Alexandria November General Election Voter Guide: Candidates, How To Vote
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Sept. 20 marks the start of early voting for the Nov. 5, 2024, general election, which features local and federal races for Alexandria voters to decide. City of Alexandria voters will have mayoral, city council, school board, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and president on the general election ballot.
What's on the Ballot
Ballots in the City of Alexandria will only vary by school board district. All voters will have president and vice president, member of the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives 8th district, mayor, members of the city council (six seats), and members of a school board district (three seats in each of three districts).
In the mayoral race, Councilmember Alyia Gaskins is unopposed after defeating Vice Mayor Amy Jackson and businessman Steven Peterson in the Democratic primary. Current Mayor Justin Wilson is not seeking re-election.
There are six city council seats up for grabs. Six of the candidates won the Democratic primary election in June — incumbents John Taylor Chapman, Sarah Bagley, Kirk McPike and Canek Aguirre and School Board members Abdel Elnoubi and Jacinta Greene. Butler and Roy Byrd are running as independents, and Celianna Gunderson is running as a Republican.
All nine school board seats are up for election this year, and nine candidates are running. Voters will either cast a ballot in school board District A, B or C, depending on which area they live in. Three candidates in each of the three districts will be chosen.
Here's what the 2024 general election ballot looks like in Alexandria:
President/Vice President
Member, U.S. Senate
Member, U.S. House of Representatives, 8th District
Member, City Council (up to six)
Member, School Board, District A (up to three)
Member, School Board, District B (up to three)
Member, School Board, District C (up to three)
Virginia Constitutional Amendment
Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended so that the tax exemption that is currently available to the surviving spouses of soldiers killed in action is also available to the surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty?
Voter Registration
The deadline for voter registration or updating your address is Oct. 15. Same-day registration will be offered from Oct. 16 through Election Day, Nov. 5. Residents may register, update their registration or check their registration status through the citizen portal at vote.elections.virginia.gov .
Residents may also download a paper application and mail it to Office of Voter Registration and Elections132 North Royal, Suite 100Alexandria, VA. 22314 or stop by the Office of Voter Registration at 132 North Royal Street, Suite 100, or the DMV at 2681 Mill Road, during office hours.
How to Vote Early
Voters may choose to vote early in person, request and submit a mail-in ballot or vote in person on Election Day.
Early in-person voting starts Friday, Sept. 20 at the Alexandria Office of Voter Registrations and Elections, 132 N Royal Street, #100. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, including on Indigenous Peoples' Day, Oct. 14. An acceptable form of ID is required to vote in person.
In addition, extended hours will be offered on:
Early voting will be offered at Charles Beatley, Jr. Central Library (5005 Duke Street) from Oct. 21 to Nov. 2. The schedule is:
Satellite early voting locations will open at the Minnie Howard Campus of Alexandria City Public High School (3775 Braddock Road) and George Washington Middle School (1005 Mt Vernon Ave) on Oct. 26 and 27 and Nov. 2:
To vote by mail, the easiest way to apply for a ballot is online through the Virginia Department of Elections citizens portal . Voters will need their Social Security number and a Virginia Driver's license or Virginia DMV-issued ID number. Voters may also download a paper application and return it by mail (132 North Royal St., Suite 100, Alexandria, VA. 22314), fax (703-746-4540) or scanned email attachment ( ).
The deadline to request a mail-in ballot will be 5 p.m. on Oct. 25. Completed ballots must be returned to the Office of Voter Registration & Elections by 7 p.m. on Nov. 5 or or postmarked by Nov. 5 and received in the office by noon on Nov. 8.
Voters may return their completed ballot by mail or a drop box. Ballot drop boxes will be available at all polling places on Nov. 5, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. A secure outdoor drop box is available 24/7 under video surveillance in front of the Office of Voter Registration & Elections through 7 p.m. on Nov. 5.
How to Vote on Election Day
Election Day voting is available at a voter's assigned polling place. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5. An acceptable form of ID is required to vote in person.
Voters may confirm their polling place through the Virginia Department of Elections citizens portal . The Alexandria Office of Voter Registrations and Elections also has a list and map of precincts .
Voters should be aware that the Olympus Condos voting location has been temporarily relocated to 6101 Stevenson Ave. The Del Pepper Center (4850 Mark Center Drive) and The View Alexandria (5000 Fairbanks Ave) are new voting locations, and affected voters have been notified. The G.W. Masonic Temple voting location has been relocated to Douglas MacArthur School (1101 Janneys Lane), and The South Port Apartments voting location has been relocated to Tucker School (435 Ferdinand Day Drive).
After polls close at 7 p.m. on Nov. 5, preliminary election results will be tallied on the Virginia Department of Elections website . Patch will provide coverage of the Alexandria local races as well as other key races in Northern Virginia.
