Candidate Bulletins

Candidates for office must meet certain qualifications and are required to file specific ballot access documents in order to qualify for the ballot. For more information see the Becoming a Candidate page of this website.

Write-in Candidates for all offices except President are not required to file any ballot access documents, however, will need to be in compliance with Campaign Finance requirements. 

Most cities, either by charter or choice, have non-partisan city council elections. In these cities all candidates for city council must run as independent candidates. Please review the list to ensure you complete the appropriate ballot access process.

2026

March 3, 2026 Fairfax County School Board, Braddock District

• • Candidate Bulletin
    • March 3, 2026 Special Election for Fairfax County School Board (12/29/25)
      • General Registrar's Office will be closed January 1, 2026.

March 10, 2026 Prince William County Member, Board of Supervisors, Woodbridge District

• Candidate Bulletin
  • March 10, 2026 Special Election for Prince William County Member, Board of Supervisors (1/26/26)
    • Revised 1/26/26 to extend the candidate filing deadline to Monday, February 9, 2026 in accordance with VA Code § 15.2-502(C).

March 17, 2026 Special Election for House of Delegates 98th District (Parts of Virginia Beach)

• Candidate Bulletin
  • March 17, 2026 Special Election for House of Delegates 98 Candidate Bulletin (2/21/26)

April 21, 2026 Special Election for Member, Alexandria City Council

• Candidate Bulletin
  • April 21, 2026 Member, Alexandria City Council Special Election Candidate Bulletin (2/23/26)

November 3, 2026 General and Special Elections

Includes August 4, 2026 Primary Elections information.

Note: the information contained in the Candidate Bulletins and Quick Guides has changed due to the passage of HB 29 by the Virginia General Assembly. This bill moved the primary election from June 16 to August 4, 2026 and moved candidate filing deadlines for U.S. House of Representatives candidates. Changes are reflected for all offices below. 

• United States Senate
  
  • Candidate Bulletin
    • US Senate Candidate Bulletin (rev. 2/23/26)
  • Ballot Access Quick Look One Pagers
    • Political Party Candidates
      • US Senate Primary Party Candidate Ballot Access Quick Look One Pager (rev. 2/23/26)
      • US Senate Non-Primary Party Candidate Ballot Access Quick Look One Pager
    • Independent Candidates
      • US Senate Independent Candidate Ballot Access Quick Look One Pager
• United States House of Representatives
  
  • Candidate Bulletin
    • US House of Representatives Candidate Bulletin (rev. 2/23/26)
  • Ballot Access Quick Look One Pagers
    • Political Party Candidates
      • US House of Representatives Primary Party Candidate Ballot Access Quick Look One Pager (rev. 2/23/26)
      • US House of Representatives Non-Primary Party Candidate Ballot Access Quick Look One Pager (rev. 2/23/26)
    • Independent Candidates
      • US House of Representatives Independent Candidate Ballot Access Quick Look One Pager (rev. 2/23/26)
• Local Offices
  
  • Candidate Bulletins
    • Local Offices General Election Candidate Bulletin (rev. 2/23/26)
    • Vacated Local Offices Special Election Candidate Bulletin (rev. 2/23/26)
  • Ballot Access Quick Look One Pagers
    • Political Party Candidates
      • Local Offices Primary Party Candidate Ballot Access Quick Look One Pager (rev. 2/23/26)
      • Local Offices Non-Primary Party Candidate Ballot Access Quick Look One Pager
    • Independent Candidates
      • Local Offices Independent Candidate Ballot Access Quick Look One Pager
• Political Party Chairs
  • Politcal Party Bulletins
    • Senate and Local Offices (rev. 2/23/26)
    • US House of Representatives (rev. 2/23/26)
  • Political Party Quick Look One Pagers
    
    • US Senate and Local Offices (rev. 2/23/26)
    • US House of Representatives (rev. 2/23/26)

Most cities, either by charter or choice, have non-partisan city council elections. In these cities all candidates for city council must run as independent candidates. Please review the list to ensure you complete the appropriate ballot access process.

Write-in Candidates for all offices except President are not required to file any ballot access documents, however, will need to be in compliance with Campaign Finance requirements. 

Archived Candidate Bulletins

Previous Candidate Bulletins and information are available on our Candidate Bulletin Archive page.