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Big Wins for Virginia

posted: Nov. 4, 2026

Portraits of Mark Warner and Elaine Luria

Congratulations! Suffolk celebrates statewide wins for the U.S. Senate, one of two gains in Virginia's congressional delegation, all three ballot initiatives, and some local wins in our city.

Early Vote Rally with Mark Warner

posted: Oct. 18, 2026

Post for the Early Vote Rally - Details are in the article

Join Mark Warner for the Suffolk Early Vote Rally

Saturday October 24th | 2:25 PM

212 E Washington St - Suffolk VA 23434

On your Ballot

Your November 2026 Ballot includes races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, City Council, School Board, and three Virginia constitutional amendments.

The Suffolk Democratic Committee endorses Mark Warner, Elaine Luria, Tyron Riddick, Karima Lockwood, Karen Jenkins, Wendy VanHosen, Steven Cheeks, and "Yes" on the three ballot questions.

We encourage you to vote on city council and school board including on races where the committee did not make an endorsement.

U.S. Senate / U.S. House

U.S. Senator	⬬ Mark Warner
U.S. Representative	⬬ Elaine Luria

City Council and School Board

City council and school board candidates appear depending on your borough

Chuckatuck Borough

School Board

⬬ Karima Lockwood

Cypress Borough

School Board

⬬ Karen Jenkins

Holy Neck Borough

School Board

⬬ Wendy VanHosen

Suffolk Borough

City Council	⬬ Tyron Riddick
School Board	⬬ Steven Cheeks

Amendments

The following amendments will be on our ballot. The Suffolk Democratic Committee endorses "Yes" on all three.

These are summaries, not the exact wording. See Our article for more information.

Repeal the Prohibition on Same Sex marriages	⬬ Yes
Protect Reproductive Freedom	⬬ Yes
Restore Voting Rights for People who have Completed their Sentence	⬬ Yes