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Smyth County, Virginia

2026 election results. Bert Mizusawa (R) got 70% of the U.S. Senate vote in Smyth County. The margin is 21.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 4 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Smyth County

U.S. Senate

Bert Mizusawa
69.9%7,087
Mark Warner
30.1%3,052
97% counted

Statewide: Mark Warner wins. Called.

The leader in Smyth 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.

4 local contests in Smyth County

City and town races and local measures on Smyth 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 - Chilhowie (Town of Chilhowie)

CandidateVotesShare
Gary L. Heninger35970.3%
J. Paige Wright14829.0%
Write-In40.8%

Gary L. Heninger ahead in Smyth County. Chilhowie's page.

Member Town Council - Chilhowie (Town of Chilhowie) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
J. Brent Foster32226.4%
Lewis W. Shortt Jr.26121.4%
Robert L. Jeter19516.0%
W. Jeff Jones19015.6%
L. Becca Wilkinson-Smith16113.2%
J. David Gary796.5%
Write-In100.8%

J. Brent Foster, Lewis W. Shortt Jr. and Robert L. Jeter ahead in Smyth County. Chilhowie's page.

Member Town Council - Marion (Town of Marion) 4 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Debra A. Hayes87416.3%
Mavis S. Williams86616.1%
James R. "Jim" Barker82215.3%
Gregory Allen Taylor77914.5%
Suzanne B. Jennings71813.4%
Tricia L. Spencer65512.2%
Larry W. Carter60511.3%
Write-In571.1%

Debra A. Hayes, Mavis S. Williams, James R. "Jim" Barker and Gregory Allen Taylor ahead in Smyth County. Marion's page.

Local measures

Sales Tax

ChoiceVotesShare
No7,23471.7%
Yes2,85328.3%

No ahead with 71.7% in Smyth County.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
VA SenateR +39.8R +60.8D +21.0
VA-09R +45.3R +60.8D +15.6

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 Smyth County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris19.4%Donald Trump79.6%R +60.314,459
2020Joe Biden21.3%Donald Trump77.6%R +56.314,135
2016Hillary Clinton20.7%Donald Trump75.6%R +55.012,890
2012Barack Obama32.6%Mitt Romney65.6%R +32.912,777
2008Barack Obama34.5%John McCain63.5%R +29.112,302
2004John Kerry33.6%George W. Bush64.2%R +30.512,319
2000Al Gore41.2%George W. Bush56.0%R +14.911,740

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 +45.4.

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.