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<div>'''Heather Danielle Heyer''' (May 29, 1985-[[August 12]], [[2017]]), a legal assistant and civil rights activist, was killed when a car plowed into counter-protesters during the [[2017 Unite the Right Rally]].<ref>https://www.heatherheyerfoundation.com/</ref> <br />
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==References==<br />
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==External Links==<br />
* See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlottesville_car_attack#Victims Charlottesville car attack] on Wikipedia.<br />
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[[Category:Murder victims]]</div>Pbmeyerhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=2015_election&diff=353072015 election2015-11-04T15:28:21Z<p>Pbmeyer: copyedit</p>
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<div>The general election for 2015 was held on November 3. Three seats for [[Charlottesville City Council]] are up for election as are three seats on the [[Albemarle County]] [[Board of Supervisors]]. <br />
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==Charlottesville==<br />
===City Council===<br />
Three Democrats faced one Republican and an independent for the three Council seats were open. The terms of [[Kathleen Galvin]], [[Satyendra Huja]] and [[Dede Smith]] conclude at the end of 2015 but Huja announced he would retire. Galvin would eventually win re-election and will join [[Mike Signer]] and [[Wes Bellamy]] in 2016. <ref name="unofficial-cville">{{cite web|title=2015 November General Election Results - Charlottesville|url=http://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2015%20November%20General/Site/Locality/CHARLOTTESVILLE%20CITY/Index.html|author=|work=|publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections|location=|publishdate=November 3, 2015|accessdate=November 3, 2015}}</ref><br />
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Huja announced he would not seek a third term, but Galvin and Smith sought nominations for second terms. Belllamy and Signer challenged Smith as well as [[Lena Seville]] in the June 9 primary. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=So far, five Democrats to vie for 3 City Council nominations in June primary|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/so-far-five-democrats-to-vie-for-city-council-nominations/article_954ef274-bc85-11e4-b650-53413ae7e877.html|author=Staff Reports|pageno=|printdate=February 25, 2015|publishdate=February 24, 2015|accessdate=February 25, 2015}}</ref> <br />
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Web developer [[Anson Parker]] ran as the lone Republican nominee in 2015. <ref>{{cite web|title=Charlottesville Republicans nominate Parker for City Council|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/20999-charlottesville-republicans-nominate-parker|author=Brian Wheeler|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=30 may 2015|accessdate=31 May 2015}}</ref> <br />
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Libertarian [[Scott Bandy]] ran for a second time.<br />
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{| {{table}}<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Candidate'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Party'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Votes'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Percentage of vote'''<br />
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| Scott Bandy||Libertarian||690||4.4<br />
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| Wes Bellamy||Democrat||4,657||29.67<br />
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| Kathy Galvin||Democrat||4,561||29.06<br />
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| Anson Parker||Republican||1,205||27.25<br />
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| Mike Signer||||4,278||7.68<br />
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|}<br />
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On June 9, 2015, voters in the Charlottesville Democratic Primary nominated [[Wes Bellamy]], [[Kathy Galvin]] and [[Mike Signer]] for the three seats up for election. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Bellamy, Signer, Galvin win Charlottesville Democratic primary, head to November council election|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/bellamy-signer-galvin-win-charlottesville-democratic-primary-head-to-november/article_7bb9449c-0f03-11e5-838a-7bbc373b2fdc.html|author=Chris Suarez|pageno=|printdate=June 10, 2015|publishdate=June 9, 2015|accessdate=June 10, 2015}}</ref><br />
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Smith placed fourth in the June 9 primary. [[Lena Seville]] also challenged the nomination and placed fifth. <br />
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====Campaign anouncements====<br />
*Signer, a business attorney, announced his candidacy on February 11, 2015 at the [[Downtown Transit Center]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Signer launches race for Charlottesville City Council|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/20153-signer-launches-race-for-charlottesville-city-coun/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=February 11, 2015|accessdate=February 12, 2015}}</ref><br />
''Audio of Signer's campaign announcement:'' <br />
{{MP3|url=http://s3.amazonaws.com/cville/cm%2Fmutlimedia%2F20150211-signer-announcement.MP3}} <br />
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*Bellamy held his campaign declaration on February 15, 2015. <ref>{{cite web|title=Bellamy enters race for Charlottesville City Council|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/20170-bellamy-enters-cville-city-council-race/|author=Lacey Naff|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=February 15, 2015|accessdate=April 23, 2015}}</ref><br />
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''Audio of Bellamy's campaign announcement:''<br />
{{MP3|url=http://s3.amazonaws.com/cville/cm%2Fmutlimedia%2F20150215-Bellamy-Announcement.mp3}}<br />
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*Seville announced her campaign at [[Bon]] on February 28, 2015. <ref>{{cite web|title=Seville launches campaign for Charlottesville City Council|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/20279-seville-launches-campaign-for-cville-city-council/|author=Lacey Naff|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=February 28, 2015|accessdate=April 22, 2015}}</ref><br />
''Audio of Seville's campaign announcement:''<br />
{{MP3|url=http://s3.amazonaws.com/cville/cm%2Fmutlimedia%2F20150228-Seville-Announcement.mp3}} <br />
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*Smith announced her campaign at [[West Main Restaurant]] on March 4, 2015. <ref>{{cite web|title=Smith announces campaign for second City Council term|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/20315-smith-reelection-announcement/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=March 4, 2015|accessdate=April 22, 2015}}</ref><br />
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''Audio of Smith's campaign announcement:''<br />
{{MP3|url=http://s3.amazonaws.com/cville/cm%2Fmutlimedia%2F20150304-Smith-Announcement.mp3}} <br />
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*Galvin announced her campaign at [[The Bridge PAI]] on March 11, 2015. <ref>{{cite web|title=Galvin seeks second term on Charlottesville council|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/20368-galvin-seeks-second-term/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=March 11, 2015|accessdate=April 22, 2015}}</ref><br />
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''Audio of Galvin's campaign announcement:''<br />
{{MP3|url=http://s3.amazonaws.com/cville/cm%2Fmutlimedia%2F20150311-Galvin-Announcement.mp3}}<br />
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''Audio of Parker's nomination speech:''<br />
{{MP3|url=http://s3.amazonaws.com/cville/cm%2Fmutlimedia%2F20150530-Parker_Anson-nomination.MP3}}<br />
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===School Board===<br />
The [[Charlottesville School Board]] seats held by [[Colette Blount]], [[Amy Laufer]], [[Jennifer McKeever]], and [[Willa Neale]] are up for election. <br />
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Laufer is seeking re-election to another term <ref>{{cite web|title=Most school board incumbents undecided, unopposed|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/20609-school-board-incumbents-undecided-unopposed/|author=Tim Shea|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=April 11, 2015|accessdate=April 23, 2015}}</ref> as is McKeever. Blount and Neale are not seeking re-election. The two other candidates on the ballot are [[Adam Hastings]] and [[Sherry Kraft]].<br />
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===Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District===<br />
Incumbents [[Rich Collins]] and [[John Conover]] announced they would not seek reelection. Three candidates are on the ballot to replace them. They are [[William Lucy]], [[Joseph W. Thompson]] and [[Clement "Kim" Tingsley]]. The top two vote-getters will win office.<br />
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==Albemarle County==<br />
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===Board of Supervisors===<br />
In [[Albemarle County]], the Rivanna, Scottsville and White Hall magisterial seats were up for re-election. <br />
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Democrat [[Norman Dill]] defeated Republican [[Richard Lloyd]] and independent [[Lawrence Gaughan]] to succeed [[Ken Boyd]] on the Rivanna District seat. <ref name="unofficial">{{cite web|title=2015 November General - Unofficial Results|url=http://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2015%20November%20General/Site/Locality/ALBEMARLE%20COUNTY/Index.html|author=|work=|publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections|location=|publishdate=November 3, 2015|accessdate=November 3, 2015}}</ref><br />
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Democrat [[Richard Randolph]] defeated Republican [[Earl Smith]] to succeed [[Jane Dittmar]] as the Scottsville representative. <ref name="unofficial" /><br />
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Democrat [[Ann Mallek]] faced no opposition in White Hall district. <ref name="unofficial" /><br />
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====Rivanna District====<br />
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The news of an open seat in the Rivanna District came when [[Ken Boyd]] announced he would not seek a fourth term. <ref>{{cite web|title=Supervisor Boyd will not seek reelection|url=http://pro.wchv-am.tritonflex.com/common/more.php?m=49&r=5&post_id=47611|author=|work=|publisher=WCHV|location=|publishdate=January 10, 2015|accessdate=January 11, 2015}}</ref> [[Lawrence Gaughan]] originally filed for the Democratic nomination in the Rivanna District, but changed his status to independent once Democrat [[Norman Dill]] announced he would also seek the party's bid. <ref>{{cite web|title=Grocery store owner enters Rivanna District supervisor race|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/20693-dill-announces-candidacy/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=April 21, 2015|accessdate=April 22, 2015}}</ref><br />
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[[Richard Lloyd]] ran as a Republican and faced no opposition during the nominating process. <br />
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====Scottsville District====<br />
[[Jane Dittmar]] announced on April 30 that she would not seek a full four-year term in the Scottsville District. Dittmar was elected to a two-year term in a special election to replace former Supervisor [[Chris Dumler]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Dittmar will not seek second term as Albemarle Supervisor|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/20773-dittmar-not-running/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=April 30, 2015|accessdate=May 5, 2015}}</ref><br />
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[[Richard Randolph]] announced on May 4 that he would seek the Democratic nomination. <ref>{{cite web|title=Albemarle Planning Commissioner announces candidacy for Scottsville supervisor|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/20794-randolph-supervisor-announcement/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=May 4, 2015|accessdate=May 5, 2015}}</ref><br />
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[[Earl Smith]] ran as the Republican candidate in the Scottsville district. <ref>{{cite web|title=Smith kicks off campaign for Scottsville Supervisor|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/21295-smith-campaign-launch/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=June 23, 2015|accessdate=June 24, 2015}}</ref><br />
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====White Hall District====<br />
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[[Ann Mallek]] announced on February 24, 2015 she would seek a third term to represent the White Hall district. <ref>{{cite web|title=Mallek announces campaign for third term as White Hall supervisor|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/20239-mallek-announces-campaign/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=February 24, 2015|accessdate=February 25, 2015}}</ref><br />
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She faced no opposition but six percent of the electorate wrote in a candidate. <ref name="unofficial" /> <br />
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===School Board===<br />
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The [[Albemarle County School Board]] seats held by [[Ned Gallaway]], [[Barbara Massie Mouly]], [[Steve Koleszar]], and [[Jason Buyaki]] were also up for election. Koleszar and Buyaki ran uncontested and won. <ref name="unofficial" /> <br />
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Gallaway did not seek a new term because he is running for the state senate held by Sen. Bryce Reeves. <ref>{{cite web|title=Albemarle School Board chair to run for state senate|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/20789-gallaway-senate/|author=Tim Shea|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=Maty|accessdate=May 5, 2015}}</ref> <br />
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Massie Mouly did not seek another term. <ref>{{cite web|title=Massie Mouly not running for Albemarle School Board|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/20780-massie-mouly-not-running/|author=Tim Shea|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=May 1, 2015|accessdate=May 5, 2015}}</ref><br />
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Additionally, there was a special election to fill the seat being vacated by [[Eric Strucko]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Strucko resigns from Albemarle School Board|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/20765-strucko-resigns/|author=Tim Shea|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=April 29, 2015|accessdate=May 5, 2015}}</ref> [[Graham Paige]] won the election with 62.37 percent of the vote defeating candidates Michael Basile and Brian Vanyo. <ref name="unofficial" /><br />
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The candidates for the at-large seat were [[Catherine Lochner]], J. S. "Jonno" Alcaro and [[Dolly Joseph]]. Alcaro won with 50 percent of the vote. <ref name="unofficial" /> <br />
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The candidates for the White Hall seat were [[Caroll Hatcher]] and [[David Oberg]]. Oberg won with 55 percent of the vote. <ref name="unofficial" /><br />
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Buyaki and Koleszar ran unopposed and won.<br />
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===Clerk of Court===<br />
There were three candidates for Clerk of Court. Incumbent [[Debbie Shipp]] ran as an independent because Democratic nominated [[John Zug]] for the seat. [[Franklin P. Micciche]] was the Republican candidate. Another independent, [[George W. Foresman]], was also on the ballot. <br />
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Zug won with just over 50 percent of the vote, unseating Shipp. <ref name="unofficial" /><br />
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===Commonwealth's Attorney===<br />
Democrat [[Denise Lunsford]] sought a third term but was defeated by Republican [[Robert N. Tracci]] in a close race. Tracci received 51 percent of the race. <ref name="unofficial" /><br />
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===Sheriff===<br />
[[Chip Harding]] announced on January 10, 2015 that he will run for re-election as sheriff. The venue was the [[Albemarle Republican Committee]] breakfast. <ref>{{cite web|title=Harding To Run One Last Time For Office|url=http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/Harding-To-Run-One-Last-Time-For-Office-288158651.html|author=Stephon Dingle|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Newsplex|location=|publishdate=January 10, 2015|accessdate=January 12, 2015}}</ref> He is the only candidate on the ballot and won handily. <br />
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===Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District===<br />
The two incumbents, [[Steven G. Meeks]] and [[Lonnie Murray]], are the only two candidates on the ballot. They both won. <br />
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[[Category: 2015 election|*]]</div>Pbmeyerhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=User:Pbmeyer&diff=35294User:Pbmeyer2015-11-04T14:44:58Z<p>Pbmeyer: identity!</p>
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Hi! I'm Peter, visiting UVa from Washington DC to give a presentation on Wikipedia.<br />
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Here's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Econterms my user page there].</div>Pbmeyer