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==Government== ===County elected offices=== The county is divided into seven magisterial districts: Brentsville, Coles, Potomac, Gainesville, Neabsco, Occoquan, and Woodbridge. The magisterial districts each elect one supervisor to the [[Prince William Board of County Supervisors|Board of Supervisors]] which governs Prince William County. There is also a chairman elected by the county [[at-large]], bringing total board membership to 8. A vice-chairman is selected by the board from among its membership. The county operates under the county form of the [[county executive]] system of government, with an elected Board of Supervisors. The board appoints a professional, nonpartisan county executive to manage operations of government agencies. Christopher Shorter was named County Executive for Prince William County, Virginia, by the Board of County Supervisors in October 2022. Prior to serving as the County Executive in Prince William County, he served as the first City Administrator in the City of Baltimore, Assistant City Manager in Austin, Texas, and served for more than 10 years in various leadership roles for the District of Columbia government, including Director of the DC Department of Public Works. [[File:Prince William County Judicial Center.JPG|thumb|Prince William County Judicial Center]] In other elected County offices, the Prince William County [[Commonwealth's Attorney]], Amy Ashworth, and the Prince William County [[Clerk of Circuit Court]], Jacqueline Smith are Democrats. The Prince William [[County sheriff|County Sheriff]], Glen Hill, is a Republican. {| class=wikitable |+Board of County Supervisors |- ! colspan=2 align=center | Name ! valign=bottom| Party ! valign=bottom| First Election ! valign=bottom| District |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | Deshundra L. Jefferson, Chairman |Dem |2023 |At-Large |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | Tom Gordy | Rep | 2023 | Brentsville |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | Yesli Vega | Rep | 2019 | Coles |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | Robert B. Weir | Rep | 2023 | Gainesville |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | Victor Angry | Dem | 2019 | Neabsco |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | Kenny A. Boddye | Dem | 2019 | Occoquan |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | Andrea O. Bailey | Dem | 2019 | Potomac |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | Margaret Angela Franklin | Dem | 2019 | Woodbridge |} {| class=wikitable |+Constitutional Officers |- ! colspan=2 align=center valign=bottom | Position ! style="text-align:center;" | Name ! valign=bottom | Party ! valign=bottom| First Election |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | Sheriff | Glendell Hill | Rep | 2003 |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | Commonwealth's Attorney | Amy Ashworth | Dem | 2019 |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | Clerk of Circuit Court | Jacqueline Smith | Dem | 2017 |} ===State elected offices=== Republicans formerly held six of the eight [[Virginia House of Delegates]] seats that include parts of the county, with that delegation having consisted of [[Robert G. Marshall]], [[Scott Lingamfelter]], [[Tim Hugo]], [[Jackson Miller]], [[Rich Anderson (Virginia politician)|Rich Anderson]], and [[Mark Dudenhefer]]. In the [[Virginia House of Delegates election, 2017|2017 legislative election]], which saw the Democrats cut a Republican majority in the House of Delegates from 66 to 51, Prince William County saw its number of Republican Delegates be reduced from six to one, with Tim Hugo being the sole Republican to represent the county. Marshall, Lingamfelter, Miller, and Anderson all ran for reelection and were defeated by Democratic challengers [[Danica Roem]], [[Elizabeth Guzmán]], [[Lee Carter (politician)|Lee Carter]], and [[Hala Ayala]] respectively. Dudenhefer opted to retire and instead successfully ran for a seat on the [[Stafford County, Virginia|Stafford County Board of Supervisors]], and he was replaced by Democrat [[Jennifer Carroll Foy]]. Democrats [[Luke Torian]] and [[John Bell (Virginia politician)|John Bell]] were already representing the county in the House at the time of the 2017 elections, and with the addition of the five newcomers, Democrats held seven of the eight House seats that include parts of Prince William County. Hugo was then defeated in the [[2019 Virginia House of Delegates election|2019 election]] by Democrat [[Dan Helmer]] and Democrats now hold all eight House seats. Four of the five [[Virginia Senate|Virginia State Senate]] seats that include parts of the county are held by Democrats, including Democratic Sen. [[Jeremy McPike|Jeremy Mc Pike]], the [[President pro tempore]] of the Senate, [[Toddy Puller]], [[George Barker (Virginia politician)|George Barker]] and [[John Bell (Virginia politician)|John Bell]]. Republican [[Richard Stuart]] also represents portions of the county. In 2005, [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Gubernatorial candidate [[Tim Kaine]] won the county with 49.95% of the vote. {| class=wikitable style="float:left" |+Representatives to the [[Virginia House of Delegates]] |- ! colspan=2 align=center | Name ! valign=bottom | Party ! valign=bottom | First Election ! valign=bottom | District |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | [[Candi Mundon King]] | Dem | 2021 | 2 |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | [[Danica Roem]] | Dem | 2017 | 13 |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | [[Elizabeth Guzman]] | Dem | 2017 | 31 |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | [[Dan Helmer]] | Dem | 2019 | 40 |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | [[Michelle Maldonado]] | Dem | 2021 | 50 |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | [[Briana Sewell]] | Dem | 2021 | 51 |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | [[Luke Torian]] | Dem | 2009 | 52 |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | [[John Bell (Virginia politician)|John Bell]] | Dem | 2015 | 87 |} {| class=wikitable style="float:right" |+Representatives to the [[Senate of Virginia|Virginia State Senate]] |- ! colspan=2 align=center | Name ! valign=bottom | Party ! valign=bottom | First Election ! valign=bottom | District |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | [[John Bell (Virginia politician)|John Bell]] | Dem | 2019 | 13 |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | [[Richard Stuart]] | Rep | 2007 | 28 |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | [[Jeremy McPike]] | Dem | 2015 | 29 |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | [[Scott Surovell]] | Dem | 2015 | 36 |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | [[George Barker (Virginia politician)|George Barker]] | Dem | 2007 | 39 |} {{clear}} ===National politics=== Democrats hold both of the U.S. Congressional seats that include parts of Prince William County. In 2006, Democratic U.S. Senator candidate [[Jim Webb]] carried the county with 50.51% of the vote. In the [[2008 United States presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] carried Prince William with 57.51% of the vote, compared to Republican [[John McCain]] who received 41.62%. Obama's final rally the night before the election was held at the Prince William County Fairgrounds, just outside the city of Manassas.<ref name=rally>{{Cite news|last=Kiser|first=Uriah|date=November 1, 2008|url=http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/politics/article/obamas_coming_but_where/23756/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206150222/http://www.insidenova.com/isn/news/politics/article/obamas_coming_but_where/23756/|archive-date=December 6, 2008|title=Thousands gathering for Obama's final rally|access-date=February 18, 2010|work=insidenova.com}}</ref> He was the first Democrat to carry the county since 1964. Continuing demographic changes in the county, such as an increasingly diverse and urbanized population, were cited by ''The New York Times'' as contributing to Obama's success in the [[2012 United States presidential election]] and suggesting the future appeal of the Democratic Party in the United States. Between 2000 and 2010, county population had increased by 121,189 persons (43.2%).<ref name="demo">[http://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/finance/Documents/Prince%20William%20Report%202014%202nd%20Q.pdf "Demographic and Economic Newsletter"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924083347/http://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/finance/Documents/Prince%20William%20Report%202014%202nd%20Q.pdf |date=September 24, 2015 }}, ''Prince William Report,'' Second Quarter 2014, April–June 2014</ref> It had changed from a primarily white, rural county. Prince William by 2012 had an educated professional population with the seventh-highest income in the country; it is the first county in Virginia to be composed of a majority of minorities: [[Hispanic]], African American, and Asian. Obama and the Democrats attracted their votes.<ref name=NYT11812>{{cite news|title=Demographic Shift Brings New Worry for Republicans|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/us/politics/obamas-victory-presents-gop-with-demographic-test.html|access-date=November 8, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 7, 2012|author=Michael D. Shear}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' identified Prince William as one of five critical counties in Virginia for the election. Obama defeated Romney soundly by 16 percentage points with a margin of 57%–41%,<ref>{{citation |title=The White House – Obama's Path to Victory |pages=16–17 |magazine= [[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date= November 19, 2012}}</ref> narrowly beating his 2008 margin. The county continued its trend toward Democratic candidates in the [[2016 United States presidential election]], Prince William County voted 57.6% for Hillary Clinton to Trump's 36.5%. Clinton's victory represented the largest margin of victory for any presidential candidate in the county since 1988. In 2020, Prince William County voted for [[Joe Biden]] with 62.6% of the vote, the largest share of the vote for a Democratic candidate since 1944. The county has been a focal point for [[Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election|right-wing conspiracy theories]] about illegitimate votes during the 2020 presidential election.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 9, 2023 |title=Prince William elections director denounces misinformation campaign by right-wing voting group |url=https://wtop.com/prince-william-county/2023/10/prince-william-elections-director-denounces-misinformation-campaign-by-right-wing-voting-group/ |access-date=January 13, 2024 |website=WTOP News |language=en}}</ref> Virginia conservatives cited the prosecution of Prince William County's former top election official, Michele White, for alleged vote count fraud in 2020 as evidence of election fraud concerns. However, the case was dropped,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Ben |date=January 11, 2024 |title=Judge approves dropping all charges against former Prince William registrar, canceling trial |url=https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/judge-approves-dropping-all-charges-against-former-prince-william-registrar-canceling-trial/article_0f751edc-b0c1-11ee-b0c5-23d9680b6a88.html |access-date=January 13, 2024 |website=INSIDENOVA.COM |language=en}}</ref> and it was revealed that the errors in vote tabulation actually favored [[Donald Trump|Trump]], with no evidence of intentional fraud or significant impact on election outcomes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moomaw |first=Graham |date=January 11, 2024 |title=2020 election error in Prince William County benefited Trump, officials reveal |url=https://www.virginiamercury.com/blog-va/2020-election-error-in-prince-william-county-benefited-trump-officials-reveal/ |access-date=January 13, 2024 |newspaper=Virginia Mercury |language=en-US}}</ref> {{PresHead|place=Prince William County, Virginia|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP/Whig vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Democratic|90,203|131,128|7,381|Virginia}} {{PresRow|2020|Democratic|81,222|142,863|3,971|Virginia}} {{PresRow|2016|Democratic|71,721|113,144|11,577|Virginia}} {{PresRow|2012|Democratic|74,458|103,331|2,406|Virginia}} {{PresRow|2008|Democratic|67,621|93,435|1,390|Virginia}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|69,776|61,271|1,016|Virginia}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|52,788|44,745|2,978|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|39,292|33,462|5,689|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1992|Republican|35,432|26,486|13,762|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|39,654|19,198|601|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|34,992|15,631|180|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|23,061|12,787|3,271|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1976|Republican|15,446|15,215|863|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|20,149|7,266|469|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|7,944|5,566|5,176|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,343|5,611|9|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1960|Democratic|2,624|2,987|28|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|2,023|1,851|96|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,619|1,653|23|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|760|1,162|161|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|763|1,340|5|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|500|1,435|5|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|457|1,512|13|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|386|1,499|22|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1928|Democratic|817|826|0|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1924|Democratic|269|847|54|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1920|Democratic|393|786|3|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|192|754|4|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|82|814|104|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1908|Democratic|200|738|11|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1904|Democratic|228|724|6|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1900|Democratic|680|1,351|0|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1896|Democratic|727|1,341|9|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1892|Democratic|663|1,356|38|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1888|Democratic|740|1,313|4|Virginia}} {{PresRow|1884|Democratic|576|1,243|0|Virginia}} {{PresFoot|1880|Democratic|459|1,119|0|Virginia}}
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