Other than the Town of Scottsville, there was only one race in Albemarle County this election cycle.
Chuck Pace has won election to the Rio District seat on the Albemarle School Board that he has occupied on an appointed basis since the beginning of the year. Pace defeated Jim E. Dillenbeck with 52.63 percent of ballots cast, or 4,435 votes.
“I plan to work even harder than I did last year with an aggressive schedule for visiting schools and working closely with the Virginia School Boards Association to get as much training as possible,” said in an e-mail response to a question. “I hope to represent everyone in the Rio District to the best of my ability.”
Pace was appointed to replace Delegate Katrina Callsen after she was elected to represent Virginia’s 54th House District. While School Board elections are non-partisan, the Albemarle County Democrats endorsed his candidacy.
For more on Pace and his plans for his first term on the School Board, check out this article from Tamica Jean-Charles in Charlottesville Tomorrow.
On Wednesday, the chair of the Albemarle Board of Supervisors commented on the election in Albemarle.
“We had a very smooth election in this county and I want to express my gratitude to our registrar, to the Board of Elections, and to all the many volunteers who made that possible,” said Samuel Miller District Chair Jim Andrews.
More election coverage tomorrow including a look ahead at next year’s race.
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