2016 City Hall Election Results

Route Fifty: Lightning Rod Candidate Comes Up Short in Richmond

A sex scandal and other allegations involving candidate Joseph Morrissey drew a spotlight to the Richmond, Virginia, mayoral race in recent weeks.

But while Morrissey had been considered a frontrunner, he did not win Tuesday.

As of Wednesday around 5:30 p.m., unofficial voting returns posted by the Virginia Department of Elections showed Levar Stoney had captured about 35 percent of the electorate. Trailing him by 1,969 votes was Jack Berry.

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