Democratic candidate Daniel H. Gecker, seated center, talks with supporters Tuesday night at a Shockoe Bottom restaurant while awaiting late election results from Powhatan County. With the county last and late to report, Mr. Gecker conceded the 10th Senate District race on Wednesday to Republican Glen H. Sturtevant Jr., a Richmond School Board member.
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Republicans retain control of Va. Senate
For more than two hours after the polls closed Tuesday, Democrat Daniel H. Gecker held a commanding 3,000-vote lead and appeared to be headed for victory in the 10th Senate District that includes a chunk of Richmond’s West End and South Side.
