Fairfax City Voters Decide In 11th Congressional District Special Election

FAIRFAX CITY, VA — Voters in the 11th Congressional District will head to the polls Tuesday in a special election to choose who will succeed the late U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D), who died in May.

Last November, Connolly revealed he had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer and was receiving chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatment. However, the cancer returned and the congressman's family announced his death on May 21.

Two candidates are on the special election ballot: Braddock District Supervisor James Walkinshaw (D) and Stewart Whitson (R), the senior director of federal affairs at the Foundation of Government Accountability, a conservative think tank. Both candidates earned their spot on the ballot by winning the June 28 primaries for their respective political parties.

Once polls close at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Patch will post the unofficial results as they become available from the Virginia Elections Office.

As of 5 p.m. of Saturday, 1,654 voters voted early in person and 756 by-mail ballots have been received, according to Wannicha Rojanapradith, the Faifax City general registrar. This equates to 13.67 percent of registered voters in the city having already voted in the special election.

How To Vote In The Special Election

To vote on Election Day in Fairfax City, visit your assigned polling place between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. An acceptable form of ID is required to vote in person. Same day registration is available only at your local polling place by completing a provisional ballot.

Voters who are voting by mail can return completed ballots by using the pre-paid return envelope or in person at the Fairfax City Hall or to a dropbox.

A secure, 24-your ballot dropbox is located by the Atrium entrance closed to George Mason Boulevard. On Election Day, all voting precincts will also have a dropbox, where voters can return their by-mail ballots. Please return your ballot in the envelope provided.

Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or before election day and received by 12 p.m. the Friday after the election.

More information for City of Fairfax voters is available online.

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