Virginia Finnerty

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Virginia Finnerty

Washington City Council

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2021

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2019

Education

Associates

Peru State University

Bachelor's

University of Houston

Virginia Finnerty is a member of the Washington City Council. Finnerty's term ended in 2021.

Finnerty ran for re-election to the Washington City Council. Finnerty won in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Biography

Virginia Finnery earned an associate degree in education from Peru State University in 1976 and a bachelor's degree in elementary education and psychology from the University of Houston in 1981. Her career experience includes working as the owner of Pamlico House Bed and Breakfast.

Elections

2019

See also: City elections in Washington, North Carolina (2019)

General election

General election for Washington City Council (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Washington City Council on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Donald Sadler (Nonpartisan)	14.8	935
✔		Virginia Finnerty (Nonpartisan)	12.1	764
✔	Submit photo	Richard Brooks (Nonpartisan)	11.6	729
✔	Submit photo	Elizabeth Kane (Nonpartisan)	10.5	659
✔		William Pitt (Nonpartisan)	9.9	621
		Roland Wyman (Nonpartisan)	9.9	621
	Submit photo	Mike Renn (Nonpartisan)	9.5	597
	Submit photo	Bobby Roberson (Nonpartisan)	9.0	564
	Submit photo	Douglas Mercer (Nonpartisan)	6.6	417
		Darwin Woolard (Nonpartisan)	6.1	382
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	11

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Laurence Doby (Nonpartisan)

Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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See also

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