Manassas VA Election Results: Democrats Take Mayor, City Council

MANASSAS, VA — Manassas Councilperson Michelle Davis-Younger (D) won the mayor's race, while Democrats swept the three city council seats up for grabs.

Davis-Younger, who defeated Republican Councilperson Therese Coates Ellis, will succeed Hal Parrish, a Republican, as mayor of Manassas.

Incumbent Democratic Vice Mayor Pam Sebesky and City Councilman Mark Wolfe won re-election, while Democrat Tom Osina won the third seat on council, defeating incumbent Republican Ian Lovejoy.

The other Republican candidates, Lynn Forkell Greene and Harry J. Clark, finishing fifth and sixth in the city council race.

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In the 10th Congressional District race, Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D), the incumbent, defeated her Republican opponent, Aliscia Andrews, with Manassas voting strongly for Wexton.

As a member of the city council, Davis-Younger said on her website that she has had one focus the entire time she has been on the council and as a candidate for mayor: "positioning Manassas City to be the gold standard for what is possible when we come together as a community to tackle the issues and challenges that face our city."

"I am running to help return the power in city hall back to the citizens of Manassas City. As a City we have big challenges ahead but also immense opportunity to position Manassas to be the magnet that attracts new business investment, grows our tax base while not increasing taxes," she said.

In the Senate race, the city of Manassas voted strongly for Sen. Mark Warner against Republican challenger Daniel Gade. The city also voted in favor of former Vice President Joe Biden — 9,961 vs. 5,978 votes — in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump, according to preliminary results.

Soon after polls closed in Virginia, Biden was declared the winner against Trump, according to the AP.