Ashburn Election Day Voter Guide: Key Races, How To Vote

ASHBURN, VA — Tuesday, Nov. 5, marks the 2024 general election, where voters in Ashburn and Loudoun County will cast votes for president and Congress along with other key decisions.

All voters in Loudoun County will have president/vice president, 10th Congressional District, U.S. Senate, Loudoun County bond questions and a Virginia constitutional amendment on the ballot.

There are also town elections in select commuities — Hamilton Town Council, Hillsboro mayor and Town Council, Leesburg mayor and Town Council, Lovettsville mayor and Town Council, Purcellville mayor and Town Council.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, but anyone in line by 7 p.m. will be able to vote.

Key Races On the November Ballot

Along with the closely-watched presidential race between Kamala Harris, Donald Trump and third-party candidates, there are several key races in Loudoun County.

In the 10th Congressional District, Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Loudoun) did not seek re-election after receiving a progressive supra-nuclear palsy diagnosis. Democrat Suhas Subramanyam and Republican Mike Clancy won their party's primaries to face off in the general election.

The 10th Congressional District is labeled as a competitive district, according to the Virginia Public Access Project. The district covers Loudoun County, part of Prince William County, part of Fairfax County, Fauquier County, Manassas City, Manassas Park City, and Rappahannock County.

Subramanyam, a current Virginia state senator representing part of Loudoun County, has campaign priorities like protecting abortion rights, gun safety restrictions, health care access and affordability, environmental protection and more.

Clancy, who has worked as a lawyer and business executive, outlined campaign priorities such as inflation and boosting the economy, addressing border security, fully funding law enforcement, supporting gun owner rights and more.

Along with the 10th Congressional District race, voters will decide the U.S. Senate matchup between incumbent Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine and Republican Hung Cao.

Kaine was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012 after serving elected roles since 1994, including Virginia governor. According to his campaign website, Kaine's priorities include job creation and the economy, protecting reproductive rights, health care affordability, border security, supporting immigration reform, supporting equal rights, protecting the climate and more.

Cao is a Navy veteran who unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Democrat Jennifer Wexton in the 2022 race for Virginia's 10th congressional district. His campaign priorities include border security, supporting the economy through energy and manufacturing policies, supporting school choice, supporting strong national defense, protecting gun rights, opposing abortion and more.

Loudoun County voters will also decide if the county can obtain bonds to fund school projects, public safety projects, parks and recreation projects and transportation projects. Virginia voters will decide if a tax exemption for surviving spouses of soldiers killed in action should be offered to the surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty.

What's on the Ballot

President/Vice President

• Democratic Party Electors for Kamala Harris, President, and Tim Walz, Vice President
• Republican Party Electors for Donald Trump, President, and JD Vance, Vice President
• Green Party Electors for Jill Stein, President, and Rudolph Ware II, Vice President
• Libertarian Party Electors for Chase Oliver, President, and Mike ter Maat, Vice President
• Independent Electors for Claudia De la Cruz, President, and Karina Garcia, Vice President
• Independent Electors for Cornel West, President, and Melina Abdullah, Vice President

Member, U.S. Senate

• Timothy Kaine - Democrat
• Hung Cao - Republican

Member, U.S. House of Representatives, 10th District

• Suhas Subramanyam - Democrat
• Mike Clancy - Republican

Virginia Constitutional Amendment Question

Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended so that the tax exemption that is currently available to the surviving spouses of soldiers killed in action is also available to the surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty?

School Projects Bond Question

Shall the County of Loudoun, Virginia contract a debt and issue its general obligation capital improvement bonds in the maximum principal amount of $10,000,000 to finance, in whole or in part, the design, construction, equipping and other costs of LCPS FaciIity Renewals and Alterations and the costs of other public school facilities as requested by the Loudoun County School Board?

Public Safety Projects Bond Question

Shall the County of Loudoun, Virginia contract a debt and issue its general obligation capital improvement bonds in the maximum principal amount of $9,669,000 to finance, in whole or in part, the design, construction, equipping and other costs of Fire and Rescue Capital Apparatus and Fire and Rescue Station #08 - Philomont Station Replacement; and the costs of other public safety projects approved in the County's Capital Improvement Program?

Parks and Recreation Bond Question

Shall the County of Loudoun, Virginia contract a debt and issue its general obligation capital improvement bonds in the maximum principal amount of $53,787,000 to finance in whole or in part, the design, construction, equipping and other costs of, the Western Loudoun Recreation Complex, Dulles South Community Park, and the Westpark Improvements; and the costs of other public parks, recreational and community center projects approved in the County's Capital lmprovement Program?

Shall the County of Loudoun, Virginia contract a debt and issue its general obligation capital improvement bonds in the maximum principal amount of $151,165,000 to finance, in whole or in part, the design, construction and other costs of improvements for Braddock Road / Trailhead Drive Roundabout, Braddock Road Widening - Paul VI Eastern Entrance to Loudoun County Parkway, Crosstrail Boulevard Segment C - Sycolin Road to Dulles Greenway, Dulles West Boulevard - Northstar Boulevard to Arcola Boulevard, Evergreen Mills Road / Reservoir Road / Watson Road Intersection Improvement, Lake Drive Improvements, Northstar Boulevard Widening - Tall Cedars Parkway to Braddock Road, Route 7 / Route 287 Interchange Improvements, Route 15 Widening - Whites Ferry Road to Montresor Road, Ryan Road Widening - Evergreen Mills Road to Beaverdam Drive, Sycolin Road Widening - Loudoun Center Place to Crosstrail Boulevard, and Franklin Park to Purcellville Trail; and the costs of other public road and transportation projects approved in the County's Capital Improvement Program?

Mayor, Lovettsville only

• Christopher Hornbaker

Member, Town Council, Lovettsville only (up to three)

• Thomas Budnar
• David Earl
• Joy Pritz

Member, Town Council (special election) Lovettsville only (up to one)

• Stuart A. Stahl

Member, Town Council (special election) Lovettsville only (up to one)

• Ann Arena
• Charles Cooper III

Member, Town Council, Hamilton only (up to three)

• Chris Shumaker
• Heather Beardsley
• Mayor, Purcellville only
• Christopher Bertaut
• Stanley Milan, Sr.

Member, Town Council, Purcellville only (up to three)

• Caleb Stought
• Carl "Ben" Nett
• Brian Green
• John-Mark Gardner
• Susan Khalil
• Brian Dean

Member, Town Council (special election), Purcellville only (up to one)

• Jonathan"Jon" Arnburg
• Kevin Wright

Mayor, Hillsboro only

• Lisa Franke

Member, Town Council (up to five)

• Write in only

Mayor, Leesburg only

• C. B. "Kelly" Burk

Member, Town Council, Leesburg only (up to three)

• Rob Mays
• Zach Cummings
• Nicholas Krukowski
• Brandon Garay
• Kari Nacy

How to Vote

The deadline for voter registration or updating your address was Oct. 15. However, same-day registration with a provisional ballot is offered from Oct. 16 through Election Day, Nov. 5.

If you are completing a mail-in ballot, it must be returned to the Loudoun County Office of Elections by 7 p.m. on Nov. 5 or postmarked by Nov. 5 and received in the office by noon on Nov. 8. Voters may return their completed ballot by mail or a drop box. Ballot drop boxes are available at polling places on Nov. 5, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. A 24/7 outdoor drop box is available outside the Office of Elections at 750 Miller Drive, Suite 150, Leesburg, VA until 7 p.m. on Nov. 5.

To vote on Election Day, visit your assigned polling place between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5. An acceptable form of ID is required to vote in person. Voters without an acceptable form of ID can sign a statement affirming their identity to cast a ballot.

Curbside voting is available at all polling places for those with mobility issues.

Voters can confirm their registration status and polling place through the Virginia Department of Elections citizens portal. The Office of Elections also has a polling place lookup in Loudoun County.

After polls close at 7 p.m. on Nov. 5, preliminary election results will be tallied on the Virginia Department of Elections website. Election officials expect it will take several days to tally all ballots, including mail-in ballots, in-person early voting and Election Day voting.

When results start coming in, Patch will provide coverage of the 10th congressional district race, U.S. Senate race and other key races in Northern Virginia.

For more information on the upcoming election and voting in Loudoun County, visit the Loudoun County Office of Elections website.