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5 | n LEESBURG
VOL. 8, NO. 50
8 | n EDUCATION
10 | n PUBLIC SAFETY
16| n LEGAL NOTICES
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Voters Head to the Polls While ballots have been trickling in at the polls for weeks, the 2023 campaign season will close out Tuesday with the voters selecting members to serve on the Board of Supervisors and School Board for the next four years, deciding the balance of power in the General Assembly, as well as filling five local constitutional offices and a handful of town council seats, and authorizing $579 million in new
local debt. As of Tuesday, 8.53% of Loudoun’s 293,429 registered voters had already cast their ballots, either by mail or at one of the county’s early voting centers, according to the Office of Elections. More than 19,000 people had voted early in person and another 5,740 mail-in votes had been tallied by Oct. 31. Nearly 24,000 voters requested mail-in ballots this year and just
over 12,000 had been returned so far. Early voting will continue through Saturday, Nov. 4, with ballot stations at the Office of Elections in Leesburg, the Claude Moore Recreation Center in Sterling, the Dulles South Recreation Center, and the Carver Senior Center in PurcellELECTION 2023 continues on page 41
Halloween on Parade Community members gathered along King Street in downtown Leesburg on Tuesday evening to wave at floats and collect candy during the annual Halloween parade. The parade is organized by the Leesburg Kiwanis Club and is in its 66th year of production, making it one of the oldest in the eastern U.S.
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NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Spending Falls in Board Races; Assembly Seats Draw Million Dollar Battles NORMAN K. STYER
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It seems like the cost of everything is going up these days, but most candidates running for seats on the county Board of Supervisors are enjoying somewhat of a bargain year. In 2019, candidates in those nine districts spent more than $3.5 million in their election bids. This year, candidates have raised less than half that amount, according to the most recent campaign financial disclosure filings, which cover fundraising and spending through Oct. 26. The race for the county chair at large seat is seeing the greatest change, with two-term incumbent Phyllis Randall (D) and her two challengers raising a total of $272,500. In the 2019 campaign, Randall and two other candidates in that race spent a total of $1.6 million—the most ever in that countywide race. The 2023 race is on pace to be the lowest-cost contest since 1999, when three candidates spent a total of $237,280. CAMPAIGN FINANCES continues on page 41
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