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Additional early voting location opens in Alexandria as November election nears

By Emily Leayman
A voting sign at the Alexandria Registrar of Voters, 132 N. Royal Street, in Old Town (staff photo by James Cullum)

A second early voting location is open in Alexandria for the Nov. 3 election, which will decide congressional midterm elections and Virginia constitutional amendments.

Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library (5005 Duke Street) opened for early voting Sunday (Oct. 18), supplementing the ongoing location at the Office of Voter Registration and Elections. Voter ID is required to vote in person, or voters can sign an ID statement affirming their identity. The deadline for early voting will be 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31.

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Fourth ‘No Kings’ protest in Alexandria to highlight early voting for midterms

By James Cullum
The No Kings Rally at Market Square in Old Town, Oct. 18, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

A fourth “No Kings” protest against the Trump administration is coming to Alexandria.

Indivisible Do Something Alexandria is hosting the event to highlight a nationwide day of early voting before the Nov. 3 midterm elections outside the Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library (5005 Duke Street) on Saturday, Oct. 17. Protesters will line Duke Street from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Here’s how Alexandria voted in Tuesday’s Democratic and Republican primaries

By James Cullum
Red political sign reading 'VOTE HERE' with a white arrow, placed outdoors near a brick building entrance.
Voting sign at Leonard “Chick” Armstrong Recreation Center in Arlandria, Aug. 4, 2026 (staff photo by James Cullum)

 

Alexandria’s Rep. Don Beyer handily won his party’s nomination Tuesday night to run for his seventh term representing Virginia’s 8th Congressional District, and retired Army Maj. Gen. Bert Mizusawa won the Republican nomination to run against U.S. Sen. Mark Warner in the Nov. 3 general election.

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Latest turnout shows Democratic primary far outpacing Republican primary in Alexandria

By James Cullum
Red political sign reading 'VOTE HERE' with a white arrow, placed outdoors near a brick building entrance.
Voting sign at Leonard “Chick” Armstrong Recreation Center in Arlandria, Aug. 4, 2026 (staff photo by James Cullum)

With just hours left until polls close, participation in the Democratic primary for Virginia’s 8th Congressional district is far outpacing turnout in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate.

As of 4 p.m., 10,772 ballots were cast citywide in the five-candidate Democratic primary, about 10.7% of the city’s 99,811 registered voters, according to figures released by the city’s general registrar. The numbers include 6,346 early and mail-in ballots, leaving the total number of in-person votes cast at just 4,426.

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