Faraldi edges Alexander by 21 votes in Lynchburg GOP primary

Incumbent Chris Faraldi appears to have won the Republican nomination to retain his seat as a member of the Lynchburg City Council, state election results indicated late Tuesday. Faraldi, the city’s vice mayor, held a 21-vote lead, 1,023 to 1,002, over challenger Peter Alexander in the council’s Ward IV Republican primary. Under state law, a losing candidate can request a recount if the margin is 1% or less after the election results have been certified. That can take several weeks. Read more here.