Virginia certifies 2024 General Election results
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Just under a month after Virginians made their voices heard at the polls this election cycle, Virginia's State Board of Elections has certified the results of the 2024 General Election. On Monday, Dec. 2, the State Board of Elections unanimously voted to certify the results of the General Election held on Nov. 5, according to a press release. You can view those results here. Virginia leaders react to Donald Trump’s election win Regarding the presidency, Virginians voted in favor of electing Vice President Kamala Harris as their next president by a nearly 6-point margin over President-elect Donald Trump, giving her the Commonwealth's 13 electoral votes. State Sen. Tim Kaine (D) was reelected on a nearly ten-point margin over challenger Hung Cao (R). Among the several House of Representative races, State representatives John McGuire (R), Jennifer McClellan (D) and Rob Wittman (R) were among the victors. Virginians cast their ballots on a variety of other state and county-level matters, including the election of numerous local officials and a constitutional amendment. The latter of those -- which had to do with the awarding of property tax relief to certain qualifying military spouses -- overwhelmingly passed, with more than 93% of voters in favor of the amendment. Prior to the State Board of Elections voting to certify these results, local electoral boards also certified them. They were also checked for accuracy by the Virginia Department of Elections, according to the release. Virginia voter turnout down across the board this election, especially in ‘blue’ localities Additionally, in accordance with state law, two risk-limiting audits (RLAs) were conducted prior to certification. On Nov. 18, District 1 of the House of Representatives was chosen at random for an RLA. According to the release, the risk limit for both that House district and the Senate race was set at 10%. On Nov. 20 and Nov. 21, these RLAs were held. In the Senate RLA, 1,878 ballots were selected for the audit using the ballot polling method, according to the release. In the House of Representatives RLA, 19 randomly selected ballots were chosen using the batch comparison method for the audit, resulting in a total of 137,627 being hand-counted. "The 10 percent risk limit was successfully met in the first round of both audits," the state board said in the release. A full report on the RLAs will be presented to the State Board of Elections in Jan. 2025.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Just under a month after Virginians made their voices heard at the polls this election cycle, Virginia's State Board of Elections has certified the results of the 2024 General Election.
On Monday, Dec. 2, the State Board of Elections unanimously voted to certify the results of the General Election held on Nov. 5, according to a press release. You can view those results here.
Virginia leaders react to Donald Trump’s election win
Regarding the presidency, Virginians voted in favor of electing Vice President Kamala Harris as their next president by a nearly 6-point margin over President-elect Donald Trump, giving her the Commonwealth's 13 electoral votes.
State Sen. Tim Kaine (D) was reelected on a nearly ten-point margin over challenger Hung Cao (R). Among the several House of Representative races, State representatives John McGuire (R), Jennifer McClellan (D) and Rob Wittman (R) were among the victors.
Virginians cast their ballots on a variety of other state and county-level matters, including the election of numerous local officials and a constitutional amendment.
The latter of those -- which had to do with the awarding of property tax relief to certain qualifying military spouses -- overwhelmingly passed, with more than 93% of voters in favor of the amendment.
Prior to the State Board of Elections voting to certify these results, local electoral boards also certified them. They were also checked for accuracy by the Virginia Department of Elections, according to the release.
Virginia voter turnout down across the board this election, especially in ‘blue’ localities
Additionally, in accordance with state law, two risk-limiting audits (RLAs) were conducted prior to certification. On Nov. 18, District 1 of the House of Representatives was chosen at random for an RLA. According to the release, the risk limit for both that House district and the Senate race was set at 10%.
On Nov. 20 and Nov. 21, these RLAs were held. In the Senate RLA, 1,878 ballots were selected for the audit using the ballot polling method, according to the release. In the House of Representatives RLA, 19 randomly selected ballots were chosen using the batch comparison method for the audit, resulting in a total of 137,627 being hand-counted.
"The 10 percent risk limit was successfully met in the first round of both audits," the state board said in the release.
A full report on the RLAs will be presented to the State Board of Elections in Jan. 2025.
