Election 2019: Fredericksburg Area Candidates, Poll Hours, More

Election Day is just around the corner, and voters will head to their designated polling places to cast their ballots in the 2019 Virginia general election. In the Fredericksburg area, several races appear on the ballot, including the Virginia House of Delegates, Senate, Fredericksburg Clerk of Court, Stafford and Spotsylvania boards of supervisors, and more.

Election Day is Tuesday, and polls in the Fredericksburg area are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. As long as you are in line by 7 p.m., you will be able to vote. Residents of Fredericksburg, in addition to Stafford and Spotsylvania counties, can verify their polling place on the Virginia Department of Elections website.

To vote in person in Virginia, voters must provide an acceptable form of photo identification at the polls. Acceptable forms of identification include:

• Valid Virginia driver’s license or identification card.
• Valid Virginia DMV issued veteran’s ID card.
• Valid United States passport.
• Other government-issued photo identification cards (must be issued by the U.S. Government, the Commonwealth of Virginia, or a political subdivision of the Commonwealth.)
• Tribal enrollment or other tribal ID.
• Valid college or university student photo identification card.
• Valid student ID issued by a public school or private school in Virginia displaying a photo.
• Employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer’s business.

If you have a physical disability, you can still vote on Election Day without leaving your vehicle. If you need to use curbside voting, remember to bring a helper with you who can enter the polling place to ask an election officer for curbside assistance.

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If voting absentee, the deadline for mailed ballots to be received by the Voter Registration Office is today at 7 p.m. Voter Registrar, 601 Caroline St. Suite 500-A, Fredericksburg. Stafford County and Spotsylvania County must be returned by mail.

Who Is On The Ballot?

FREDERICKSBURG

17th Senate District
Bryce Reeves (R)
Amy Laufer (D)

28th House District
Paul Milde (R)
Joshua Cole (D)

88th House District
Mark Cole (R)
Jess Foster (D)

Clerk of Court
Jeff S. Small

Soil & Water Conservation Director
Giannina Dimaio Frantz

STAFFORD COUNTY

27th Senate District
Jill Vogel (R)
Ronnie Ross (D)

28th Senate District
Richard Stuart (R)
Qasim Rashid (D)

2nd House District
Heather Mitchell (R)
Jennifer Foy (D)

28th House District
Paul Milde (R)
Joshua Cole (D)

88th House District
Mark Cole (R)
Jess Foster (D)

Board of Supervisors, Griffis-Widewater District
Jack Cavalier
Tinesha Allen

Board of Supervisors, Rock Hill District
Crystal Vanuch
Gwen Bell

School Board, George Washington District
Susan Randall
Carol Medawar

School Board, Griffis–Widewater District
Elizabeth Warner
Jamie Decatur

School Board, Rock Hill District
Patricia Healy
DaBora Lovitt

Commonwealth Attorney
Eric Olsen
Julia Dillon

Stafford County Sheriff
D.P. Decatur
Chad Oxley

Stafford County Commissioner of Revenue
Scott Mayausky
Lorena Bruner
Paul Waldowski

Stafford County Treasurer
Laura Rudy
Henry Thomassen

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY

4th Senate District
Ryan McDougle (R)
Stan Scott (D)

17th Senate District
Bryce Reeves (R)
Amy Laufer (D)

28th Senate District
Richard Stuart (R)
Qasim Rashid (D)

54th House District
Bobby Orrock (R)
Neri Canahui–Ortiz (D)

55th House District
Buddy Fowler (R)
Morgan Goodman (D)

56th House District
John McGuire (R)
Juanita Matkins (D)

88th House District
Mark Cole (R)
Jess Foster (D)

Board of Supervisors, Chancellor District
Timothy McLaughlin
Amanda Blalock

Board of Supervisors, Livingston District
Barry Jett
Howard Smith
Raymond Bell

Board of Supervisors, Salem District
Paul Trampe
Deborah Frazier

School Board, Chancellor District
Phillip Scott
Dawn Shelley

School Board, Courtland District
James Meyer
Rob Abuismail

School Board, Livingston District
Kirk Twigg
Erin Sherwood

School Board, Salem District
Shawn Davis
Rita Daniels
Christopher Snider

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