Election Day in Alexandria and Fairfax County: Polls Open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., Four Alexandria Precincts Have Moved, and Two Fairfax Bonds Are on the Ballot

Polls are open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 3, and anyone in line by 7 p.m. can vote. Virginia voters go to the polls to elect a US senator and all 11 members of the US House, using the same district lines as in 2022 and 2024: a new map approved by voters in an April 21 special election never took effect, because the Supreme Court of Virginia struck down the redistricting amendment on May 8. Early in-person voting ended Saturday, October 31, and on Election Day Alexandria voters must vote at their assigned polling place - four of which have moved. The former Blessed Sacrament precinct now votes at North Quaker, 1801 N. Quaker Lane; the former City Hall precinct at Lyles-Crouch School, 530 S. St. Asaph Street; the former George Mason School precinct at Trinity Church, 2911 Cameron Mills Road; and the former View Alexandria precinct at Hope Way, 2800 Hope Way. A 24-hour mail-ballot drop box outside the Office of Voter Registration and Elections at 132 N. Royal Street stays open until 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Alexandria's top two contests both feature incumbents who live in the city. Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat first elected in 2008 and Virginia's governor from 2002 to 2006, is seeking a fourth term he has said would be his last, against Republican Bert Mizusawa, a retired Army major general and former Pentagon official. In the 8th District, Representative Don Beyer, a Democrat who has held the seat since 2015 for a district covering Alexandria, Arlington, Falls Church and parts of Fairfax County, faces Republican Tony Sabio, Libertarian Shelly M. Arnoldi and independent Tim S. Sharman. All Virginia voters also decide three proposed constitutional amendments: one protecting reproductive decisions including abortion while allowing third-trimester restrictions, one removing the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, and one establishing a fundamental right to vote and automatically restoring voting rights to people convicted of a felony once they are released from incarceration.

Fairfax County voters see the same Senate race and amendments, and - depending on where they live - one of three House races: the 8th District, the 10th, where Representative Suhas Subramanyam faces Dave T. Beckwith and independent Ahsen Mujeeb Malik, or the 11th, where Representative James Walkinshaw faces Arthur G. Purves and Green candidate Dianne L. Blais. County voters also decide two bond questions: a $180 million parks bond, which includes $89 million for renovations and upgrades, and a $75 million bond for community health and human services facilities. Herndon residents additionally elect a mayor and Town Council. Beyond the region, the nonpartisan Cook Political Report's most competitive Virginia ratings are the 1st District as a toss-up, the 2nd as Lean Democratic, the 7th as Likely Democratic and the 5th as Likely Republican. Unofficial results will be posted on the Virginia Department of Elections website after polls close.