RED TO BLUE: Democratic-backed candidate flips seat on Fairfax County School Board
Fairfax County voters elected a Democratic-backed candidate to the school board Tuesday in a special election that was cast by some as a test of the Democratic Party’s strength in the Northern Virginia county.
Karen Keys-Gamarra, an attorney and child advocate, won the at-large seat with nearly 41,000 votes, according to preliminary results Tuesday night.
Chris Grisafe, a federal contractor endorsed by the Fairfax County Republican Committee, received about 21,000 votes. Fewer than 70,000 people cast ballots, according to results, putting turnout at about 10 percent.
Keys-Gamarra will fill the seat of Jeannette Hough, who left the board in June after her husband accepted a work assignment overseas. Hough, who held the at-large seat on the 12-member board, was elected in 2015 with an endorsement from the Fairfax County Republican Committee and was one of three GOP-backed members.
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