Virginia voter guide: What to know about Tuesday’s election for governor, delegates, more

Early voting continues through Saturday in a critical poll in Virginia to determine the next governor House of Delegates seats and a long list of local races Political pundits will be reading the tea leaves to determine whether Democrats are gaining momentum one year removed from their overwhelming defeat in last year s presidential vote and one year ahead of the midterms they hope to win to regain control in Congress The main event is the race for governor which has pitted the current Republican lieutenant governor Winsome Earle-Sears against Democratic former U S Rep Abigail Spanberger The other major statewide offices of lieutenant governor and attorney general are also up for grabs All seats in Virginia s House of Delegates are also on the ballot though particular are not contested Democrats have a slim - majority headed into November There s also a slew of local races across Northern Virginia and the rest of the commonwealth Dates at a glance Early in-person voting Sept through Nov passed Deadline to register or update voter registration Oct passed Deadline to request mail-in or absentee ballot Oct passed Voting Day Nov Voting on Poll Day Polls are open from a m to p m on Electoral process Day Nov Voters in line by p m will be able to cast a ballot All voters need to provide an acceptable form of ID or sign an ID confirmation declaration at the polls or vote a provisional ballot Those who vote a provisional ballot will have until noon on the Friday after the balloting to deliver a copy of their ID to their jurisdiction s balloting board or sign a confirmation message in order for their ballot to be counted The same rules apply when voting early A list of acceptable forms of ID is available online Vote by mail In order to vote by mail in Virginia voters must request a mail ballot which can be done on the Virginia Department of Elections website Mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Vote Day and received by noon on Nov Voters should check in with their city of county elections office for information about drop boxes and their locations Who s on the ballot Statewide races Virginia is one of two states along with New Jersey that conducts statewide races including its governor s contest in the year following a presidential referendum meaning these races will draw attention from politicos across the U S The top of the ticket features the closely watched governor s race between Republican Lt Gov Winsome Earle-Sears and Democratic former U S Rep Abigail Spanberger A Roanoke College poll distributed in August proved Spanberger ahead of Earle-Sears Spanberger also has a hefty fundraising advantage having raised more than million for her campaign to Earle-Sears nearly million according to the Virginia Citizens Access Project No matter who wins the general electoral contest Virginia is set to elect a woman as governor for the first time this fall For lieutenant governor voters will decide between Democratic state Sen Ghazala Hashmi and Republican radio host John Reid Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares is seeking reelection and is facing Democratic challenger Jay Jones an attorney and former state delegate House of Delegates All House of Delegates seats are up for grabs during November s poll but not all are contested The contested races in the D C area are below An asterisk denotes an incumbent Locations are within district but do not provide the full scope of the voting area District part of Arlington County Patrick Hope Democrat William Bill Moher III Republican District part of Arlington County Adele McClure Democrat Wendy Sigley Republican District Fairfax County Great Falls McLean Richard Rip Sullivan Jr Democrat Kristin Hoffman Republican District Fairfax County Reston Karen Keys-Gamarra Democrat Cassandra Aucoin Republican District Fairfax County Herndon Oak Hill Irene Shin Democrat Indira Massey Republican District Fairfax County Chantilly Centreville Karrie Delaney Democrat Nhan Huynh Republican District Fairfax County Centreville Clifton Braddock Dan Helmer Democrat David Guill Republican District City of Fairfax and Fairfax County Oakton Fair Oaks David Bulova Democrat Adam Wise Republican Brandon Givens Forward Party District Fairfax County Tysons Vienna Merrifield Holly Seibold Democrat Nelson Figueroa-Velez Republican District Falls Church and Fairfax County Merrifield Seven Corners Marcus Simon Democrat Sylwia Oleksy Republican Dave Crance Jr Libertarian District Fairfax County Annandale Wakefield Lincolnia Vivian Watts Democrat Eric Johnson Republican District Fairfax County Burke Laura Jane Cohen Democrat Saundra Davis Republican District Fairfax County Mount Vernon Fort Hunt Woodlawn Paul Krizek Democrat Richard Hayden Republican Shelly Arnoldi Independent District Fairfax County Springfield Franconia Mark Sickles Democrat Naomi Mesfin Republican District Fairfax County Springfield Newington Lorton Kathy Tran Democrat Edward McGovern Republican District Manassas Manassas Park part of Prince William County Michelle-Ann Lopes Maldonado Democrat Christopher Stone Republican District Prince William County Bull Run Gainesville Joshua Thomas Democrat Gregory Greg Gorham Republican District Prince William County Linton Hall Bristow Nokesville Buckhall Elizabeth Guzman Democrat Ian Lovejoy Republican District Prince William County Dumfries Triangle and Stafford County Boswell s Corner Aquia Candi King Democrat James Tully Republican District Loudoun County Brambleton Stone Ridge South Riding JJ Singh Democrat Ommair Butt Republican District Loudoun County Sterling Sugarland Run Dulles Atoosa Reaser Democrat Junaid Khan Republican District Loudoun County Ashburn Countryside David Reid Democrat Janet Geisler Republican District Loudoun County Leesburg Lansdowne Fernando Marty Martinez Democrat Scott Thomas Republican District Loudoun County Purcellville and Fauquier County Marshall John McAuliff Democrat Geary Higgins Republican District Fauquier County Warrenton Bealeton and parts of Culpeper and Rappahannock counties Jacob Jac Bennington Democrat Michael Webert Republican Local races Bulk jurisdictions in Northern Virginia have local races of particular sort whether they are contests for mayor county board school board city council or sheriff Check the full list of local races on the Virginia Department of Elections website Voters can also check in with their county or city electoral board for more information on local races Source