John S. Gray, left, won the Republican primary against Prince William County Supervisor Martin E. Nohe (Coles), right, for chairman of the county board of supervisors. (JenniferLynn Studios, Martin E. Nohe)The more conservative of two Republican candidates prevailed Saturday in a primary battle to replace Corey A. Stewart as chair of the Board of Supervisors in Prince William County, a Washington exurb where Republicans are trying to maintain their grip amid demographic changes that favor Democrats. Gray received 57 percent of the canvas vote, Nohe 43 percent. Nohe had said he wanted to position Prince William to take advantage of the pending arrival of Amazon in Northern Virginia by attracting more high-tech companies. He was among 19 Republicans to vote for the expansion, defending it as a conservative version of “Medicaid reform” because it also called for work requirements.

Source: Washington Post May 05, 2019 01:30 UTC