Democrats Fared Generally Well in Our 2023 Elections

Written on:November 26, 2023
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The outcome of the 2023 General Election was largely positive for Democrats, both locally and across Virginia: All four Democratic incumbents running in Manassas and Manassas Park were re-elected, while Democrats statewide captured both the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate, albeit only with the narrowest of one-seat majorities.

In neighboring Prince William County, Democrats won all three state senate seats, six of seven state delegate seats (former Manassas Councilman Ian Lovejoy, who has moved to Bristow, will be the only local GOP delegate, representing HD-22) , and retained their 5-3 majority on the Board of County Supervisors.

Delegate Danica Roem (currently representing HD-13, which includes Manassas Park) defeated her Republican opponent, former police detective Bill Woolf, for the new Senate District 30 seat with 51.76% of the overall vote and a margin of 2259 votes. Danica captured 54.80% of the votes in the City of Manassas, 60.48% of the votes in Manassas Park, and 50.50% of the votes in her 30 Prince William County precincts (a margin of only 591 votes, after winning 18 precincts). District-wide, Danica actually lost the Election Day vote by 593 votes, but she won the in-person Early Votes by 190 votes, Provisional Ballots by 107 votes, and the Mailed Absentee ballots by a decisive 2555 votes (67%-33%)!

Similarly, Delegate Michelle Maldonado (currently representing HD-50, which includes the City of Manassas) defeated her Republican challenger, Sharon Ashurst, for the new House District 20 seat with 56.60% of the overall vote. Michelle captured 56.13% of the votes in the City of Manassas, 61.86% of the votes in Manassas Park, and 53.67% of the votes in her five Prince William County precincts. While Michelle won the total vote in every precinct and also won the Election Day vote district-wide, she actually lost the Election Day vote in the Round, Metz, Haydon, and Parkside Precincts by a total of 116 votes. However, Michelle won the Mailed Absentee ballots decisively by 1038 votes (72%-28%).

Clerk of the Court Jacqueline Smith, a Democratic incumbent without a Republican challenger, defeated independent candidate Hina Ansari with 79.08% of the vote. In doing so, Jackie captured 78.35% of the votes in the City of Manassas, 72.89% of the votes in Manassas Park, and 79.23 % of the votes in Prince William County.

Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth, another Democratic incumbent, defeated her Republican challenger, Matt Lowery, with 53.62% of the overall vote. Amy captured 53.33% of the City of Manassas votes, 57.90% of the Manassas Park votes, and 53.53% of the Prince William County votes. Amy narrowly lost the overall vote in the Round precinct by 9 votes but won the overall vote in every other precinct in the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.

Regrettably, Democrat Josh King lost his second attempt in four years to unseat our long-time Republican Sheriff, Glen Hill, 46.47% to 53.20%. Similar to the their previous match-up in 2019, Josh under performed in the City of Manassas with only 40.27% of the votes and also in Manassas Park with only 44.08% of the votes, compared to Prince William County with 47.03% of the votes. In our two cities combined, Josh received 2245 fewer votes than Michelle Maldonado did, showing that many of our voters split their ticket between the two major political parties.

As a result of redistricting in December 2021, the election ballots for the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park were nearly identical for the first time in many years. The only significant difference was that the Manassas Park ballot included a special voter referendum on “pari-mutuel wagering”. Manassas Park voters soundly defeated that referendum, 58.82% to 41.18%.

The importance of motivating Democratic voters to turn out in our “off-off-year” elections and of chasing mailed absentee ballots are both evident from these election results. According to the Virginia Department of Elections, the turnout of registered voters was only 40.89% in the City of Manassas, 36.33% in Manassas Park, and 43.27% in Prince William County (which additionally held elections for all County supervisor and school board seats).

Visit the Virginia Department of Elections website to view the complete 2023 General Election results for the City of Manassas, for the City of Manassas Park, for Prince William County, and for every locality and contest within Virginia.

MMPCDC Holiday Potluck Celebration, December 8, 2023, 6:30-9 PM

Written on:November 11, 2023
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MMPCDC Holiday Potluck Celebration, December 8, 2023, 6:30-9 PM

Please join us at our seventh annual MMPCDC holiday potluck celebration!   All are welcome.  We Democrats have much to celebrate after getting four of our five nominees elected on November 7. Date:  Friday, December 8, 2023 Time:  6:30 PM- 9:00 PM Where:  Bull Run Unitarian Universalists, 9350 Main St, Manassas VA 20110 MMPCDC will provide sliced ham and turkey. We’ll have a champagne toast to our newly re-elected Democrats: Senator-elect Danica…

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Join Our Election Night Watch Party

Written on:October 25, 2023
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Join Our Election Night Watch Party

Join MMPCDC, the Prince William County Democratic Committee, and our wonderful slate of Democratic candidates for an Election Night watch party near downtown Manassas! The doors will open at 7 pm. The address will be provided upon RSVP. RSVP here!

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MMPCDC Poll Greeter Signups for Election Day, November 7, 2023

Written on:August 8, 2023
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MMPCDC Poll Greeter Signups for Election Day, November 7, 2023

Poll greeters–who simply hand out our Democratic sample ballots to voters arriving outside our polling places–are vital to the success of our down-ballot local candidates. Many arriving voters have little or no awareness of the local candidates on their official ballot, which also does not display the party affiliation of any local candidate. Democratic-leaning and independent voters often cast votes for down-ballot Democrats based solely on our sample ballots. As…

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MMPCDC Early Voting Poll Greeter Signups for the 2023 General Election

Written on:July 27, 2023
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MMPCDC Early Voting Poll Greeter Signups for the 2023 General Election

Poll greeters–who simply hand out our Democratic sample ballots to voters arriving outside our polling places–are vital to the success of our down-ballot local candidates. Many arriving voters have little or no awareness of the local candidates on their official ballot, which also does not display the party affiliation of any local candidate. Democratic-leaning and independent voters often cast votes for down-ballot Democrats based solely on our sample ballots. As…

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Tom Osina’s 2024 Re-election Fundraiser, Saturday, July 29, 7:30-9 PM

Written on:July 16, 2023
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Tom Osina’s 2024 Re-election Fundraiser, Saturday, July 29, 7:30-9 PM

Join Manassas City Councilor Tom Osina’s dessert fundraiser on Saturday, July 29, 2023, 7:30 pm – 9 pm at 9312 Mathis Avenue as he prepares for next year’s campaign. Socialize with music, delicious food, and beverages and help kickstart Tom’s 2024 re-election campaign for the Manassas City Council.  RSVP on Act Blue!  View Mike Beaty’s photos from this event.

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Delegate Maldonado’s Summer BBQ Fundraiser, Sunday, July 30, 5:30-7 PM

Written on:July 16, 2023
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Delegate Maldonado’s Summer BBQ Fundraiser, Sunday, July 30, 5:30-7 PM

Join Delegate Michelle Maldonado for a summer BBQ on Sunday, July 30th from 5:30-7pm to kick-off her re-election campaign to return to the House of Delegates, representing the new House District 20.  There will be drinks, BBQ, and music, generously hosted by Judy and Morris Tate in Manassas! RSVP on Act Blue.  Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions.

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Amy Ashworth’s Birthday Fundraiser, Saturday, July 15, 5:30-8:30 PM

Written on:July 9, 2023
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Amy Ashworth’s Birthday Fundraiser, Saturday, July 15, 5:30-8:30 PM

Join us for Amy’s Birthday Fundraiser! Come celebrate Amy, her accomplishments as Commonwealth’s Attorney, and of course her birthday. We will be at Signal Hill Park 9300 Signal View Dr, Manassas Park, VA 20111 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm. Thank you in advance. We look forward to seeing you at the event. Please call or text Taylor at (702) 325-6536 or email [email protected] with any questions. RSVP and buy tickets on Act…

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Tuesday Night Virtual Phonebank for Danica Roem and House of Delegates Candidates

Written on:July 9, 2023
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Tuesday Night Virtual Phonebank for Danica Roem and House of Delegates Candidates

Join our weekly phonebank for Danica Roem! We’ll be calling voters in the Brentsville and Gainesville Districts and Manassas/Manassas Park to let them know why Danica is the best choice to be their next State Senator. We’ll also support our Democratic nominee for the corresponding House of Delegates district; namely, Michelle Maldonado for HD-20, Josh Thomas for HD-21, and Travis Nembhard for HD-22. Training will be provided at the beginning…

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Weekend Coordinated Canvasses for Danica Roem and Down-Ballot Candidates

Written on:June 30, 2023
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Weekend Coordinated Canvasses for Danica Roem and Down-Ballot Candidates

Time: Canvasses launch at 10 am and 1 pm every Saturday and at noon every Sunday. Location: 9510 Center St, Manassas VA 20110 Come canvass with Team Danica, launching from our Manassas field office, every Saturday and Sunday! We’ll be knocking in neighborhoods throughout SD 30 to talk about how important it is to elect Danica to the State Senate in November and to also elect Democrats to the House…

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