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Sussex County, Virginia

2026 election results. Mark Warner (D) got 57% of the U.S. Senate vote in Sussex County. The margin is 9.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 6 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Sussex County

U.S. Senate

Mark Warner
56.9%2,152
Bert Mizusawa
43.1%1,630
97% counted

Statewide: Mark Warner wins. Called.

U.S. House: Virginia 4th District

Jennifer McClellan
54.9%2,068
Robert Murray
43.7%1,647
Joan Bell
1.4%52
97% counted

Whole district: Jennifer McClellan wins. Called.

The leader in Sussex 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.

6 local contests in Sussex County

City and town races and local measures on Sussex 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 Stony Creek)

CandidateVotesShare
Melinda G. Baicy6589.0%
Write-In811.0%

Melinda G. Baicy is unopposed. Stony Creek's page.

Mayor (Town of Wakefield)

CandidateVotesShare
Brian Magee Laine31194.8%
Write-In175.2%

Brian Magee Laine is unopposed. Wakefield's page.

Member Town Council (Town of Waverly) 5 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Kevin D. Jones59420.7%
Ollie L. Riddick Jr.56819.8%
Thomas H. Jones, Jr.51417.9%
Tara Leigh Norris49017.0%
Amanda Sheffield Korsah45415.8%
Nick M. Kinsley2398.3%
Write-In160.6%

Kevin D. Jones, Ollie L. Riddick Jr., Thomas H. Jones, Jr., Tara Leigh Norris and Amanda Sheffield Korsah ahead in Sussex County. Waverly's page.

Member Town Council (Town of Stony Creek) 6 seats

CandidateVotesShare
C.M. "Chet" Bulls, Jr.5618.2%
John F. Kollmann5216.9%
Geral A. Lacerte5116.6%
Kimberly Ross Taylor4815.6%
James M. "Jimmy" Matthews4815.6%
Anne Johnson Petts4514.6%
Write-In82.6%

C.M. "Chet" Bulls, Jr., John F. Kollmann, Geral A. Lacerte, Kimberly Ross Taylor, James M. "Jimmy" Matthews and Anne Johnson Petts are unopposed. Stony Creek's page.

Member Town Council (Town of Wakefield) 6 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Dennis P. Mason24819.3%
Michael W. Kessinger22917.8%
Oscar E. "Chip" Parker III21516.7%
Brian K. Wills20516.0%
Jesse A. Wills19014.8%
R. Frances J. Chambers18514.4%
Write-In131.0%

Dennis P. Mason, Michael W. Kessinger, Oscar E. "Chip" Parker III, Brian K. Wills, Jesse A. Wills and R. Frances J. Chambers are unopposed. Wakefield's page.

Local measures

Sales Tax

ChoiceVotesShare
No2,10456.3%
Yes1,63243.7%

No ahead with 56.3% in Sussex County.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
VA SenateD +13.8D +4.5D +9.3
VA-04D +11.3D +4.5D +6.8

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 Sussex County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris51.8%Donald Trump47.4%D +4.44,897
2020Joe Biden55.5%Donald Trump43.6%D +11.95,093
2016Hillary Clinton57.1%Donald Trump40.7%D +16.35,044
2012Barack Obama61.7%Mitt Romney37.2%D +24.65,440
2008Barack Obama61.6%John McCain37.8%D +23.85,363
2004John Kerry55.7%George W. Bush43.5%D +12.24,345
2000Al Gore51.4%George W. Bush44.7%D +6.73,906

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 +2.3.

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.