Voter turnout was strong in Gloucester and Mathews counties, but fell short of 2020 levels, as residents went to the polls Tuesday (and voted both early in person and by absentee ballot), with a clear majority of those casting their votes in favor of Republican candidates.
Former President Donald Trump received about 68.5 percent of the vote in Gloucester, and just over 69 percent of the vote in Mathews County, with Vice President Kamala Harris 30.3 percent of the Gloucester vote and 29.78 percent in Mathews.
While Virginia’s 13 electoral votes were won by Harris (who received 51.8 percent of ballots cast statewide), the Associated Press declared Trump the winner early Wednesday morning, with Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes pushing him over the 270-vote threshold.
Voters in the two counties also overwhelmingly supported both U.S. Senate Republican challenger Hung Cao and incumbent Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Montross).
In Gloucester, Cao received 67.16 percent of the vote to 32.75 percent for S...