Patch Ballston-Virginia Square, VA --Aneesh Chopra, the country's first chief technology officer, carried his home county of Arlington on Tuesday in the Virginia Democratic primary for lieutenant governor, but it wasn't enough to win his party's nomination, according to unofficial results.
State Sen. Ralph Northam, a Democrat from the Norfolk area, won the statewide contest in an election that saw abysmal voter turnout. Northam will face Republican E.W. Jackson, a minister from Chesapeake, in November.
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"I want to congratulate Senator Ralph Northam on his victory tonight in the Democratic Primary," Chopra said in a statement released by his campaign shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday.
"Senator Northam and his staff should be proud of their campaign. While this was not the result that we hoped for tonight — I look forward to coming together to ensure the Democratic ticket wins a clean sweep in November. The work to bring fairness, equality, and opportunity to Virginia continues."
This was Chopra's first bid at elected office.
He did well in the money race, receiving sizable contributions from the likes of Sean Parker, the famous technology entrepreneur, Napster founder and Northern Virginia native, and Eric Schmidt, the California-based software engineer and executive chairman of Google.
Chopra carried Arlington County with 53.58 percent of the vote. He received 4,545 votes in Arlington, compared to Northam's 3,938.
Chopra carried 38 precincts in Arlington; Northam, 14.
In most cases, precincts were won or lost by only a few votes. Chopra lost the Oakridge Precinct by a single vote (35-36), for instance. Northam carried Clarendon by eight votes and Lyon Village by the same.
Chopra did his best in Ashton Heights, Fairlington, Woodlawn and scattered other precincts. He also won the key Madison and Marshall precincts in North Arlington.
Northam carried nearby Alexandria by 61 votes, winning the city in Arlington's back yard with just more than 50 percent of the vote there.
As Tuesday night wore on, Northam was in line to carry Fairfax County with 54 percent of the vote there.
Chopra carried Falls Church with 390 votes to Northam's 297.
Precinct Aneesh Chopra Ralph S. Northam TOTALS
Absentee 231 180 411
Provisional
001 - ARLINGTON 55 36 91
002 - ASHTON HEIGHTS 148 105 253
003 - AURORA HILLS 74 69 143
004 - BALLSTON 86 62 148
005 - BARCROFT 73 81 154
006 - CRYSTAL CITY 33 57 90
007 - CHERRYDALE 136 126 262
008 - HUME 83 82 165
009 - COLUMBIA 75 64 139
010 - WILSON 66 61 127
011 - EAST FALLS CHURCH 91 71 162
012 - FAIRLINGTON 145 104 249
013 - GLEN CARLYN 79 60 139
014 - CLARENDON 45 53 98
015 - LYON PARK 65 59 124
016 - LYON VILLAGE 108 116 224
017 - OVERLEE KNOLLS 152 124 276
018 - PARK LANE 71 61 132
019 - ROSSLYN 84 59 143
020 - THRIFTON 169 180 349
021 - VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS 70 51 121
022 - ABINGDON 79 75 154
023 - WESTOVER 104 94 198
024 - WOODLAWN 162 107 269
025 - ARLINGTON FOREST 97 86 183
026 - FILLMORE 89 65 154
027 - JEFFERSON 96 65 161
028 - CLAREMONT 98 60 158
029 - DOMINION HILLS 148 128 276
030 - GLEBE 69 42 111
031 - LEXINGTON 141 118 259
032 - OAKRIDGE 35 36 71
033 - ROCK SPRING 140 132 272
034 - YORKTOWN 96 81 177
035 - MADISON 138 126 264
036 - MARSHALL 150 135 285
037 - NOTTINGHAM 102 111 213
038 - ARLINGTON VIEW 62 64 126
039 - ASHLAWN 56 58 114
040 - VIRGINIA SQUARE 73 54 127
041 - WOODBURY 51 41 92
042 - SHIRLINGTON 41 43 84
043 - ARLINGTON MILL 27 30 57
044 - DAWSON TERRACE 55 52 107
045 - BUCKINGHAM 42 53 95
046 - CENTRAL 45 43 88
047 - FOUR MILE RUN 41 30 71
048 - COURTLANDS 49 31 80
049 - MONROE 52 40 92
050 - CRYSTAL PLAZA 20 25 45
051 - TAYLOR 23 43 66
052 - GUNSTON 25 9 34
TOTAL 4545 3938 8483
*Herring Wins Attorney General Nomination*
State Sen. Mark Herring, a Loudoun County Democrat, won his party's nomination in the state attorney general race, the only other contest on Tuesday's ballot.
Herring won a tight race against Justin Fairfax, a former federal prosecutor who worked to fight drug and human trafficking in Alexandria.
Herring won more than 60 percent of the vote in Arlington County. Herring won 45 of Arlington's 52 precincts, several of them handily.
Fairfax carried Gunston Precinct by a single vote and Crystal City by two.
Precinct Mark R. Herring Justin E. Fairfax TOTALS
Absentee 244 156 400
Provisional
001 - ARLINGTON 44 43 87
002 - ASHTON HEIGHTS 138 104 242
003 - AURORA HILLS 82 53 135
004 - BALLSTON 80 67 147
005 - BARCROFT 96 54 150
006 - CRYSTAL CITY 52 54 106
007 - CHERRYDALE 154 96 250
008 - HUME 76 85 161
009 - COLUMBIA 89 52 141
010 - WILSON 75 51 126
011 - EAST FALLS CHURCH 99 56 155
012 - FAIRLINGTON 150 95 245
013 - GLEN CARLYN 83 47 130
014 - CLARENDON 58 38 96
015 - LYON PARK 48 74 122
016 - LYON VILLAGE 133 79 212
017 - OVERLEE KNOLLS 167 92 259
018 - PARK LANE 61 62 123
019 - ROSSLYN 78 59 137
020 - THRIFTON 202 136 338
021 - VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS 72 46 118
022 - ABINGDON 83 62 145
023 - WESTOVER 124 65 189
024 - WOODLAWN 166 92 258
025 - ARLINGTON FOREST 114 63 177
026 - FILLMORE 80 68 148
027 - JEFFERSON 93 62 155
028 - CLAREMONT 101 50 151
029 - DOMINION HILLS 182 81 263
030 - GLEBE 33 76 109
031 - LEXINGTON 177 78 255
032 - OAKRIDGE 41 29 70
033 - ROCK SPRING 190 70 260
034 - YORKTOWN 119 47 166
035 - MADISON 155 98 253
036 - MARSHALL 165 105 270
037 - NOTTINGHAM 145 54 199
038 - ARLINGTON VIEW 64 55 119
039 - ASHLAWN 64 48 112
040 - VIRGINIA SQUARE 71 54 125
041 - WOODBURY 53 37 90
042 - SHIRLINGTON 44 40 84
043 - ARLINGTON MILL 36 19 55
044 - DAWSON TERRACE 47 58 105
045 - BUCKINGHAM 57 34 91
046 - CENTRAL 50 38 88
047 - FOUR MILE RUN 41 29 70
048 - COURTLANDS 41 34 75
049 - MONROE 48 41 89
050 - CRYSTAL PLAZA 24 20 44
051 - TAYLOR 45 20 65
052 - GUNSTON 17 18 35
TOTAL 4951 3244 8195 Reported by Patch 1 day ago.