Matt de Ferranti, Bethany Zecher Sutton Garner Most Votes: Arlington Unofficial Results

With all 54 precincts reporting, Matt de Ferranti and Bethany Zecher Sutton received the majority of votes in each of their races.

By Michael O'Connell, Patch Staff

Nov 3, 2026 7:00 PM EST | Updated Nov 3, 2026 10:25 PM EST

Incumbent Arlington County Board Member Matt de Ferranti maintained a steady lead of approximately 66.7% since the early returns began to be reported Tuesday night. (Matt de Ferranti)

ARLINGTON, VA — With all precincts reporting, incumbent Arlington County Board Member Matthew D. "Matt" de Ferranti and School Board candidate Bethany Zecher Sutton received a majority of votes in Tuesday's General Election. All results remain official.

Arlington is using ranked-choice voting in the County Board election, allowing voters to rank candidates in order of preference. If no candidate receives a majority of first-choice votes, the lowest-ranked candidate is eliminated and votes are redistributed according to voters' next choices.

With 54 of 54 precincts reporting, de Ferranti garnered 59,046 (69.4%) votes compared to Audrey R. Clement's 18,345 (21.6%) and David P. Sisson's 6,863 (8.1%).

In the school board race, Bethany Zecher Sutton finished the night with 64,826 votes (77.8%) to James Vell Rives IV's with 17,620 (21.1%).

In the county treasurer's race, Kim Rucker pulled in 71,563 votes (86.0%) to Assim Rawoot's 10,658 (12.6%) with all precincts counted.

In addition, all five of the Bond Referendums on the ballot appeared to have passed by wide margins, according to unofficial results.

Results for all races are available on the Virginia Department of Elections website.

Arlington County Board

Three candidates are competing for one at-large seat on the Arlington County Board.

Democratic incumbent Matt de Ferranti is seeking another term against independents Audrey Clement and David Sisson.

Initial results may reflect first-choice votes before ranked-choice tabulation is completed.

Arlington School Board

Two candidates are competing for one seat on the Arlington School Board.

School Board elections are nonpartisan, meaning candidates do not have party affiliations listed beside their names on the ballot. Political parties may endorse candidates, but those endorsements do not change the race's official nonpartisan status.

Arlington County Treasurer

Two candidates are competing in a special election for Arlington County treasurer.

The winner will serve the remainder of a term ending Dec. 31, 2027.

Arlington County Bond Referendums

Arlington voters decided five bond questions totaling $264.26 million for transportation, parks, community infrastructure, utilities and public schools.

Each referendum requires a separate majority vote to pass. Election officials will update the bond question results as they report the totals.

Question: Shall Arlington County contract a debt and issue its general obligation bonds in the maximum principal amount of $69,745,000 to finance, together with other available funds, the cost of various capital projects for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and other transit, pedestrian, road or transportation projects?

Question: Shall Arlington County contract a debt and issue its general obligation bonds in the maximum principal amount of $34,945,000 to finance, together with other available funds, the cost of various capital projects for local parks & recreation?

Question: Shall Arlington County contract a debt and issue its general obligation bonds in the maximum principal amount of $58,825,000 to finance, together with other available funds, the cost of various capital projects, including but not limited to facilities maintenance capital, facilities design and construction, information technology, the Arlington Neighborhoods Program, and other County infrastructure?

Question: Shall Arlington County contract a debt and issue its general obligation bonds in the maximum amount of $20,745,000 to finance, together with other available funds, the cost of designing, expanding, improving, and renovating Arlington County's Water Pollution Control Plant and the water and sewer systems serving the County?

Question: Shall Arlington County contract a debt and issue its general obligation bonds in the maximum principal amount of $80,000,000 to finance, together with other available funds, the cost of various capital projects for Arlington Public Schools?

Election-night results are unofficial until certified by election officials.