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Amherst County

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Early voting numbers

November 3, 2026 election · Reported through October 27, 2026

In-person early ballots received
3,460
Total ballots received
4,259

Official absentee report published October 27. In-person receipts are shown separately from total receipts, which include in-person, mail, drop-off and designated-representative returns. Blank receipt types are excluded. This is the report publication date, not a uniform end-of-day cutoff; receipt does not establish acceptance or tabulation.

Source: Virginia Department of Elections · Checked October 28, 2026

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Other source reports (1)

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November 3, 2026 election · Source updated October 28, 2026

Secondary source report · County reporting cutoff not provided

Reported in-person early ballots
3,572
Reported mail returns
800
Reported total participation
4,372

Secondary aggregation of reported early in-person ballots and mail returns. The source update time is not a county reporting cutoff; county reports can lag. Mail returns do not establish acceptance or tabulation. Projected final turnout, remaining-ballot estimates and modeled party margins are excluded. A reported zero is the publisher’s value, not proof of complete reporting.

Source: VoteHub · Source data · Checked October 28, 2026

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Voting information on file

Published sample ballots
1
Published polling places
0
Mapped polling places
0

For the November 3, 2026 election. These count records published on this site. Zero means no published records here; it does not establish that none exist in the county. Early-voting reports above have their own dates.

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Voting precincts

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Amherst County · 12 precincts on file

Official precinct snapshot retrieved October 21, 2026; county dates vary · Virginia Department of Elections

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Your ballot and where to vote

Your November 3 ballot

As of October 22, 2026

Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

Sample ballots

Sample ballots available for places in Amherst County. Check the municipality, precinct or ballot style shown on each document to find the ballot that applies to you.

  • Amherst County — Precinct 203, Town of Amherst
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    Reviewed transcription. Check the precinct or ballot style below; choices can differ by address. See the linked original for the complete ballot and voting instructions.

    Selected candidate contests transcribed from this official November 3, 2026 sample ballot. See the original for all contests, questions, instructions and eligibility. Blank write-in lines are not named candidates. United States Senate — Vote for up to 1 Mark R. Warner (Democratic) Bert Mizusawa (Republican) House of Representatives, District 5 — Vote for up to 1 Tom S. P. Perriello (Democratic) John J. McGuire III (Republican) Cooke C. Harvey (Independent) Town of Amherst Mayor — Vote for up to 1 D. Dwayne Tuggle Town of Amherst Town Council — Vote for up to 2 S.S. "Sonny" Sundaramurthy Ventris C. Gibson Town of Amherst Town Council — Vote for up to 1; Unexpired term ending December 31, 2028 Harold O. Thomas Jr. Kenneth G. Bunch
Races and candidates on the Amherst County ballot (6)

Where to vote

As of October 22, 2026

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Civic coverage for this county area

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Races & candidates

Contests tied to this jurisdiction through the office, election, or district we have on file.

Mayor, Town of Amherst Nov. 3, 2026 · November 3, 2026 General Election — Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst Town Council Nov. 3, 2026 · November 3, 2026 General Election — Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst Town Council Nov. 3, 2026 · November 3, 2026 Special Election — Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst Town Council Member Nov. 3, 2026 · November 3, 2026 General Election — Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst Town Council Member, Unexpired term Nov. 3, 2026 · November 3, 2026 Special Election — Town of Amherst
U.S. Senate Virginia Nov. 3, 2026 · November 3, 2026 General Election — Virginia

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Elections

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Sources

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