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Published August 4, 2026 at 8:55PM | Updated August 4, 2026 at 9:25PM

Rep. Don Beyer (staff photo by Scott McCaffrey)

Fairfax County voters turned out in a trickle for Democratic and Republican primaries Tuesday (Aug. 4) to choose who will move on to the congressional midterm elections in November.

In the lone Democratic primary, Rep. Don Beyer (D-8) earned the nomination in the 8th Congressional District, the Associated Press called at 7:34 p.m. The congressman, vying for his seventh term, defeated four challengers — former Alexandria City Council Member Mo Seifeldein, fired State Department worker Michael Duffin, veteran and former CIA officer Adam Dunigan and military family advocate Lorena Bruner.

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Slow start for Fairfax County voter turnout reported in dual congressional primaries

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published August 4, 2026 at 3:45PM

A voting booth at a precinct in Fairfax City, Aug. 4, 2026 (staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

In-person voting turnout has been low in Fairfax County for the dual primary elections, according to Office of Elections data.

Democratic and Republican primaries for the congressional midterms are being held Tuesday (Aug. 4). Fairfax County has a Democratic primary in the 8th Congressional District, and Republican primaries include U.S. Senate and the 10th Congressional District.

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What Fairfax County voters need to know for the dual congressional primaries Tuesday

By Emily Leayman

Published August 3, 2026 at 1:45PM | Updated August 5, 2026 at 10:09AM

Voting at Lake Braddock Secondary School (staff photo by Jared Serre)

Fairfax County voters will head to the polls Tuesday (Aug. 4) to cast their votes in Democratic and Republican primaries, which will determine nominees for the 2026 midterms.

Polls will be open between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday. Voters are not registered by party in Virginia, so they can choose to vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary. As of Aug. 1, Fairfax County has over 817,000 registered voters.

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Justice Department will send election monitors to Fairfax for August primaries

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 13, 2026 at 2:45PM | Updated July 14, 2026 at 11:20AM

A sign at the Franconia District Governmental Center announcing that early voting for the Aug. 4, 2026 primary elections will start on July 25 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The U.S. Department of Justice will be keeping a close eye on Fairfax County’s upcoming Aug. 4 Congressional primaries.

The county is one of two jurisdictions in Virginia, along with Prince William County, where the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division plans to send election monitors, VPM News and the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported today (Monday).

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Early voting begins in Fairfax for 2026 Congressional primary elections

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 18, 2026 at 8:30AM

Fairfax County election staff prepare for early voting for the Aug. 4, 2026 primary (via Fairfax County Office of Elections/Bluesky)

Early voting has officially started in Fairfax County for Congressional primary elections that will likely be relatively low on drama after a chaotic spring saw voters narrowly approve new districts that were subsequently nullified by the Virginia Supreme Court.

The county is opening three in-person early voting sites today (Thursday), starting with the Fairfax County Government Center at 8 a.m. and followed at 1 p.m. by the Mount Vernon and North County governmental centers.

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Town hall explores whether Fairfax County should adopt ranked-choice voting

By Scott McCaffrey

Published May 12, 2026 at 1:45PM

A Cunningham Park Elementary School voter at the ballot box for the 2022 general election (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Should Fairfax County switch to ranked-choice elections for Board of Supervisors’ races? Views were mixed during a community forum held last night (Monday) in Reston.

Even Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn, who could be directly impacted by a voting-format change, said he needs to learn more about any potential impacts.

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Fairfax County voters supported redistricting amendment except in four precincts

By Angela Woolsey

Published April 22, 2026 at 2:00PM

Campaign signs for and against Virginia's constitutional amendment on redistricting outside Daniels Run Elementary School in Fairfax City (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County is poised to be split up into five Congressional districts after Virginia voters narrowly passed a constitutional amendment yesterday (Tuesday) that will let the General Assembly adopt a new map outside the standard once-a-decade redistricting cycle.

Statewide, it was a tight race, with about 51.5% of voters backing the referendum and 48.4% opposing it — a difference of approximately 97,600 votes out of the more than 3.1 million ballots cast, according to preliminary results from the Virginia Department of Elections.

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BREAKING: Va. voters approve redistricting amendment, as Fairfax results pour in

By Angela Woolsey and Associated Press

Published April 21, 2026 at 9:10PM

A "vote yes" sign for the April 21 special election on the redistricting constitutional amendment outside the Vienna Community Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Virginia voters appear to have approved a constitutional amendment to allow a one-time, mid-decade redistricting effort in today’s tightly contested special election.

While opponents initially led based on early voting, ballots reported later in the evening by Fairfax County and other heavily Democratic jurisdictions in Northern Virginia tipped the scales in favor of supporters, according to preliminary results reported by the Virginia Department of Elections.

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What to know about Tuesday’s special election on Congressional redistricting

By Jared Serre

Published April 20, 2026 at 11:45AM

Signs at the Fairfax County Government Center supporting and opposing Virginia's redistricting constitutional amendment on the ballot for an April 21, 2026 special election (staff photo by James Cullum)

After months of sometimes confusing commercials, mailers and political campaigning, Virginians will decide tomorrow (Tuesday) whether to allow an off-cycle redrawing of the state’s Congressional districts.

Voters will head to the polls to weigh in on a proposed constitutional amendment supporting a one-time, mid-decade redistricting process, one that would shift the current partisan balance for the House of Representatives to one where Democrats are favored in 10 of 11 districts.

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Fairfax County schools to close for redistricting referendum special election

By Angela Woolsey

Published March 12, 2026 at 8:30AM

Cunningham Park Elementary School's cafeteria hosts a polling place for the Nov. 4, 2025 general election (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County Public Schools students will have an unexpected day off this spring, as polling sites take over many school buildings for the upcoming special election on mid-decade redistricting.

FCPS Superintendent Michelle Reid announced yesterday (Wednesday) that all schools will close on April 21 in anticipation of high turnout for the referendum, which asks voters to temporarily amend Virginia’s Constitution so the General Assembly can adopt a new Congressional district map.