The Stafford County Board of Supervisors will have a Democratic majority in January when two new representatives are seated, according to unofficial results posted by the Virginia Public Access Project on Tuesday night.
Those new faces are Maya Guy in the Aquia District and Kecia Evans in the Falmouth District. They will join two incumbent Democrats: Supervisor Pamela Yeung, who was re-elected Tuesday, and board Vice Chairwoman Tinesha Allen, who was not up for election.
Guy, vice chairwoman of the Stafford School Board, defeated Republican Hank Scharpenberg in the race that was open when incumbent Supervisor Monica Gary decided against running for re-election.
Guy, who was endorsed by Gary, collected 4,912 votes to Scharpenberg’s 3,524.
At a watch party at the Holiday Inn Fredericksburg Conference Center off U.S. 17 in southern Stafford, Guy said her history of public service in the county helped bring her to victory.
“I’ve been serving Stafford for almost 20 years, building relationships, and it paid off in a big way,” she said.
Evans, who serves on Stafford’s Planning Commission, defeated Republican Michael Catell, who was the handpicked nominee of incumbent Supervisor Meg Bohmke, who didn’t seek re-election.
Evans garnered 4,815 votes to 4,193 for Catell, and she also celebrated her win at the Holiday Inn.
Even before the victory was clear, Evans riled up the crowd while on the microphone.
“As I say, when we come out, we show up and we show out,” she said. “So I want us to party like we ain’t never partied before because Democrats are in the house!”
Yeung won a second term in the Garrisonville District, defeating Bart Randall, a Republican-endorsed independent, 5,108 votes to 3,732 votes.
Tuesday marked the third time she has beaten Randall. She defeated him for her supervisor seat in 2021 and for a School Board position before that, in 2017.
“Garrisonville has spoken,” Yeung wrote in a text message to the Free Press on Wednesday, “and I am honored by their decision to re-elect me. In a time when our communities need it the most, Garrisonville has placed its trust in me, and I am determined to lead with service by putting families first. Together, I will show what real leadership looks like, rooted in community, guided by trust and driven by the people I serve.”
Meanwhile, In the board’s Hartwood District, incumbent Republican Darrell English prevailed in a three-way race.
English logged 4,915 votes, to 3,141 for Marcus Oats, a Democratically endorsed independent. Independent Kelly Robertson finished third with 1,461 votes.
School Board
Tuesday wins also bring three new members to the Stafford School Board, according to unofficial results.
In the Aquia District, Josh Regan, who was endorsed by the Stafford Democratic Committee, defeated Annette Scharpenberg, wife of supervisor candidate Hank Scharpenberg. She was endorsed by the Stafford County Republican committee.
Regan garnered 4,319 votes to Annette Scharpenberg’s 4,017, and he talked about his victory in terms of one of his day jobs, girls’ basketball coach at Chantilly High School.
“I’m humbled because, as a basketball coach, I always expect to win by 30 to 40 points, and this was a buzzer-beater,” Regan told Tuesday’s Holiday Inn audience. “But you know what? A win is a daggone win.”
In the race for the School Board’s Hartwood District, Shannon Fingerholz, who was endorsed by the Stafford Democrats, initially looked to have lost to Steven Epple, who had the backing of the county GOP.
But, in the end, Fingerholz pulled out the win. She won by 199 votes, with 4,799 votes to Epple’s 4,600.
The board’s Garrisonville District slot also saw somewhat of an upset, as incumbent and Chairwoman Maureen Siegmund lost in a three-way race.
The winner was Wanda Blackwell, who was endorsed by the Stafford Democrats.
Blackwell came away with 4,180 votes to 2,444 for Siegmund and 2,029 to Stephanie Mojica, who was endorsed by the county Republicans.
Finally, in the Falmouth District, incumbent Sarah Chase, who was backed by the Stafford Democrats, defeated Fawn Chergosky. Chase had 5,888 votes to 2,808 for Chergosky.
