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How to vote in Virginia · 2026

Voter ID rules, vote-by-mail policy, registration deadlines, and polling place lookup for Virginia residents — verify the specifics with the Virginia Secretary of State at the link.

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Official source of record
Virginia Department of Elections
Verify →
Heads up — Virginia redrew its congressional map in 2025
Virginia D-favoring map overturned — The Virginia Supreme Court overturned a Democrat-favoring congressional redraw that had been on track to produce a 10-1 or 11-0 Democratic delegation. The existing court-drawn 2022 map remains in force for the 2026 cycle.
Full tracker →
3Federal candidate finance · 2026 cycle

Money in the Virginia federal races

Top-fundraising candidate per race, sourced live from the FEC OpenFEC API. Click through to fec.gov for full disclosures.

U.S. SENATE
Mark Robert Warner (D)$22.0Mfec.gov →
Bert K Mizusawa (R)$192Kfec.gov →
U.S. HOUSE
D7Yevgeny 'eugene' Vindman (D)$9.7Mfec.gov →
D2Jennifer Kiggans (R)$4.7Mfec.gov →
D1Robert J. Mr. Wittman (R)$3.4Mfec.gov →
1FEC OpenFEC API2026-05-03
2District map · TIGER/Line 2025 boundaries

Every district in Virginia, on one map

Click any congressional, state senate, or state house polygon for the sitting member and a brief description. Toggle layers below the map to see overlapping legislative geography. Source polygons: US Census TIGER/Line 2025.

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true polygons · 2025 vintage · click a district for details1US Census TIGER/Line 20252026-05-03
3Current officeholders

Who represents Virginia now

Sitting federal members and the governor. Names from Congress.gov (refreshed weekly) and hand-verified state data.

GOVERNOR
Glenn Youngkin (Republican)
U.S. SENATE
Warner, Mark R. (Democratic)· since 2009bio ↗
Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsFinancial Institutions and Consumer ProtectionSecurities, Insurance, and Investment
FinanceHealth CareInternational Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness+1
VICE CHAIRMANIntelligence
Rules and Administration
the Budget
Kaine, Tim (Democratic)· since 2013bio ↗
Armed ServicesEmerging Threats and CapabilitiesReadiness and Management Support+1
Foreign RelationsNear East, South Asia, Central Asia, and CounterterrorismWestern Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human
Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsEmployment and Workplace Safety
the Budget
U.S. HOUSE
Armed ServicesSeapower and Projection ForcesTactical Air and Land Forces
VICE CHAIRNatural ResourcesEnergy and Mineral ResourcesWater, Wildlife and Fisheries
the Strategic Competition Between the United States
Armed ServicesMilitary PersonnelSeapower and Projection Forces
Natural ResourcesEnergy and Mineral ResourcesWater, Wildlife and Fisheries
Veterans' AffairsHealthOversight and Investigations
Armed ServicesTactical Air and Land Forces
Oversight and Government ReformCybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government InnovationHealth Care and Financial Services+1
AppropriationsAgriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and RelatedCommerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
IntelligenceDefense Intelligence and Overhead ArchitectureNational Security Agency and Cyber
the Budget
the JudiciaryCourts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the InternetThe Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust
AgricultureCommodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural DevelopmentConservation, Research, and Biotechnology
Armed ServicesSeapower and Projection Forces
Economic
Ways and MeansTax
Recent bills
+2 more on congress.gov
Energy and CommerceCommunications and TechnologyHealth
House Administration
Rules
Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding
Recent bills
+2 more on congress.gov
Ethics
Oversight and Government ReformCybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government InnovationDelivering on Government Efficiency+1
Science, Space, and TechnologyEnergy
Homeland SecurityBorder Security and EnforcementCybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection
Oversight and Government ReformDelivering on Government EfficiencyMilitary and Foreign Affairs
1Congress.gov API v32026-05-03
3State legislature

Virginia legislators

State senators and representatives by district. Names from OpenStates, refreshed weekly. Multi-member districts (e.g. WV, NH, MD, VT, NJ) list all sitting members under the same district.

STATE SENATE · 40 members · 40 districts
STATE HOUSE · 100 members · 100 districts
Source: openstates.org
3At-a-glance rules
ID requestedNo-excuse absenteeOnline voter registrationSame-day registrationAutomatic voter registration
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-05-03Verify with state SOS →
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Virginia requests but does not require photo ID. Voters without acceptable ID may sign an ID confirmation statement and vote a regular ballot.
VOTE BY MAIL
Any registered voter may vote absentee by mail. No excuse required.
Register to vote →Find polling place →
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-04-153NCSL absentee + VBM rules2026-04-15
Local elections in Virginia are administered by your County Clerk / Election Office. For ballot or registration help, contact your county clerk or election office.
Official action — VA

The state’s own tools, with links to verify.

Each card below routes to the official Virginia system. Where the state delegates to county Supervisors of Elections, the card says so honestly.

Statewide→
Check my registration
Citizen Portal — single sign-in covers reg check, polling place, absentee status, voting history, district info.
Statewide→
Register / update online
VA DL or last-4 SSN. Reg deadline 21 days pre-election (2026-10-13 for general). Citizen Portal returns persistent 503 from Akamai on cold visits even through Playwright; manual verify until residential egress is wired up.
Statewide→
Find my polling place
Address-based. Polls 6am–7pm.
Statewide→
Preview my ballot
Sample ballot via Citizen Portal voter dashboard once posted by general registrar.
Statewide→
Request a mail ballot
Online application via Citizen Portal. No-excuse since 2020. Mail-ballot request deadline 11 days pre-election.
Statewide→
Track my mail ballot
Statewide tracker, in-house. Some localities run parallel BallotTrax (Fairfax, Prince William).
Statewide→
See who's on the ballot
Excel-file downloads only, not queryable. Per-cycle by election (April 2026 special, August 2026 primary, Nov 2026 general). Treat as structured data — XLSX is parseable.
Statewide→
Statewide ballot measures
THREE constitutional amendments confirmed for Nov 2026 plus a fourth on April 2026 special. Distinctive — only state surveyed with a real Nov 2026 measure slate.
Statewide→
Live + past results
First-party live + historical (1924+ at historical.elections.virginia.gov). Per-page JSON feed available — first state in surveyed 20 with structured open feed at the results layer.
Statewide→
Election calendar
THREE 2026 elections: April 21 special (constitutional amendment), August 4 primary, November 3 general (federal + 3 amendments).
1UOCAVA · military & overseas voters

Federal deadlines for Virginia

Active-duty service members, their families, and U.S. citizens overseas have separate deadlines under UOCAVA. Sourced live from the U.S. Federal Voting Assistance Program.

2026-08-04Ballot Request — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-08-04Ballot Return — State PrimaryPostmarked by*
2026-08-04Registration — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-08-04Registration — State PrimaryNo Deadline
2026-11-03Ballot Request — General ElectionReceived by
2026-11-03Ballot Return — General ElectionPostmarked by*
2026-11-03Registration — General ElectionNo Deadline
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