From the Times Dispatch article:

Stephanie Lynch won a special election for the 5th District Richmond City Council seat Tuesday, according to unofficial results from the Virginia Department of Elections.

Lynch received just about 28% of the vote. Her closest opponent won about 16%. Eight candidates vied to replace Councilman Parker Agelasto on the nine-member council. She will take office Dec. 1.

There was some controversy from yesterday’s election:

Lynch prevailed in a contest that saw five candidates condemn another for distributing what they branded an “unethical” sample ballot.

Handing out the ballot in question were Williamson’s supporters, who distributed a flyer that mirrored the design of sample ballots issued by the Richmond City Democratic Committee. Williamson’s name was shown on the ballot handed out to voters even though the local committee did not endorse a candidate in the special council election.

In other election news, Ghazala Hashmi defeated and will replace Glen Sturtevant as Oregon Hill’s state senator.