Virginia Senate candidate indicted
A Middleburg man running for the Republican nomination for a state Senate seat has been indicted in Loudoun County on charges of election fraud and perjury. The Washington Post reports that the indictments were made public today, three weeks before voters go to the polls.
Mark Tate, a restaurateur and the former vice mayor of Middleburg, faces Jill Holtzman Vogel, a Warrenton lawyer, for the GOP nod for the seat of retiring Sen. H. Russell Potts Jr., I-Winchester. The seat’s district covers parts of Loudoun and Fauquier counties, all of Clarke and Frederick counties and the City of Winchester.
Tate’s lawyer, Ed MacMahon, told the Post that Tate would plead not guilty to the charges. MacMahon blasted the timing of the indictments, so close to the June 12 primary date. The prosecutor who brought the charges, Jim Plowman, said politics had nothing to do with it. He added that a special prosecutor, King George County Commonwealth's Attorney Matt Britton, will handle the case from now on.
Mark Tate, a restaurateur and the former vice mayor of Middleburg, faces Jill Holtzman Vogel, a Warrenton lawyer, for the GOP nod for the seat of retiring Sen. H. Russell Potts Jr., I-Winchester. The seat’s district covers parts of Loudoun and Fauquier counties, all of Clarke and Frederick counties and the City of Winchester.
Tate’s lawyer, Ed MacMahon, told the Post that Tate would plead not guilty to the charges. MacMahon blasted the timing of the indictments, so close to the June 12 primary date. The prosecutor who brought the charges, Jim Plowman, said politics had nothing to do with it. He added that a special prosecutor, King George County Commonwealth's Attorney Matt Britton, will handle the case from now on.
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