Pearson wins District 3 seat in New Kent during special election for board of supervisors

By Andre Jones | November 6, 2024 2:31 am

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Amy Pearson will continue to serve on New Kent’s Board of Supervisors as the representative of District 3 after winning a special election Tuesday night.

Pearson defeated Peter Lerner by receiving 2,359 votes in the battle for the District 3 seat. Lerner was able to accumulate 1,392 votes.

The special election was held to fill the void that was left by the late Patricia Paige, who passed away in Oct. 2023. Pearson was appointed to the position by the current board of supervisors to fulfill her term that runs until to the end of this year. Pearson chose to run for the vacant spot to complete the final three years, with Lerner challenging her.

Pearson received 1,569 votes in the Watkins District, whereas Lerner notched 865 votes. In the Cumberland District, Pearson also earned more votes (790) compared to Lerner (527).

In the presidential race, New Kent voters favored Republican Donald Trump over Democrat Kamala Harris, with Trump garnering 10,805 votes compared to Harris’ 5,553 nods. Republicans were also favored by New Kent in other national races, with Hung Cao earning 10,540 votes compared to Timothy Kaine’s 5,610 votes in the race for the U.S. Senate. Robert Wittman earned more votes (11,266) than Leslie Mehta (5,062) in the battle for the 1st District Seat in the House of Representatives.

New Kent citizens favored amending the constitution to allow tax exemptions for spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty, with 15,135 in favor of the exemption and 997 against.

Approximately 16,600 ballots were cast in New Kent out of 20,613 registered voters, resulting n a turnout of 81 percent for the election.

In Charles City, Harris garnered 2,331 votes, while Trump amassed 1,877 votes. Kaine earned 2,342 votes while Cao received 1,769 votes in the battle for the senate seat. Jennifer McClellan earned 2,361 votes for the 4th District House of Representatives Seat, defeating William Moher III who earned 1,804 votes. Charles City overwhelmingly favored amending the constitution to allow surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty a tax exemption, with 3,728 for and 149 opposed.

Charles City received 4,279 ballots cast out of 5,867 registered voters, resulting in a 73 percent turnout for the election.