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Amherst, Virginia

2026 election results. 3 contests on Amherst's ballot in Virginia's official results. Mayor - Amherst: D. Dwayne Tuggle is unopposed. Member Town Council - Amherst: S.S. "Sonny" Sundaramurthy and Ventris C. Gibson are unopposed.

3 contests on Amherst's ballot

From Virginia's official results file, where the contest's name gives Amherst as its place. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

Cities & towns

Mayor - Amherst (Town of Amherst)

CandidateVotesShare
D. Dwayne Tuggle82194.7%
Write-In465.3%

D. Dwayne Tuggle is unopposed.

Member Town Council - Amherst (Town of Amherst) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
S.S. "Sonny" Sundaramurthy60554.4%
Ventris C. Gibson45641.0%
Write-In524.7%

S.S. "Sonny" Sundaramurthy and Ventris C. Gibson are unopposed.

Member Town Council - Amherst - Special (Town of Amherst)

CandidateVotesShare
Harold O. Thomas Jr.52660.5%
Kenneth G. Bunch32337.1%
Write-In212.4%

Harold O. Thomas Jr. ahead.

Statewide races in Amherst County

U.S. Senate

Bert Mizusawa
61.5%8,609
Mark Warner
38.5%5,391
97% counted

These are Amherst County's votes, which include Amherst's. Statewide: Mark Warner wins. Called.

Results for Amherst alone aren't in the state's file for these races. Amherst County's page has its U.S. House results and its other local contests.

Sources & scope

Virginia's official results, file posted Nov 13, 5:56 PM. Unofficial until certified. This page lists the contests whose names in that file give Amherst as their place; other contests on Amherst voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Amherst County's page.