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Halifax County, Virginia

2026 election results. Bert Mizusawa (R) got 55% of the U.S. Senate vote in Halifax County. The margin is 11.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 9 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Halifax County

U.S. Senate

Bert Mizusawa
54.6%7,604
Mark Warner
45.4%6,313
97% counted

Statewide: Mark Warner wins. Called.

U.S. House: Virginia 5th District

John McGuire III
55.8%7,798
Tom Perriello
42.9%5,997
Cooke Harvey
1.3%183
97% counted

Whole district: not called; John McGuire III leads.

The leader in Halifax 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.

9 local contests in Halifax County

County offices and city and town races on Halifax 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

Treasurer (Halifax County)

CandidateVotesShare
Shana Lynn Hetzell11,28997.4%
Write-In3012.6%

Shana Lynn Hetzell is unopposed.

Cities & towns

Mayor (Town of Halifax)

CandidateVotesShare
Dabney T.P. "Dexter" Gilliam, Jr.45596.0%
Write-In194.0%

Dabney T.P. "Dexter" Gilliam, Jr. is unopposed. Halifax's page.

Mayor - Virgilina (Town of Virgilina)

CandidateVotesShare
Ralph O. Murray Jr.5598.2%
Write-In11.8%

Ralph O. Murray Jr. is unopposed. Virgilina's page.

Member Town Council (Town of South Boston) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Sharon M. Harris1,68241.1%
J. Brian Burton1,32232.3%
Barbara C. Speece99024.2%
Write-In992.4%

Sharon M. Harris, J. Brian Burton and Barbara C. Speece are unopposed. South Boston's page.

Member Town Council (Halifax Ward C)

CandidateVotesShare
S. Jackson "Jack" Dunavant, Jr.11589.1%
Write-In1410.9%

S. Jackson "Jack" Dunavant, Jr. is unopposed.

Member Town Council (Halifax Ward A)

CandidateVotesShare
Sylvia S. Bailey6498.5%
Write-In11.5%

Sylvia S. Bailey is unopposed.

Member Town Council (Halifax Ward D)

CandidateVotesShare
Edward L. "Ned" Covington19497.5%
Write-In52.5%

Edward L. "Ned" Covington is unopposed.

Member Town Council (Halifax Ward B)

CandidateVotesShare
Gail W. Bosiger70100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Gail W. Bosiger is unopposed.

Member Town Council - Virgilina (Town of Virgilina) 6 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Catherine A. Ellixson5217.7%
Susan A. Bagbey5117.4%
Tommie S. Glasscock5117.4%
Patricia E. Honeycutt4916.7%
Jason H. Johnson4515.4%
Mary M. Jordan4415.0%
Write-In10.3%

Catherine A. Ellixson, Susan A. Bagbey, Tommie S. Glasscock, Patricia E. Honeycutt, Jason H. Johnson and Mary M. Jordan are unopposed. Virgilina's page.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
VA SenateR +9.3R +21.2D +11.9
VA-05R +13.1R +21.2D +8.2

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 Halifax County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris39.1%Donald Trump60.1%R +21.017,860
2020Joe Biden42.0%Donald Trump57.1%R +15.118,248
2016Hillary Clinton40.6%Donald Trump57.1%R +16.517,001
2012Barack Obama46.5%Mitt Romney52.1%R +5.616,692
2008Barack Obama48.2%John McCain51.0%R +2.816,850
2004John Kerry42.4%George W. Bush57.1%R +14.614,656
2000Al Gore42.4%George W. Bush54.9%R +12.614,072

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 +8.5.

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.