The district stretches from the Coalfields through Wythe and Bland Counties. We caught up with him getting in a few last minute handshakes in Wytheville. He says though his republican opponent spent a lot of money, personal contact makes the difference. In Bland County, voter turnout was also light, with 28-percent of the county's registered voters casting ballots. The outcome of yesterday's election doesn't change the balance of power in the state Senate, which still has 21 republicans and 19 democrats.
Morning clouds clear out, and make way to mostly sunny skies.
And watch out tonight for the possibility of a few snow flurries. Lows will be in the mid-30s. A jury has found a Martinsville woman guilty of killing another woman. Denisha Wilson was convicted yesterday of involuntary manslaughter for the shooting death of Dee-Dee Oakes in May. Wilson claimed she was attacked by Oakes and fired the gun in self-defense, but witnesses for the prosecution said Wilson was the aggressor.