Lexington keeps incumbents
in City Council race

Voters elect Lexington City Council members Mimi Elrod, Jim Gianniny, and newcomer Frank Friedman to office Tuesday amidst strong voter turnout in the city's first contested election since 1998.

                              Mimi Elrod celebrates with supporters    Photo by Stacey Grijalva

• Mimi Elrod and friends react to the results

• Frank Friedman and Jim Gianniny discuss citizen support with Anchor Kaylee Hartung

In Lexington, turnout reached 55 percent on Tuesday, up just one percentage point from the 2002.  Rockbridge County also saw an increase in voter turnout, with 57 percent of voters casting ballots this year and 52 in the previous midterm election. Just 40 percent of registered voters in Buena Vista made it to the polls in 2002, and this year, the city’s turnout rose to 49 percent.
Photo by Nicole Mooradian

• Britt Staniar reports from the polls on turnout
• Quick facts:  Voter turnout stats
• Slide show
• Jessica Hopper and Megann Daw talk to voters about the issues

Produced by Washington and Lee journalism students.

Lead supervisor:      Prof. Claudette Artwick

Reporting supervisors:

Prof. Doug Cumming

Prof. Robert de Maria

Prof. Phylissa Mitchell

Technical supervisor:  Michael Todd