In November, Stafford County will hold local elections with 18 candidates vying for four board of supervisors seats and four school board seats. Statewide races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general are also on the ballot, as well as multiple House of Delegates races. Here’s what to expect.
Unless specified, the links below will take you to the candidate’s profile on the Virginia Public Access Project, which has information about campaign finances and more. Where the Free Press has reported on a candidate or race, you’ll also see a link to our content inviting you to “read more.”
We’ll update this guide continuously as Election Day draws closer.
Statewide
- Governor: Abigail Spanberger (D) vs. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) (Read more: Earle-Sears: Virginians will be ‘all right’ despite federal workforce purge; Business trip: Spanberger tours shops, addresses issues during campaign stop in Fredericksburg).
- Lieutenant Governor: Ghazala Hashmi (D) vs. John Reid (R)
- Attorney General: Jason Miyares (R, incumbent) vs. Jay Jones (D)
House of Delegates
- VA-23: Candi Mundon King (D, incumbent) vs. James Tully (R)
- VA-64: Paul Milde (R, incumbent) vs. Stacey Carroll (D)
- VA-65: Joshua Cole (D, incumbent) vs. Sean Steinway (R)
Local races
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Before reading further, check out this link to view a map of the seven districts in the county. Your district determines which set of school board and board of supervisors candidates will appear on your ballot.
The county also has a portal that directs you to the Virginia Department of Elections website to enter your address to find out your polling place. We checked it, and it works! (And, while you’re at it, visit the Virginia Department of Elections citizen portal to check your voter registration status.)
OK, now on to the candidates.
Stafford Board of Supervisors
- Aquia District: Maya Guy (D) vs. Hank Scharpenberg (R) (Read more: Aquia District voters will have choice of three candidates for supervisor in November; Stafford Supervisor Monica Gary exits Aquia District race — again)
- Falmouth District: Michael Catell (R) vs. Kecia Evans (D)
- Garrisonville District: Pamela Yeung (D, incumbent) vs. Bart Randall (I) (Read more: Rematch in Garrisonville: Yeung, Randall square off for supervisor again)
- Hartwood District: Darrell English (R, incumbent) vs. Marcus Oats (I) vs. Kelly Robertson (I)
Stafford School Board
- Aquia District: Josh Regan vs. Annette Scharpenberg
- Falmouth District: Sarah Chase (incumbent) vs. Fawn Chergosky
- Garrisonville District: Maureen Siegmund (incumbent) vs. Wanda Blackwell vs. Stephanie Mojica
- Hartwood District: Steven Epple vs. Shannon Fingerholz
Deadlines and details
- In-person early voting begins Sept. 19 and goes through Nov. 1
- The deadline to apply for a ballot to be mailed to you is Oct. 24
- Election Day is Nov. 4
- If you have any election-related questions, Anna Hash will be glad to answer them. She’s the county’s general registrar, and you can email her at: [email protected].
In their own words
On Sept. 10 at 5:30 p.m. at Germanna Community College in Stafford, the Free Press is hosting a forum for those candidates running in contested races for school board and board of supervisors. Candidates will be grouped by district, and a schedule will be released soon.
