Lunenburg County saw lines and a good stream of activity at polling places during elections Nov. 6.

Incumbent Tim Kaine won the U.S. Senate seat, beating out candidates Corey Stewart and Matt Waters.

Local numbers saw a pull for Stewart in Lunenburg at 2,480 votes, or 55.42 percent. Tim Kaine received 1,943 votes, or 43.42 percent. Matt Waters received 51 votes, or 1.14 percent. There was one write-in candidate.

Denver Riggleman took the lead for the 5th Congressional District seat both in the 5th District and in the county, receiving 2,557 votes, or 57.13 percent in Lunenburg. Leslie Cockburn received 1,911 votes, or 42.69 percent. There were eight write-in votes.

While there were no local elections on the ballot, voters got the chance to answer two proposed constitutional amendment questions. For question one, which asked:

“Should a county, city, or town be authorized to provide a partial tax exemption for real property that is subject to recurrent flooding, if flooding resiliency improvements have been made on the property?”

3,247, or 75.04 percent voted yes; and 1,080, or 24.96 percent voted no.

Following elections throughout the state, the majority of voters in Virginia voted yes to providing a partial tax exemption for real property that is subject to recurrent flooding, if flooding resiliency improvements have been made on the property.

For proposed constitutional amendment question two, which asked:

“Shall the real property tax exemption for a primary residence that is currently provided to the surviving spouses of veterans who had a one hundred percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability be amended to allow the surviving spouse to move to a different primary residence and still claim the exemption?”

3,633, or 83.31 percent voted yes, and 728 or 16.69 percent voted no.

Following elections throughout the state, the majority of voters in Virginia voted yes to allowing the surviving spouse to move to a different primary residence and claim the exemption.