Berry claims seat in Abingdon election

There was no question about who would fill the first Town Council seat up for grabs Tuesday.
Jason Berry, the challenger and director of the Virginia Highlands Small Business Incubator, was the runaway winner . The 31-year-old received a total of 652 of the 1,517 votes cast.
The question was which incumbent would capture the second open seat. The answer came down to two votes. Had the lone write-in went Vice Mayor Bob Howard’s way, he would have lost by only one vote.
Incumbent Ed Morgan bested Howard 433 to 431.
Berry’s victory makes him the youngest official on Abingdon’s Town Council.