David Reid Re-Elected In Virginia's 32nd District Delegate Seat

Ashburn VA

02 November, 2021

7:00 PM

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Updated at 9:51 p.m. ASHBURN, VA —Polls are now closed in Ashburn. Voters await the results of races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and the Virginia House of Delegates. In Ashburn, incumbent delegate David Reid won his re-election bid for the 32nd district seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. This year, the Ashburn's ballot included the aforementioned statewide races, in addition to a trio of funding questions for projects around Loudoun County. In the 32nd district, which encompasses most of the Ashburn area, incumbent Del. David Reid faces two challengers: Republican Scott Pio and independent Nicholas Allegro. In Loudoun County, voters were also able to voice their opinion on a series of funding questions. The first asked if voters would like to devote funds to finance school costs, as requested by the school board. The second asked if voters would like to fund road and transportation improvement projects. The final question concerned the funding of a new fire and rescue training facility. Read more: Ashburn General Election 2021: How, Where To Vote In the 32nd district, David Reid holds a lead, according to unofficial results. Reid has 58 percent of the votes with 25 of the area's 26 precincts reporting results. The Associated Press declared Reid as the winner on Tuesday night. Unofficial elections results also showed that Loudoun residents voted overwhelmingly in favor of funding all three proposed projects. With 100 of 101 precincts reporting, 66 percent of voters approved of the schools project, 81 percent voted to support the new fire and rescue training facility, and 76 percent of voters chose to fund the proposed transportation projects, according to unofficial results. Reproductive rights were just one of the issues that voters considered in Tuesday's elections. James Pryor, a student at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, said concerns about reproductive rights encouraged him and his girlfriend to vote. "We're both voting because of the abortion laws," Pryor said on Tuesday. "We're afraid they're going to get overturned like they did in Texas." Angela Soto, a voter from Dale City, shared similar sentiments. "No man should be telling a woman what to do with her body," Soto said. Soto said she voted for candidates who noted plans to raise the minimum wage, which is slated to increase to $11 per hour on Jan. 1, 2022. We will update this story as results come in. Subscribe to free News Alerts for election results.