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Franklin City, Virginia

2026 election results. Mark Warner (D) got 69% of the U.S. Senate vote in Franklin City. The margin is 14.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 4 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Franklin City

U.S. Senate

Mark Warner
68.7%2,315
Bert Mizusawa
31.3%1,057
97% counted

Statewide: Mark Warner wins. Called.

U.S. House: Virginia 2nd District

Elaine Luria
63.2%2,137
Jen Kiggans
33.7%1,140
Geral Staten
1.7%56
J. Matt Baker
1.4%47
97% counted

Whole district: Elaine Luria wins. Called.

The leader in Franklin 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.

4 local contests in Franklin City

City and town races on Franklin 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

Mayor (Franklin City)

CandidateVotesShare
Paul E. Kaplan1,26840.1%
Linwood W. Johnson1,22638.7%
Write-In67021.2%

Paul E. Kaplan ahead in Franklin City.

Member City Council (District 3)

CandidateVotesShare
Gregory McLemore24454.8%
Charlie L. Ashburn Jr.20044.9%
Write-In10.2%

Gregory McLemore ahead in Franklin City.

Member City Council (District 5)

CandidateVotesShare
Wynndolyn H. Copeland26656.0%
Ricky L. Sykes20342.7%
Write-In61.3%

Wynndolyn H. Copeland ahead in Franklin City.

Member City Council (District 6)

CandidateVotesShare
Frank Rabil21458.2%
Write-In15441.8%

Frank Rabil is unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
VA SenateD +37.3D +23.0D +14.3
VA-02D +30.4D +23.0D +7.4

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 Franklin City has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris60.7%Donald Trump38.0%D +22.73,885
2020Joe Biden62.2%Donald Trump36.7%D +25.54,035

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2020, the presidential margin here has moved R +2.8.

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.