Three seats on the Windsor Town Council were available entering Election Day this year. Two occupants of those seats were confirmed as of Friday afternoon, Nov. 8, with one yet to be determined.
Town Council members whose terms expire Dec. 31 include Walter Bernacki, Jake Redd and Marlin W. Sharp.
Redd and Sharp opted to run for reelection, and Bernacki did not. Though Bernacki announced his decision in February to allow time for potential candidates to come forward, Redd and Sharp ended up being the only two qualified candidates on the ballot.
According to unofficial results from the Virginia Department of Elections website, Redd received 985 votes (59.34% of the overall vote), and Sharp received 559 votes (33.67%), with provisional and post-election ballots still outstanding as of Friday afternoon, Nov. 8.
Isle of Wight County Director of Elections and General Registrar Lisa Betterton indicated in June that this was the first time she had encountered the scenario of having more Windsor Town Council seats up for election than qualified candidates on the ballot. She researched how the situation needed to be handled and provided the following information.