Braddock Voters To Choose Next Supervisor In Special Election

BURKE, VA — Tuesday is the last day for residents of the Braddock District to vote in the special election to choose who will represent them on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.

Candidates Kenneth Paul Balbuena (R), Carey Chet Campbell (I), and Rachna Sizemore Heizer (D) are competing to finish former Supervisor James Walkinshaw's (D) term, which runs until Nov. 2, 2027.

The seat became vacant when Walkinshaw defeated Republican challenger Stewart Whitson in the Sept. 9 special election, filling the congressional seat held by U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D), who died in May. The former supervisor's victory created the need for the Dec. 9 special election.

Braddock District Supervisor Candidates

• Kenneth Paul Balbuena (R)
• Carey Chet Campbell (I)
• Rachna Sizemore Heizer (D)

Early voting for the special election started on Oct. 24 and ended on Saturday. On Tuesday, polls open at 6 a.m. on and close at 7 p.m. Everyone in line at 7 p.m. will be able to cast a ballot. View a sample ballot on the Fairfax County Board of Elections website.

Patch will be reporting the unofficial results as they come in on Tuesday night.

Only registered residents of the Braddock District, which includes Fairfax, Burke and parts of Annandale, are eligible to vote in the Dec. 9 special election. Residents can confirm their eligibility to vote by visiting the Virginia Department of Elections Citizen Portal.

Same day registration will be available at all voting locations. Voters registering the same day will complete a provisional ballot. Learn more.

The deadline to return vote by mail ballots in a drop box or hand deliver them to the Election Office is 7 p.m. on Dec. 9. Learn more. Drop boxes will be available at each of the precincts, as well as the Fairfax County Government Center at 12000 Government Center Parkway in Fairfax.

Voters should go to their regular polling place to cast ballots on Tuesday. To find your precinct, visit the Virginia Department of Elections website.

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• Carey Chet Campbell Running For Braddock Supervisor: Candidate Questionnaire
• Rachna Sizemore Heizer Running In Braddock Supervisor Race: Candidate Questionnaire
• Ken Balbuena Running For Braddock Supervisor: Candidate Questionnaire
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Currently, Sizemore Heizer represents the Braddock District on the Fairfax County School Board. If she wins on Tuesday, another special election will be scheduled to pick the next Braddock school board member.

Small business owner Tom Dannan and Alexa Krezel, a strategic human resources and project management professional, have already announced their intentions to run in that special election, if one is needed.

Even though school board members appear as independents on the ballot, they can be endorsed by a political party. Dannan and Krezel said they would each be pursuing the Democratic Party's endorsement.