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Botetourt County, Virginia

2026 election results. Bert Mizusawa (R) got 66% of the U.S. Senate vote in Botetourt County. The margin is 13.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 6 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Botetourt County

U.S. Senate

Bert Mizusawa
66.1%11,479
Mark Warner
33.9%5,880
97% counted

Statewide: Mark Warner wins. Called.

The leader in Botetourt County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 11, 8:19 PM.

6 local contests in Botetourt County

County offices and city and town races on Botetourt County's ballots, from Virginia's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

County offices

Clerk of Court (Botetourt County)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles W. "Chad" Simmons13,76697.8%
Write-In3152.2%

Charles W. "Chad" Simmons is unopposed.

Cities & towns

Mayor, Town of Fincastle (Town of Fincastle)

CandidateVotesShare
Mary Bess Smith28996.3%
Write-In113.7%

Mary Bess Smith is unopposed. Fincastle's page.

Mayor, Town of Troutville (Town of Troutville)

CandidateVotesShare
Spurgeon O. Vaughan513.2%
Write-In3386.8%

Spurgeon O. Vaughan is unopposed. Troutville's page.

Member Town Council, Buchanan (Town of Buchanan) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Shean C. Bowers30253.3%
Marlon E. "Marty" Rickman22639.9%
Write-In396.9%

Shean C. Bowers and Marlon E. "Marty" Rickman are unopposed. Buchanan's page.

Member Town Council, Fincastle (Town of Fincastle) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Paige Wright Ware23035.2%
Pamela D. Binns20531.4%
Edward D. Bordett18928.9%
Write-In294.4%

Paige Wright Ware, Pamela D. Binns and Edward D. Bordett are unopposed. Fincastle's page.

Member Town Council, Troutville (Town of Troutville) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Granville E. Grant10646.1%
Henry John Cook Jr.9842.6%
Spurgeon O. Vaughan62.6%
Write-In208.7%

Granville E. Grant, Henry John Cook Jr. and Spurgeon O. Vaughan are unopposed. Troutville's page.

Virginia's official results, file posted Nov 13, 5:56 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
VA SenateR +32.3R +45.5D +13.3
VA-06R +36.1R +45.5D +9.4

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Botetourt County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris26.9%Donald Trump71.9%R +45.021,965
2020Joe Biden27.0%Donald Trump71.5%R +44.521,121
2016Hillary Clinton24.0%Donald Trump71.4%R +47.418,739
2012Barack Obama29.9%Mitt Romney68.4%R +38.518,241
2008Barack Obama32.7%John McCain65.9%R +33.217,406
2004John Kerry30.4%George W. Bush68.8%R +38.415,797
2000Al Gore33.4%George W. Bush64.1%R +30.613,840

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +14.3.

Other counties and cities in Virginia

Virginia results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Virginia certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Virginia's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.