Politics & Government
Primary Election Results 2026 For Fairfax City: U.S. Senate Race
While votes continue to be counted, the Associated Press declared a winner in the U.S. Senate Democratic Primary race.
FAIRFAX CITY, VA — Even though votes continue to be counted in Tuesday's Dual Primary in Virginia, the Associated Press officially declared a winner in the GOP Senate race.
Fairfax City is in the 11th Congressional District. Incumbent U.S. Rep. James Walkinshaw (D) is running for re-election and Arthur Purves is the Republican Party's candidate. So, there was no primary in the 11th District race.
In the Republican Primary, Bert Mizusawa was declared the GOP's candidate for U.S. Senate on the Nov. 3 ballot. He defeated challengers David E. Williams and Kim Farington. Mizusawa will face incumbent Senator Mark Warner (D) in November
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Preliminary vote tallies are as follows. The tables below will continue updating in real time as the state releases new vote tallies.
U.S. Senate - Republican Primary
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Results for all races are available on the Virginia Department of Elections website.
While multiple candidates are running for the Fairfax City Council, school board and mayor in the November election, those candidates are running as independents and are officially unaffiliated with any political party. For this reason, a primary is not held for local races in the city.
In Fairfax City, political parties can endorse a candidate running for local office, but that endorsement will not be next to their name on the ballot in November.
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