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Mayor & (6) City Council Members <ref>https://www.elections.virginia.gov/media/boardpapers/calendar/TC20_24_MayandNovember_Rev3_18_20.pdf Department of Elections REV 3/18/2020</ref> | |||
Note: During the 2021 Virginia General Assembly session, legislation was passed moving all May local elections to November. The bill is SB1157 and has been signed into law by Governor Northam effective for all elections after [[January 1]], [[2022]]. | Note: During the 2021 Virginia General Assembly session, legislation was passed moving all May local elections to November. The bill is SB1157 and has been signed into law by Governor Northam effective for all elections after [[January 1]], [[2022]]. |
Revision as of 22:52, 23 March 2022
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This page is an overview of the 2022 local elections in the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Please note that while this may be the latest information taken from the City of Charlottesville website and Virginia Department of Elections, the dates and details are subject to change and it is the responsibility of the candidate seeking election and voter to verify the accuracy of the information.
Local Elections
5th Congressional District
All 435 U.S. House districts, including the 5th Congressional District of Virginia, are holding elections in 2022. Virginia comprises 11 congressional districts. The general election is scheduled on November 8, 2022. The primary is scheduled for June 21, 2022. The filing deadline is April 7, 2022.
Republican competition
Incumbent Bob Good will be challenged by fellow Republican Dan Moy. Republicans will select a nominee at a congressional convention in Farmville on May 21, 2022.
Republican Kimberly Lowe had also announced she will challenge incumbent Bob Good. [1]
Democratic nominees
Three Democrats are officially in the race. They are Andy Parker, Joshua Throneburg, and Warren McClellan. [2]
Other Democrats who have announced to seek their party's nomination are Shadi Ayyas and Lewis Combs.
Background
As per the Constitution, the U.S. House of Representatives makes and passes federal laws. The House is one of Congress’s two chambers (the other is the U.S. Senate), and part of the federal government’s legislative branch. Virginia has two senators in the United States Senate and 11 representatives in the United States House of Representatives. The number of voting representatives in the House is fixed by law at no more than 435, proportionally representing the population of the 50 states. Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are considered for reelection every even year.
Redistricting / Boundary changes
Virginia was apportioned 11 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. In December 2021, the Supreme Court of Virginia issued an order setting General Assembly and congressional maps for the next decade. Albemarle County and Charlottesville are largely unaffected by the redraw and will remain in the 5th District. [3] The new boundaries include localities — like Lynchburg and Amelia, Goochland, Louisa, Powhatan and Nottoway counties. Localities no longer part of the 5th District: The counties of Brunswick, Fauquier, Franklin, Greene, Henry, Madison and Rappahannock.
Albemarle County
Town of Scottsville
Mayor & (6) City Council Members [4]
Note: During the 2021 Virginia General Assembly session, legislation was passed moving all May local elections to November. The bill is SB1157 and has been signed into law by Governor Northam effective for all elections after January 1, 2022.
Greene County
Town of Stanardsville
November Even-Numbered Years: Mayor & (4) City Council Members
References
- ↑ Web. Former area prosecutor Combs announces bid for 5th District Democratic nomination, Tyler Hammel, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, July 15, 2021, retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ↑ Web. 5th District Democrats outline platforms during Goochland candidate forum, Tyler Hammel, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, March 16, 2022, retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ↑ https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/5th-congressional-district-shifts-slightly-east-as-7th-district-moves-north/article_10595d82-68e7-11ec-8346-4feeb10f88f3.html
- ↑ https://www.elections.virginia.gov/media/boardpapers/calendar/TC20_24_MayandNovember_Rev3_18_20.pdf Department of Elections REV 3/18/2020