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Newsoms, Virginia

2026 election results. 2 contests on Newsoms' ballot in Virginia's official results. Mayor - Newsoms: Otis Lee Turner is unopposed. Member Town Council - Newsoms: John B. Carter, Diane L. Dovell, Raymond Neil Drake, Damian Paul Dwyer, Melissa Lynn Blei and Justin Grant Graham are unopposed.

2 contests on Newsoms' ballot

From Virginia's official results file, where the contest's name gives Newsoms 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.

Cities & towns

Mayor - Newsoms (Town of Newsoms)

CandidateVotesShare
Otis Lee Turner6282.7%
Write-In1317.3%

Otis Lee Turner is unopposed.

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

CandidateVotesShare
John B. Carter9534.1%
Diane L. Dovell8329.7%
Raymond Neil Drake207.2%
Damian Paul Dwyer155.4%
Melissa Lynn Blei124.3%
Justin Grant Graham93.2%
Write-In4516.1%

John B. Carter, Diane L. Dovell, Raymond Neil Drake, Damian Paul Dwyer, Melissa Lynn Blei and Justin Grant Graham are unopposed.

Statewide races in Southampton County

U.S. Senate

Bert Mizusawa
56.7%4,351
Mark Warner
43.3%3,325
97% counted

These are Southampton County's votes, which include Newsoms'. Statewide: Mark Warner wins. Called.

Results for Newsoms alone aren't in the state's file for these races. Southampton County's page has its U.S. House results and its other local contests.

Sources & scope

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 Newsoms as their place; other contests on Newsoms voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Southampton County's page.