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Petersburg City, Virginia

2026 election results. Mark Warner (D) got 92% of the U.S. Senate vote in Petersburg City. The margin is 9.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 8 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Petersburg City

U.S. Senate

Mark Warner
91.5%9,394
Bert Mizusawa
8.5%871
97% counted

Statewide: Mark Warner wins. Called.

U.S. House: Virginia 4th District

Jennifer McClellan
89.2%9,097
Robert Murray
9.4%956
Joan Bell
1.4%141
97% counted

Whole district: Jennifer McClellan wins. Called.

The leader in Petersburg 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.

8 local contests in Petersburg City

City and town races and school boards on Petersburg 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 (First Ward)

CandidateVotesShare
Marlow A. Jones87682.8%
Write-In18217.2%

Marlow A. Jones is unopposed.

Member City Council (Third Ward)

CandidateVotesShare
Samuel D. Parham1,16659.6%
Michael L. Moore-Storrs78540.1%
Write-In70.4%

Samuel D. Parham ahead in Petersburg City.

Member City Council (Fifth Ward)

CandidateVotesShare
Joe D. Morrissey82762.0%
W. Howard Myers48736.5%
Write-In201.5%

Joe D. Morrissey ahead in Petersburg City.

Member City Council (Seventh Ward)

CandidateVotesShare
Herbert V. Coulton Jr.56138.7%
Arnold A. Westbrook Jr.55338.1%
Bobby Beverly17612.1%
Write-In16011.0%

Herbert V. Coulton Jr. ahead in Petersburg City.

Schools

Member School Board (First Ward)

CandidateVotesShare
Steven L. Pierce99197.3%
Write-In272.7%

Steven L. Pierce is unopposed.

Member School Board (Third Ward)

CandidateVotesShare
Kenneth L. Pritchett1,20763.0%
Freda L. Curtis70436.7%
Write-In60.3%

Kenneth L. Pritchett ahead in Petersburg City.

Member School Board (Fifth Ward)

CandidateVotesShare
Lakeshia J. Tinsley77360.2%
Lois A. Long50639.4%
Write-In60.5%

Lakeshia J. Tinsley ahead in Petersburg City.

Member School Board (Seventh Ward)

CandidateVotesShare
Crystal Brown77453.3%
Adrian T. Dance66445.7%
Write-In141.0%

Crystal Brown ahead in Petersburg City.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
VA SenateD +83.0D +73.7D +9.4
VA-04D +81.0D +73.7D +7.3

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 Petersburg City has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris85.5%Donald Trump13.0%D +72.513,111
2020Joe Biden87.7%Donald Trump11.3%D +76.414,098
2016Hillary Clinton87.2%Donald Trump10.5%D +76.713,786
2012Barack Obama89.8%Mitt Romney9.6%D +80.215,908
2008Barack Obama88.6%John McCain10.2%D +78.415,540
2004John Kerry81.0%George W. Bush18.7%D +62.311,949
2000Al Gore79.1%George W. Bush19.1%D +60.011,062

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 D +12.5.

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.