In yesterday’s 57th District House of Delegates Democratic primary, former mayor David Toscano easily won the nomination with 54% of the vote. The other two candidates, developer Clement “Kim” Tingley and UVa professor Rich Collins, split the remainder, with Collins at 24% and Tingley at 22%. Turnout was, frankly, embarrassing, At 10% turnout , the district fared better than the 4% statewide, but with something closer to 25% forecast, it was a disappointment to see just 4,152 people take part in the process. Toscano will face Republican Tom McCrystal in the general election in November. Bob Gibson has the story in today’s Progress, and the State Board of Elections has the numbers.
Sideblog
- There's an E85 station in Albemarle now. #
- Urban Outfitters to open up in the old Hardware Store. Ugh. The very worst of Old Town Alexandria, right here in C'ville. #
- Wistar and Darren's spider on frog on turtle photo keeps getting more famous. #
- Trish took some photos of an albino deer, or perhaps a piebald deer. In either case, it's an awfully rare thing and, incidentally, perfectly legal to hunt in VA. #
- David Maurer provides the address of some of the best Christmas lights around town, and I mapped them. In a nutshell, it's all about Meade, Holmes, and Agnese. Update: The DP mapped them, too. #
- Google Maps now provides CTS routes, complete with fare prices and scheduling. This is so cool! #
- The Downtown Mall overhaul might come in under budget, thanks to the lousy economy. #
- DMB is playing the JPJ in April. #
- There was a goofy hat dance party flash mob last night. #
- There's a snowy owl in Greene County. It's not unheard of for them to be as far south as Maryland. And I spotted a Northern Saw-whet last week! #
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