CU at the Polls! Election Day is Nov. 2

Election Day is Nov. 2, but voting in Virginia’s general election began last month. Voters are casting ballots for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, members of the House of Delegates and several local races. We'll CU at the Polls!

In-person voting

In-person voting started last month and runs through Saturday, Oct. 30.

Election Day is Nov. 2. Polls that day will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you are in line at 7 p.m., you will get to vote.

Assuming you are registered, you can vote in person without an appointment or asking for a ballot in advance. If you want to mail in a ballot, or drop it in a dropbox, you won’t have to wait in any lines, but you will have to ask for a ballot first.

Voters heading to the polls are strongly encouraged to wear a mask, although it is not required.

Where to vote in person

If you’re voting in person on Nov. 2, you can find your polling place on the website of the Virginia Department of Elections.

You need an ID to vote in person. You can find out which ones will work for you on the Virginia Department of Elections site.

Need to register?

The deadline was Oct. 12.

Mail-in ballots and drop boxes

You can get a mail-in or absentee ballot (in Virginia, they’re the same thing) online, and since the pandemic, you don’t have to give a reason. You’ve got until Oct. 22 to make this request.

When you get your ballot, you can drop it off at an early voting location (you can use any in your town or county; the specific precincts don’t matter like they do on Election Day). You’ve got until Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. to drop it off, or you can mail it if it gets postmarked by Nov. 2 and is received by noon, Nov. 5. (Election officials say the earlier you mail your ballot the better!)

Where are the drop boxes?

That depends on what county you live in. Your local voter registration office can help.

Who’s on the ballot?

The three statewide offices — governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general — are on the ballot, as is every seat in the 100-member House of Delegates.

View the listing of all candidates here.

In the three statewide office races, the candidates are:

Governor

• Glenn Youngkin (Republican)
• Terry McAuliffe (Democrat)
• Princess Blanding (Liberation Party)

Lieutenant Governor

• Winsome Sears (Republican)
• Hala Ayala (Democrat)

Attorney General

• Jason Miyares (Republican)
• Mark Herring (Democrat)

Election Results

The Department of Elections posts results here.