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Stuart lawyer Wren Williams easily wins 9th House District race
Stuart lawyer Wren Williams easily wins 9th House District race
Alicia Petska. 20 hrs ago
Republican Wren Williams cruised to victory in the race to serve as the next 9th District representative in the House of Delegates.
Williams, 32, had been a political activist and local party chair in his native Patrick County when he won an upset primary victory against seven-term Del. Charles Poindexter to secure the GOP nomination in the spring.
On Tuesday’s ballot, he faced off with Democrat Bridgette Craighead. Both were first-time candidates but had been in the national spotlight in 2020 — Williams as part of a team of Republican lawyers arguing on behalf of President Donald Trump’s recount push in Wisconsin; Craighead as the founder of conservative Franklin County’s first Black Lives Matter chapter.
Williams won the day in the race to represent the right-leaning statehouse district that spans Patrick County and parts of Franklin and Henry counties. He had 77% of the vote with 90% of precincts reporting.
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Alicia Petska.
Alicia Petska covers crime and public safety. She can be reached at (540) 981-3319 or alicia.petska@roanoke.com.
Alicia Petska. 20 hrs ago
Republican Wren Williams cruised to victory in the race to serve as the next 9th District representative in the House of Delegates.
Williams, 32, had been a political activist and local party chair in his native Patrick County when he won an upset primary victory against seven-term Del. Charles Poindexter to secure the GOP nomination in the spring.
On Tuesday’s ballot, he faced off with Democrat Bridgette Craighead. Both were first-time candidates but had been in the national spotlight in 2020 — Williams as part of a team of Republican lawyers arguing on behalf of President Donald Trump’s recount push in Wisconsin; Craighead as the founder of conservative Franklin County’s first Black Lives Matter chapter.
Williams won the day in the race to represent the right-leaning statehouse district that spans Patrick County and parts of Franklin and Henry counties. He had 77% of the vote with 90% of precincts reporting.
{snip}
Alicia Petska.
Alicia Petska covers crime and public safety. She can be reached at (540) 981-3319 or alicia.petska@roanoke.com.