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Published March 5, 2026 at 8:30AM

FILE - The state and U.S. flags fly over the Virginia State Capitol as the 2024 session of the Virginia General Assembly gets underway, Jan. 10, 2024, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

For the second time, Virginia’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that voters can cast ballots on a Democrat-led congressional redistricting plan that could help the party win four more U.S. House seats, as the justices review legal challenges to the effort.

The court ruled that a statewide referendum can be held on April 21 on whether to authorize mid-decade redistricting, upending a temporary restraining order put in place by a Tazewell County judge last month. It comes after the top court made a similar ruling last month in a related case.

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Braddock school board seat to be decided today, as redistricting referendum nears

By Emily Leayman

Published March 3, 2026 at 8:30AM

Vote dividers at a Fairfax County polling place for the 2023 general election (file photo)

Some voters will cast ballots in a special election for the Braddock District seat on the Fairfax County School Board today (Tuesday), while early voting for a statewide congressional redistricting amendment will begin later this week.

Polls opened at 6 a.m. and will remain open until 7 p.m. throughout the Braddock District. The special election is only open to registered voters in the Braddock District, but district residents can also register and vote a provisional ballot on Election Day at their assigned polling place.

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Redistricting amendment vote could add complications for Fairfax elections office

By Scott McCaffrey

Published February 9, 2026 at 9:15AM

Fairfax County Electoral Board Chair Kate Hanley (screenshot via Fairfax County)

A potential statewide special election on mid-decade redistricting could put further stress on Fairfax County’s elections office, which has already been stretched thin over the past six months.

For now, however, the county’s election officials say the situation remains under control.

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JUST IN: Bulova to succeed Bulova after winning House District 11 special election

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 13, 2026 at 8:35PM

Gretchen Bulova (photo courtesy of candidate)

That’s one special election down, three more to go for Fairfax County voters.

In a low-turnout, low-suspense contest, Democratic nominee Gretchen Bulova handily defeated Republican candidate Adam Wise to become the next delegate for Virginia’s 11th House District, taking over a seat most recently filled by her husband, David Bulova.

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Fairfax elections staff trying to keep up as another wave of special elections hits

By Scott McCaffrey

Published January 13, 2026 at 8:30AM

A voting ballot scanner in the Cedar Park Elementary School polling precinct in September 2025 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County election officials say they are holding their own as a series of special elections keeps local voters on their toes.

“We’ve got a fantastic team,” said Eric Spicer, the county’s registrar and elections director, at the Jan. 7 Electoral Board meeting.

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Special election frenzy heats up with voting for three state races, Braddock school board seat

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 12, 2026 at 2:45PM

A sign pointing to a voting site in Fairfax County (file photo)

The blitz of special elections facing Fairfax County voters to start 2026 is ramping up this week, with the ballot for the Braddock District School Board seat now solidified and voting opening or in progress in three state-level contests.

Democratic voters in the Braddock District have chosen Tom Dannan, a local business owner and Terra Centre resident, as their preferred candidate to succeed Rachna Sizemore Heizer, who vacated the district’s Fairfax County School Board seat in December to serve as its new supervisor.

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Fairfax Dems to endorse Braddock school board candidate with open caucus

By Jared Serre

Published January 5, 2026 at 11:45AM

Tom Dannan and Alexa Krezel (photos via candidates)

Braddock District Democrats will meet this weekend to determine their favored candidate for a vacant school board seat.

Though school board seats are non-partisan, local political parties can endorse a candidate. With two people running to represent the district on the Fairfax County School Board, the Fairfax County Democratic Committee (FCDC) will let voters to decide who receives its backing.

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Early voting opens this weekend to fill David Bulova’s delegate seat

By Jared Serre

Published January 2, 2026 at 8:30AM

Gretchen Bulova and Adam Wise (photos via campaign and Fairfax GOP)

Some Fairfax County and city voters will head to the polls this weekend to fill a vacancy in the Virginia House of Delegates.

Tomorrow (Saturday) marks the first day of early voting in the 11th House District, which includes Fairfax City, Oakton and Fair Oaks. The seat, formerly held by David Bulova, was vacated last month after he was accepted a job as secretary of natural and historic resources for the administration of Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger.

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NEW: Fairfax Democrats plan Sunday primary to select House District 17 nominee

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 26, 2025 at 1:15PM | Updated December 28, 2025 at 11:08PM

A yard sign for the Fairfax Democrats outside the Jim Scott Community Center in Oakton (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County Democrats are once again asking voters to select a nominee for an empty House of Delegates seat on short notice.

The 17th House of Delegates District Democratic Committee will hold a firehouse primary this Sunday (Dec. 28) after House Speaker Don Scott scheduled a Jan. 20 special election to fill a seat vacated by Del. Mark Sickles on Wednesday (Dec. 24).

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JUST IN: Gretchen Bulova wins primary for husband’s Va. House seat

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 16, 2025 at 9:15PM

Voters enter the Jim Scott Community Center for the 11th House District Democratic primary on Dec. 16, 2025 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Virginia’s 11th House District will likely be represented by another Bulova, starting next year.

Democratic voters in the district nominated Gretchen M. Bulova in a quick firehouse primary today (Tuesday) to succeed her husband, David Bulova, after the delegate resigned last Friday (Dec. 12) to accept an appointment in Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger’s administration.