Incumbents keep their seats after Va. elections

Incumbent Democrat Lynwood W. Lewis Jr. took an early lead over Republican challenger Richard H. Ottinger in voting for the Virginia Senate 6th District and prevailed to win in his first regular election for the seat.

Lewis won the seat in a special election last year.

Lewis received 16,769 votes to Ottingers' 11,384, garnering over 59 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results.

Lewis received 4,688 votes in Accomack County to Ottinger's 2,953..

Lewis received 2,677 votes in Northampton County to Ottinger's 1,117.

Lewis also prevailed in Norfolk City, with 8,170 votes to Ottinger's 5,478. But Ottinger won Mathews County with 1,615 votes to Lewis' 1,061.

Virginia Beach voters in the district cast 173 votes for Lewis and 221 for Ottinger.

In the House of Delegates' 100th District race, incumbent Robert S. Bloxom Jr., a Republican, won with 8,456 votes to Democratic challenger Willie C. Randall's 6,276 votes.

It also was Bloxom's first regular election, after he won a special election to fill the seat vacated by Lewis.

Bloxom received 4,837 votes in Accomack County to Randall's 2,539 votes.

Bloxom received 2,003 votes in Northampton County to Randall's 1,784 votes.

But Randall prevailed in Norfolk City with 1,953 votes to Bloxom's 1,616 votes.