U.S. Senate
Mark Warner
51.9%2,585
Bert Mizusawa
48.1%2,397
Statewide: Mark Warner wins. Called.
Essex County, Virginia
2026 election results. Mark Warner (D) got 52% of the U.S. Senate vote in Essex County. The margin is 11.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 3 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Essex County
U.S. House: Virginia 1st District
Rob Wittman
52.0%2,604
Shannon Taylor
48.0%2,402
Whole district: not called; Shannon Taylor leads.
The leader in Essex 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 12, 3:45 PM.
3 local contests in Essex County
City and town races and local measures on Essex 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.
Cities & towns
Mayor (Town of Tappahannock)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Carolyn S. Barrett | 395 | 50.6% |
| Troy L. Balderson | 383 | 49.1% |
| Write-In | 2 | 0.3% |
Carolyn S. Barrett ahead in Essex County. Tappahannock's page.
Member Town Council (Town of Tappahannock) 3 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth A. "Skip" Gillis | 319 | 19.7% |
| Robert Tyler Lowery | 310 | 19.2% |
| James M. Frazier Jr. | 290 | 17.9% |
| Dianna L. Carneal | 289 | 17.9% |
| M. Jeans Owens | 204 | 12.6% |
| J. Erin Kelley | 193 | 11.9% |
| Write-In | 13 | 0.8% |
Kenneth A. "Skip" Gillis, Robert Tyler Lowery and James M. Frazier Jr. ahead in Essex County. Tappahannock's page.
Local measures
Retail Sales Tax
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| No | 2,889 | 58.2% |
| Yes | 2,078 | 41.8% |
No ahead with 58.2% in Essex County.
Virginia's official results, file posted Nov 13, 5:56 PM. Unofficial until certified.
Compared with 2024
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 Essex County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 45.7% | Donald Trump | 53.4% | R +7.7 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 49.2% | Donald Trump | 49.8% | R +0.6 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 47.0% | Donald Trump | 49.1% | R +2.1 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 53.1% | Mitt Romney | 45.9% | D +7.3 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 54.7% | John McCain | 44.4% | D +10.3 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 46.2% | George W. Bush | 53.0% | R +6.8 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 45.7% | George W. Bush | 52.1% | R +6.4 |
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 +1.3.
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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.