November General Election

The November General Election Day occurs on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

The November General Election is on Tuesday, November 3rd.

On the ballot:

Member, United States Senate
Mark Warner - D 
Winner of the August 4th Republican Primary - R 

Member, House of Representatives 6th District
Ben L. Cline - R 
Beth A. Macy - D

Member Harrisonburg City Council 
(Vote for not more than two)
Winner of the August 4th Democratic Primary 
Winner of the August 4th Democratic Primary 
Sal T. Romero Jr.

Member Harrisonburg School Board 
(Vote for not more than three)
Emma Phillips 
Debra S. Fitzgerald 
Rachel G. Smallwood

Sample ballots will be posted in September.

Curbside Voting is available at all voting precincts on Election Day and during Early Voting.

Important Dates:

The Voter Registration Deadline for the November General: Friday, October 23, 2026.

• At Registrar's Office - 5:00pm Check operating hours for DMV or other state designated voter registration agencies authorized to receive voter registration applications.
• By mail - Postmarked by October 23, 2026.
• Online Registration via Virginia Department of Elections website - 11:59pm. Applications that are required to be printed and delivered to the registrar should be treated as regular mailed in applications (postmarked by October 23, 2026). The October 23, 5:00pm deadline would apply if they are submitted in-person at the Registrar's Office. 

Early Voting starts: Friday, September 18, 2026

Early Voting continues: September 21 – October 31 Monday through Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm and on Sunday, October 18 from 12pm -5pm, Saturday, October 24 from 9:00am-5:00pm, Sunday, October 25h from 12pm-5pm and Saturday, October 31 from 9:00am-5:00pm (closed on October 12, 2026).

Early voting takes place in the Harrisonburg City Hall Atrium, 409 South Main Street. 

The last day for Early Voting: Saturday, October 31, 2026

Requested absentee ballots for the November 4th General Election will start to go out by September 16
The last day to request a ballot by mail is Friday, October 23, 2026, by 5:00pm.
The last day for mailed ballots to be received by mail is Friday, November 6 (if they are postmarked by November 3, 2026) *
The last day for mailed ballots to be dropped off in person is Tuesday, November 3 at 7:00pm **

 *The Ballot can also be returned in person at the Registrar's office but only by the voter, or to your polling location on Election Day.
**Ballots must be returned to the locality from which they were mailed out.

On Election Day our polling locations will post updates on turnout at 7am, 9am, 12pm 3pm, and 6pm.