Mayor - Chilhowie (Town of Chilhowie)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gary L. Heninger | 359 | 70.3% |
| J. Paige Wright | 148 | 29.0% |
| Write-In | 4 | 0.8% |
Gary L. Heninger ahead.
Electoral MeridianIndependent Election Research
Forecasts. Results. Evidence.
States · Virginia · Smyth County
2026 election results. 2 contests on Chilhowie's ballot in Virginia's official results. Mayor - Chilhowie: Gary L. Heninger ahead. Member Town Council - Chilhowie: J. Brent Foster, Lewis W. Shortt Jr. and Robert L. Jeter ahead.
From Virginia's official results file, where the contest's name gives Chilhowie as its place. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gary L. Heninger | 359 | 70.3% |
| J. Paige Wright | 148 | 29.0% |
| Write-In | 4 | 0.8% |
Gary L. Heninger ahead.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J. Brent Foster | 322 | 26.4% |
| Lewis W. Shortt Jr. | 261 | 21.4% |
| Robert L. Jeter | 195 | 16.0% |
| W. Jeff Jones | 190 | 15.6% |
| L. Becca Wilkinson-Smith | 161 | 13.2% |
| J. David Gary | 79 | 6.5% |
| Write-In | 10 | 0.8% |
J. Brent Foster, Lewis W. Shortt Jr. and Robert L. Jeter ahead.
These are Smyth County's votes, which include Chilhowie's. Statewide: Mark Warner wins. Called.
Results for Chilhowie alone aren't in the state's file for these races. Smyth County's page has its U.S. House results and its other local contests.
Virginia's official results, file posted Nov 13, 5:56 PM. Unofficial until certified. This page lists the contests whose names in that file give Chilhowie as their place; other contests on Chilhowie voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Smyth County's page.