Write-in candidate Shawn Hayes believes he won Greene County Board of Supervisors seat

GREENE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - A write-in candidate may have won a seat on the Greene County Board of Supervisors.

Shawn Hayes believes he has won the race.

Hayes’ campaign began about six weeks before Election Day.

Write-in candidates received 39.9% of the vote. The next-closest candidate received roughly 21%.

Each write-in ballot must be counted and attributed to Hayes before he is declared the winner.

“It’s just been, like I said, exhilarating. And just the campaign has just been so much fun for me. And having so many people to help and give their support. It’s just amazing how much the community of everybody was just so nice and so supportive. I couldn’t ask for a better campaign,” Hayes said.

The link to see results as they are updated can be found here.

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