Tuesday was an eventful night for elections in Wise County and Norton. Incumbent District One county supervisor Ronnie Shortt easily won re-election in the only contested board of supervisors race. Three contested county school board races saw victories by two high school consolidation supporters and one opponent. In Norton, incumbent Commissioner of Revenue Judy Miller handily won another term in the city's only contested race. And in statewide elections, Virginia will have a Republican in the governor's office for the first time in eight years, as former Attorney General Bob McDonnel...
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