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Wythe County, Virginia

2026 election results. Bert Mizusawa (R) got 71% of the U.S. Senate vote in Wythe County. The margin is 18.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 5 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Wythe County

U.S. Senate

Bert Mizusawa
70.7%7,815
Mark Warner
29.3%3,244
97% counted

Statewide: Mark Warner wins. Called.

The leader in Wythe 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.

5 local contests in Wythe County

City and town races and local measures on Wythe 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 Rural Retreat)

CandidateVotesShare
James Patrick "Sean" Viars36962.1%
Timothy G. Litz21836.7%
Write-In71.2%

James Patrick "Sean" Viars ahead in Wythe County. Rural Retreat's page.

Mayor (Town of Wytheville)

CandidateVotesShare
Joel Lee Hash Jr.2,08067.6%
Michael C. "Doc" Scheneman98031.8%
Write-In180.6%

Joel Lee Hash Jr. ahead in Wythe County. Wytheville's page.

Member Town Council - Rural Retreat (Town of Rural Retreat) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Dale T. Yontz40037.3%
Michael K. Duncan36634.1%
Jeffrey C. Butz27125.3%
Write-In363.4%

Dale T. Yontz, Michael K. Duncan and Jeffrey C. Butz are unopposed. Rural Retreat's page.

Member Town Council - Wytheville (Town of Wytheville) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Cathy Dunkley Pattison1,23325.2%
Randy W. Hamm Jr.1,16023.7%
Candice N. "Candi" Johnson1,14123.3%
Aubrey L. Whitlow Sr.67413.8%
Kerry A. Eans64813.2%
Write-In390.8%

Cathy Dunkley Pattison and Randy W. Hamm Jr. ahead in Wythe County. Wytheville's page.

Local measures

Sales Tax

ChoiceVotesShare
No7,00163.3%
Yes4,05636.7%

No ahead with 63.3% in Wythe County.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
VA SenateR +41.3R +59.9D +18.6
VA-09R +47.0R +59.9D +12.9

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 Wythe County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris19.9%Donald Trump79.3%R +59.415,466
2020Joe Biden20.9%Donald Trump77.8%R +57.015,069
2016Hillary Clinton20.8%Donald Trump75.3%R +54.513,343
2012Barack Obama30.6%Mitt Romney67.4%R +36.712,358
2008Barack Obama32.9%John McCain65.7%R +32.812,491
2004John Kerry31.0%George W. Bush68.5%R +37.511,554
2000Al Gore33.9%George W. Bush64.0%R +30.110,225

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 +29.3.

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.