Early Voting To Begin For House, Senate Seat Special Elections In Loudoun County

ASHBURN, VA — Parts of Loudoun County will have another election in between the latest presidential election and the upcoming gubernatorial election year. Early voting will kick off Wednesday for the Jan. 7, 2025 special elections for 32nd Virginia Senate District and 26th Virginia House of Delegates District.

The 32nd Senate District special election was sought after current state Sen. Suhas Subramanyam was elected to succeed Rep. Jennifer Wexton in the 10th Congressional District. With Del. Kannan Srinivasan chosen as the Democratic candidate in the 32nd District race, he resigned from his 26th House District seat. That resulted in another special election planned for the same day.

In the 32nd Senate District race, Democrat Srinivasan faces Republican Tumay Harding. The district is labeled as strong Democratic by the Virginia Public Access project and includes part of Loudoun County south of Route 7 like Ashburn, Brambleton, South Riding and Sterling.

In the 26th Senate District race, Democrat JJ Singh and Republican Ram Venkatachalam are running. The 26th House District is labeled as strong Democratic by the Virginia Public Access Project. It covers neighborhoods like Brambleton and South Riding in the southeastern part of the county.

Who Can Vote

The special elections are open to registered voters within the districts. The voter registration deadline will be Dec. 31, but same-day registration is available through Election Day. Residents can register to vote or check their status through the Virginia Department of Elections.

The deadline to register to vote in the January 7 election or to update current voter registration information is Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Voters may register after December 31 and vote a provisional ballot. Information about Same-Day Voter Registration is available from the Virginia Department of Elections.

Precincts voting in the 26th House District race are: 108 - Mercer, 112 - Freedom, 119 - Arcola, 120 - Lunsford, 121 - Town Hall, 122 - Hutchison Farm, 124 - Liberty, 126 - Goshen Post, 312 - Briar Woods, 314 - Legacy, 321 - Brambleton Middle, 322 - Buffalo Trail, 324 - Madison, 325 - Creighton, 628 - Moorefield Station, 630 - Croson, 712 - Stone Hill, 714 - Rock Ridge.

Precincts voting in the 32nd Senate District race are: 107 - Little River, 108 - Mercer, 112 - Freedom, 114 - Dulles South, 119 - Arcola, 120 - Lunsford, 121 - Town Hall, 122 - Hutchison Farm, 123 - Cardinal Ridge, 124 - Liberty, 126 - Goshen Post, 312 - Briar Woods, 313 - Pinebrook, 314 - Legacy, 319 - John Champe, 321 - Brambleton Middle, 322 - Buffalo Trail, 324 - Madison, 325 - Creighton, 326 - Independence, 328 - Hovatter, 329 - Lightridge, 615 - Hillside, 616 - Eagle Ridge, 620 - Russell Branch, 621 - Dominion Trail, 622 - Farmwell Station, 623 - Weller, 625 - Mill Run, 626 - Ashby Ponds, 627 - Ashbrook, 628 - Moorefield Station, 629 - Discovery, 630 - Croson, 631 – Marblehead, 701 - Sully, 702 - Park View, 703 - Rolling Ridge, 705 - Forest Grove, 707 - Claude Moore Park, 710 - Sterling, 711 - Guilford, 712 - Stone Hill, 713 - Carter, 714 - Rock Ridge, 715 - Oak Grove, 716 - Ridgetop, 808 - Stone Bridge, 810 - Cedar Lane, 817 - Sanders Corner, 818 - East Broad Run, 819 - West Broad Run and 820 - Belmont Station.

How to Vote

Early voting will start Thursday, Dec. 11 and run through Saturday, Jan. 4. The Office of Elections and Voter Registration, 750 Miller Drive, Suite 150, in Leesburg will be open Dec. 11 to Jan. 4, on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. plus Saturday, Dec. 28 and Jan. 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will be closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.

Other early voting locations — Claude Moore Recreation Center at 46105 Loudoun Park Lane in Sterling and Dulles South Recreation Center at 24950 Riding Center Drive in Chantilly — will be open Saturday, Dec. 28 and Jan. 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

An acceptable form of ID is required to vote in person.

Mail-in ballots may be requested until 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 27. Voters on the permanent absentee list will automatically receive a ballot for elections they are eligible to vote in. Voters may request a ballot online through the Virginia Department of Elections or download a paper application and return it to the Office of Elections and Voter Registration, 750 Miller Drive, Suite 150, in Leesburg.

For those voting on Election Day, they will go to their assigned polling place between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7. An acceptable form of ID is required to vote in person. Check your polling place through the Virginia Department of Election portal or see Loudoun County's polling place lookup and maps.

See more information on the special elections from the Loudoun County Office of Elections.