Daily Press

By Peter Dujardin

Del. Amanda Batten won re-election Tuesday, defeating Dr. Mark Downey, a local pediatrician, in the 96th District.

Batten, a Republican, was winning 55.8% to 44% with 25 of 27 precincts reporting, according to partial results from the Virginia Department of Elections. She had 25,383 votes to Downey’s 20,039 as of Wednesday morning.

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