Virginia: 2026 election results
Unofficial. Compiled by Fezz from public reports, with artificial intelligence (AI) research help. Not affiliated with any news organization or government. Check your state or county election office for official results.
Unofficial results from the November 3, 2026 election, rechecked on November 5, 2026. Updated counts run through about 1 p.m. Eastern time November 5, and many still date from November 4.
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US House
Virginia has 11 seats in the U.S. House. 2 are listed here.
11 seats: 2 flipped to Democrats, 9 held or not yet checked. Label on the map: “D+2”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.
- Virginia's 1st district: Flipped to Democrats. Taylor (Democrat) over Representative Wittman, 50.48%. Source: communityengagement.substack.com
- Virginia's 2nd district: Flipped to Democrats. Luria (Democrat) over Representative Kiggans, 53%. Source: communityengagement.substack.com
Virginia's 5th district: Representative McGuire (Republican) held the seat; the Associated Press called it at 11:59 a.m. Nov. 5. Unofficial state count per Cardinal News: McGuire 181,260 (50.19%), Perriello (Democrat) 173,416 (48.01%), a 7,844-vote lead before provisional ballots.
Sources: cvillerightnow.com, cardinalnews.org
US Senate
Held by the same party. Label on the map: “D”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.
Governor
No result recorded for Virginia on this level.
Statewide offices
No result recorded for Virginia on this level.
State senate
No result recorded for Virginia on this level.
State house
No result recorded for Virginia on this level.
County
Checked, no flip found. Label on the map: “sample”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.
- Montgomery County: Brown (Democrat) elected sheriff, the county's first African American sheriff. Prior party not confirmed, so not counted as a flip.
- Also checked, no party change reported: Chesterfield. Details are in the list below.
Sources: cardinalnews.org, criticalreport.substack.com
2 counties: 2 checked, no flip found.
- Montgomery: Checked, no flip found. Brown (Democrat) sheriff; prior party not confirmed
- Chesterfield: Checked, no flip found. Supervisor special, Dale District: Hylton (Democrat)
City & town
Flip to Democrats, reported. Label on the map: “councils”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.
- No top-100 mayor race. Headlines report Democrats winning three Lynchburg council seats, ending the Republican majority, and sweeping Roanoke council.
- Newport News: Jones listed as winner by the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
- 2 more mayors from the U.S. Conference of Mayors list. Winners are as listed; incumbents and parties were not checked.
- 7 towns, villages or smaller places from local reports. Party changes not stated unless shown.
Sources: cardinalnews.org, usmayors.org
12 places: 2 flipped to Democrats, 10 checked, no flip found.
- Lynchburg: Flipped to Democrats. Headline: Democrats end Republican council majority
- Roanoke: Flipped to Democrats. Headline: Democrats sweep council
- Newport News: Checked, no flip found. Mayor Jones listed as winner
- Dumfries: Checked, no flip found. Derrick R. Wood listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
- Leesburg: Checked, no flip found. Kelly Burk listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
- Belle Haven town: Checked, no flip found. McCaleb 150–33 over Willcox
- Farmville town: Checked, no flip found. Vincent 1,177–659 over Fox
- Jarratt town: Checked, no flip found. Rawlings 226, write-ins 14
- Kilmarnock town: Checked, no flip found. Donahue 563, write-ins 40
- Pamplin City town: Checked, no flip found. Blackwell 49, write-in 1
- Saltville town: Checked, no flip found. Abramson 302–237 over Call
- Radford: Checked, no flip found. Gillespie unopposed, per a headline
Courts
No result recorded for Virginia on this level.
Data centers
No result recorded for Virginia on this level.
Ballot measures
3 statewide ballot measures are listed. These are yes-or-no questions, not party results.
- Question 1 (Abortion): A right to reproductive freedom, including abortion; the state may regulate it in the third trimester. Status: passed, 62.47% yes, as of 2026-11-05T23:44Z. Sources: multistate.us, nbcnews.com
- Question 2 (Marriage): Removes the same-sex marriage ban from the state constitution. Status: passed, 57.49% yes, as of 2026-11-05T23:44Z. Sources: multistate.us, nbcnews.com
- Question 3 (Voting rights): Restores voting rights to people with felony convictions when they are released. Status: passed, 56.56% yes, as of 2026-11-05T23:44Z. Sources: multistate.us, nbcnews.com
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