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Constitutional
Offices
The incumbents in the constitutional offices all said they will run. Incumbents frequently win, possibly because they are seldom opposed.
Salaries are set by the State Compensation Board, and are based on the county’s population, according to Registrar of Voters Nancy Newlin.
Rappahannock is lowest on the state’s scale, with a population of less than 10,000.
Sheriff’s deputies. and assistants employed by the constitutional offices are not elected. If elected, the challenger can keep them on staff, or clean house, Newlin said.
The tradition in the county has been to keep the staff, since they have become more experienced and professionally trained in their jobs.
If a candidate were to win over an incumbent, the state would provide substantial training, Newlin added.
Commonwealth’s
Attorney
The Commonwealth’s Attorney’s job pays $85, 912, along with the assistance of a full-time secretary. Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke, 51, also is employed as the county attorney.
Luke has held the job of Commonwealth’s Attorney since 1984 when he ran against David Konick for the job. He has been unopposed in three elections since then.
The Commonwealth’s Attorney is responsible for prosecuting all crimes against state law that occur in Rappahannock County, from speeding to murder.
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