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Virginia Elected Officials & 2026 Candidates

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Virginia
2026 elections & officials.

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13federal offices
13federal holders
139state legislators
1362026 filings
103active or funded

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Dates for November 3

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Partial coverage: only the dated entries below have been checked. Confirm other deadlines and exceptions with your election office.

Virginia · Sourced election dates
ActionDateDetails and source
Register online
2 days left		Regular registration deadline; later in-person provisional-ballot registration is available.
Official source ↗
Register by mail
2 days left		Regular registration deadline; follow official mailing instructions.
Official source ↗
Register in person
13 days left		Same-day registration with a provisional ballot available through Election Day.
Official source ↗
Early voting begins
Passed		Early in-person voting begins; confirm registrar and satellite locations.
Official source ↗
Early voting ends
10 days left		Early in-person voting ends at 5 p.m.
Official source ↗
Request mail ballot
2 days left		Registrar must receive mailed-ballot requests by 5 p.m.
Official source ↗

Checked 2026-10-16. Confirm local details and exceptions with your election office.

Election administration · official links

Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Elections

County and City Electoral Boards, County and City General Registrars administer elections across 133 reported local jurisdictions. Get the source profile, registration guide, rules, and calendar.

Statewide executive · current sourced record

Governor of Virginia

A permanent office record joined to the current holder and official government website.

Abigail Spanberger, Governor of Virginia
Governor

Abigail Spanberger

Current roster matched to the official office website

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Current delegation

Who represents Virginia in Washington?

Each link opens the permanent seat record—not a temporary biography—so history survives elections and vacancies.

Current state legislature · sourced public records

139 current legislators across 139 permanent offices

Open States supplies the normalized roster. When one of its contact or portrait fields is empty, Electionpedia can fill that gap only from a name-matched official legislative page and keeps the source attached to that individual field.

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Official 2026 congressional calendar

Virginia election dates

Dates below are transcribed from the Federal Election Commission's published congressional calendar. They are subject to change and should be confirmed with Virginia's election authority.

Congressional primaryAug 4, 2026
Federal general electionNov 3, 2026

Nationwide scheduled date

The FEC publishes this calendar but does not administer elections or determine ballot access. Verify the FEC calendar PDF ↗
2026 federal field

136 FEC candidate records for Virginia

Candidate filing does not guarantee ballot qualification. Financial totals appear only where the FEC bulk summary publishes them.

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How the page stays current

Sources and update dates

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