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Russell County, Virginia

2026 election results. Bert Mizusawa (R) got 72% of the U.S. Senate vote in Russell County. The margin is 23.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 5 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Russell County

U.S. Senate

Bert Mizusawa
72.1%6,518
Mark Warner
27.9%2,525
97% counted

Statewide: Mark Warner wins. Called.

The leader in Russell 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.

5 local contests in Russell County

City and town races on Russell 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 Cleveland)

CandidateVotesShare
Linda I. Couch56100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Linda I. Couch is unopposed. Cleveland's page.

Mayor (Town of Honaker)

CandidateVotesShare
Earnest M. "Bubby" Short25659.5%
Jodi L. Eaton16839.1%
Tommy W. Testerman51.2%
Write-In10.2%

Earnest M. "Bubby" Short ahead in Russell County. Honaker's page.

Member Town Council (Town of Cleveland) 5 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas A. Vance4929.0%
Megan Guinn Chumbley3520.7%
Ty Logan Harris3017.8%
Jeremiah W. "Tiny" Neal2917.2%
Marcus A. Combs2011.8%
Write-In63.6%

Thomas A. Vance, Megan Guinn Chumbley, Ty Logan Harris, Jeremiah W. "Tiny" Neal and Marcus A. Combs are unopposed. Cleveland's page.

Member Town Council (Town of Honaker) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Jennifer Ann Short25224.5%
Scott D. McGlothlin22722.0%
Cathy L. Ray19018.4%
Dewey Benton Chafin18017.5%
Nancy C. Taylor17416.9%
Write-In70.7%

Jennifer Ann Short, Scott D. McGlothlin and Cathy L. Ray ahead in Russell County. Honaker's page.

Member Town Council (Town of Lebanon) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Nina J. Fields61325.2%
J. Leonard Kegley56723.3%
Carri Lynn Bradshaw50820.9%
David W. Boyd49720.5%
Andrew D. Mays2209.1%
Write-In251.0%

Nina J. Fields, J. Leonard Kegley and Carri Lynn Bradshaw ahead in Russell County. Lebanon's page.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
VA SenateR +44.2R +67.8D +23.6
VA-09R +52.9R +67.8D +14.9

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 Russell County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris16.0%Donald Trump83.4%R +67.413,539
2020Joe Biden17.7%Donald Trump81.3%R +63.513,388
2016Hillary Clinton19.0%Donald Trump77.7%R +58.712,246
2012Barack Obama30.8%Mitt Romney67.7%R +36.912,088
2008Barack Obama42.9%John McCain55.6%R +12.711,494
2004John Kerry45.2%George W. Bush53.2%R +8.011,423
2000Al Gore50.4%George W. Bush46.9%D +3.510,792

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 +70.9.

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.