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Arlington Primary Voter Guide: What’s On The Aug. 4 Ballot

Arlington voters can cast ballots for the Virginia District 8 and county board primary election. Here's who is on the ballot.

Arlington voters can cast ballots for the Virginia District 8 and county board primary election. Here's who is on the ballot. (Emily Leayman/Patch)

ARLINGTON, VA — On Aug. 4, voters in Virginia's 8th Congressional District will choose who will represent the Democratic Party in the November general election for that seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and who will represent the Republican Party in the race for the Senate.

Voters will also choose which of three Democrats running in for the open seat on the Arlington County Board will represent their party in the Nov. 3 election.

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Early voting for the primary began on June 18 and ended on Aug. 1. Voters are not registered by party in Virginia, so any registered voter can cast a ballot in the primary they choose.

VA Democratic Primary

Five candidates are running for Congress in the Democratic primary. The five candidates are:

On the Republican side, Tony Sabio has already been named the party's nominee.

Three candidates are running the open Arlington County Board seat in the Democratic primary. The three candidates are:

* Incumbent

See a sample ballot for the Democratic primary here.

Senate Republican Primary

Voters can choose from among 3 candidates running to represent the Republican Party in the U.S. Senate race in November. Those candidates are:

On the Democratic side, incumbent Sen. Mark Warner has already secured his party's nomination.

See a sample ballot for the GOP Senate primary here.

Voting In Person

Arlington polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. A precinct map can be found here.

A list of precincts can be found here.

Voters can check their registration and find their precinct here.

Voting by mail

Completed ballots must be returned by 7 p.m., Aug. 4.

You can check the status of your ballot on the Virginia Department of Elections website.

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