Fredericksburg Election 2025 Voter Guide: Candidates For City, Statewide Races

FEREDERICKSBURG, VA — Voters in Fredericksburg will head to the polls Tuesday to choose who will serve on the Fredericksburg City Council and School Board, and who will be the city's next commonwealth's attorney, sheriff, commissioner of revenue and treasurer.

The election will also decide who will be the next governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general, as well as who will be their representative in the Virginia House of Delegates.

Polls will be open Tuesday between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.

As of Sunday, 3,266 voters cast ballots in-person during the early voting period, which started on Sept. 19 and ended on Saturday, according to the Electoral Process Education Corporation. In addition, 1,081 mail-in votes have been tallied, which means a total of 4,360, or 21.2 percent of all eligible voters, have already cast ballots.

After polls close, check back with Patch Tuesday night to see the latest unofficial results from the Virginia Department of Elections.

These are the candidates running in Virginia's three statewide races. Sample ballots can be viewed on the Fredericksburg Department of Registration and Elections website.

Governor

• Winsome Earle-Sears (R)
• Abigail Spanberger (D)

Lieutenant Governor

• John Reid (R)
• Ghazala Hashmi (D)

Attorney General

• Jason Miyares* (R)
• Jay Jones (D)

Fredericksburg voters will also be casting ballots for their representative to the Virginia House of Delegates, as well as candidates running for city council, school board, commonwealth's attorney, sheriff, commissioner of revenue, and treasurer.

House of Delegates - District 65

• Sean Steinway (R)
• Joshua Cole* (D)

Ward One City Council

• Matt Rowe (I)
• David Wade Cropper (I)
• Kenneth Dwayne Gantt (I)

Ward Two City Council

• Joy Crump (I)
• Anne Little (I)

Ward Three City Council

• Matt Kelly (I)
• Susanna R Finn (I)

Ward Four City Council

• Charlie Frye (I) *
• Jesse Dominguez (I)

Ward One School Board

• Andrew Wolfenbarger

Ward Two School Board

• Kathleen Pomeroy *

Ward Three School Board

• Sarah Stelmok
• Annie Elizabeth Langdon

Ward Four School Board

• Malvina Rollins Kay *

Commonwealth's Attorney

• Elizabeth K. "Libby" Humphries* (I)
• Travis D. Bird (I)

Sheriff

• Rashawn D. Cowles(I)
• Keith W. Rodgers (I)

Commissioner of Revenue

• Tamara L. Stuart (I)
• Juan C. Navarro (I)

Treasurer

• Thomas G. Mon
• Marion S. Bowman

* Denotes an incumbent

To vote on Election Day, visit your assigned polling place between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. An acceptable form of ID is required to vote in person.

Visit the Citizen Portal on the Virginia Department of Elections website to check your registration status. The deadline for registering or updating your registration to vote in person or by mail was Oct. 24. However, voters may register and vote using a provisional ballot in-person on Election Day.

Completed mail-in ballots can be turned in on Election Day at your polling place or at the 24-hour drop box located behind Fredericksburg City Center at 601 Caroline St.

The deadline for returning a ballot by drop box is 7 p.m. on Nov. 4. Completed ballots returned by mail must be received by noon on Nov. 7.

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• Matt Rowe Seeking Ward One Seat On Fredericksburg City Council
• David Cropper Running For Fredericksburg City Council: Questionnaire
• Joy Crump Seeks Fredericksburg City Council Seat In Ward Two
• Matt Kelly Running For Ward 3 Seat On Fredericksburg City Council: Questionnaire
• Susanna Finn Running For Ward 3 Seat On Fredericksburg City Council: Questionnaire
• Jesse Dominguez Running For Fredericksburg City Council: Questionnaire