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Bristol City, Virginia

2026 election results. Bert Mizusawa (R) got 58% of the U.S. Senate vote in Bristol City. The margin is 24.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 2 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Bristol City

U.S. Senate

Bert Mizusawa
57.6%2,885
Mark Warner
42.4%2,125
97% counted

Statewide: Mark Warner wins. Called.

The leader in Bristol City 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.

2 local contests in Bristol City

City and town races and school boards on Bristol City'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.

Cities & towns

Member City Council (Bristol City) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Jake Preston Holmes2,56823.9%
F. Neal Osborne2,44122.7%
Michael W. Pollard2,20820.6%
Jackie L. Nophlin1,40813.1%
Melissa K. Brown1,24611.6%
Elijah D. Walker7647.1%
Write-In980.9%

Jake Preston Holmes, F. Neal Osborne and Michael W. Pollard ahead in Bristol City.

Schools

Member School Board (Bristol City) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Vanessa B. Guffey2,43126.0%
Rhoda A. Blackwell2,01121.5%
Bryan D. Kimberlin1,97221.1%
Shannon T. Love1,72818.5%
Ric S. Watts1,06611.4%
Write-In1321.4%

Vanessa B. Guffey, Rhoda A. Blackwell and Bryan D. Kimberlin ahead in Bristol City.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
VA SenateR +15.2R +39.9D +24.8
VA-09R +24.3R +39.9D +15.6

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 Bristol City has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris29.8%Donald Trump69.4%R +39.67,486
2020Joe Biden29.6%Donald Trump68.5%R +38.97,775
2016Hillary Clinton26.1%Donald Trump69.6%R +43.57,032
2012Barack Obama33.7%Mitt Romney64.7%R +31.07,387
2008Barack Obama36.2%John McCain62.2%R +26.07,359
2004John Kerry35.7%George W. Bush63.6%R +27.96,724
2000Al Gore42.1%George W. Bush55.7%R +13.56,279

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 +26.1.

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.