Alexandria voters are headed to the polls Tuesday (Aug. 4) to cast their votes in Democratic and Republican primaries, which will determine nominees for the 2026 midterms.
Polls will be open between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday. Voters are not registered by party in Virginia, so they can choose to vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary. As of Aug. 1, Alexandria has over 117,000 registered voters.
The Democratic primary focuses on the 8th Congressional District. Incumbent Rep. Don Beyer (D-8) is facing several challengers — former Alexandria City Council Member Mo Seifeldein, fired State Department worker Michael Duffin, veteran and former CIA officer Adam Dunigan and military family advocate Lorena Bruner. The Democratic primary winner will face Republican Tony Sabio in the Nov. 3 general election.
The Republican primary for U.S. Senate will determine a nominee to face Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), who is running for a fifth term as Virginia’s senior senator. Republican primary candidates are retired Army Maj. Gen. Bert Mizusawa, former federal employee and tech executive Kim Farington and veteran and former CIA officer David Williams. Warner will face the Republican nominee on Nov. 3.
The deadline to register to vote or update voter registration was July 24, as well as the deadline to request a mail-in ballot. Aug. 1 was the last day of early in-person voting, and mail ballots can be submitted until 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4. Same-day registration is offered through Aug. 4 to let new voters cast a provisional ballot that is verified post-election night.
As of Aug. 2, 6,417 votes have been counted in the Democratic primary for the 8th Congressional District — 3,492 from mail-in ballots and 2,925 from in-person early voting. In all, 7,219 Democratic mail ballots have been sent to voters, according to data from the Alexandria Office of Voter Registration and Elections.
In the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, 595 votes have been counted — 360 through mail-in ballots and 235 from in-person early voting. Voters requested a total of 1,025 mail ballots to date.
On Election Day, voters can head to their assigned polling place between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. Voters can confirm their polling place on the Virginia Department of Elections citizen portal or call the Office of Voter Registration and Elections at 703-746-4050.
At the polling place, voters must present an accepted form of ID, such as a Virginia driver’s license, voter confirmation documents, U.S. passport, employee photo ID or student ID. Voters without an acceptable ID may sign an ID confirmation statement — if they do not, they will cast a provisional ballot verified post-election.
According to the Office of Voter Registration and Elections, the following polling place changes are in effect for Aug. 4:
- The former Blessed Sacrament Precinct will vote at North Quaker (1801 N Quaker Lane.)
- The former City Hall Precinct will vote at Lyles Crouch School (530 S St Asaph Street.) – Follow signs for Old Town South.
- The former George Mason School Precinct will vote at Trinity Church (2911 Cameron Mills Road.)
- The former View Alexandria Precinct will vote at Hope Way (2800 Hope Way.)
Voters 65 and older or with a disability may call the Office of Voter Registration and Elections at 703-746-4050 to request voting from a car outside the polling place.
Mail-in ballots can be returned by mail (postmarked by Aug. 4 and received by noon Aug. 7) or drop box. A secure outdoor drop box under video surveillance is available through 7 p.m. Aug. 4 in front of the Office of Voter Registration and Elections. Ballot drop boxes will also be offered at all polling places, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Aug. 4.
Voters with any questions or concerns about the voting process may contact the Office of Voter Registration and Elections at 703-746-4050 or notify an election officer. For more information about voting, visit www.alexandriava.gov/Elections.
Once polls close at 7 p.m. on Election Day, unofficial results will be tallied on the Virginia Department of Elections website. Election results will be certified by state and local electoral boards in the weeks following the election.
