Elections

November 5, 2024 - Presidential Election

What's on the Ballot

On the ballot will be the offices of U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives (8th District), County Board (1 seat, ranked choice voting style) and School Board (2 seats). Constitutional amendments and bond questions will be updated as more information becomes available. 

Only candidates who have qualified to be on the ballot are listed below. The list of candidates will be updated as more information becomes available. Please note, candidates are not listed in ballot order. 

(D) = Democratic Party   (R)=Republican Party  (G)=Green Party  (L)=Libertarian Party  (I)=Independent (Virginia code dictates political party affiliation can only be listed on the ballot for federal, statewide, and General Assembly offices only.)

Arlington County will be using ranked choice voting for the office of County Board (1 seat). Read more about Ranked Choice Voting.  

Office Candidates
U.S. President & Vice President

Kamala D. Harris & Tim Walz (D)

Donald J. Trump & JD Vance (R)

Jill E. Stein & Rudolph T. Ware (G)

Chase R. Oliver & Mike ter Maat (L)

Claudia De la Cruz & Karina Garcia (I)
U.S. Senate

Timothy M. Kaine (D)

Hung Cao (R)
U.S. House of Representatives - 8th District

Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D)

Jerry W. Torres (R)

David R. Kennedy (I)

Bentley F. Hensel (I)
County Board (1 seat, ranked choice voting style)

Julius D. "JD" Spain, Sr.

Juan C. Fierro

Madison F. Granger

Audrey R. Clement 
School Board (2 seats) 

James Vell Rives IV

Paul C. Weiss

Zuraya Tapia-Hadley

Kathleen A. Clark 
Proposed Constitutional Amendment

The following question can be voted either "Yes" or "No". Read more about the Proposed Amendment.

Question Explanation
Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended so that the tax exemption that is currently available to the surviving spouses of soldiers killed in action is also available to the surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty?

Present Law - Generally, the Virginia Constitution requires that all property be taxed. It also sets out specific types of property that may be exempted from taxation. Currently, the Virginia Constitution allows the General Assembly to exempt from taxation the principal place of residence of the surviving spouse of any soldier who is determined by the U.S. Department of Defense to have been killed in action.

Proposed Amendment - The proposed amendment would expand this current tax exemption so that it is available to all surviving spouses of soldiers who are determined by the U.S. Department of Defense to have died in the line of duty, including those who have been killed in action.

A "yes" vote would allow the surviving spouse of a soldier who died in the line of duty to claim the same real property tax exemption on their principal place of residence that is currently only available to the surviving spouses of soldiers who are killed in action.

A "no" vote will not allow such additional surviving spouses to claim the real property tax exemption.
Bond Questions

The following questions can be voted either "Yes" or "No". Read more about the 2024 Bond Referenda. 

Category/Amount Question  Explanation

Metro & Transportation

$72,405,000

 Shall Arlington County contract a debt and issue its general obligation bonds in the maximum principal amount of $72,405,000 to finance, together with other available funds, the cost of various capital projects for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and other transit, pedestrian, road or transportation projects?

 

  This proposal will fund a variety of transportation, road, pedestrian enhancement and transit projects across the County. The anticipated costs of the projects that may be financed under this proposal are $44.3 million to fund a portion of Arlington County’s share of WMATA / Metro’s capital improvement program, $22.0 million to fund a portion of the costs for paving local streets and roadways, $1.5 million to fund sidewalk, curb, and gutter proactive zone maintenance, $1.3 million for street lighting, and funding for other transportation projects. The County Board may reallocate bond funds among other transportation projects within the County’s Capital Improvement Plan, as amended from time to time, to the extent necessary or desirable.

Local Parks & Recreation

$25,770,000

Shall Arlington County contract a debt and issue its general obligation bonds in the maximum principal amount of $25,770,000 to finance, together with other available funds, the cost of various capital projects for local parks & recreation?

 This proposal will fund a variety of parks and recreation projects. The anticipated costs of the projects that may be financed under this proposal are $8.1 million for Three Urban Parks, $5.8 million for parks maintenance capital and master planning projects, $3.4 million for Trail and Bridge Modernization, $2.4 million for Kenmore Middle School Athletic Field Conversion, and for other parks and recreation projects. The County Board may reallocate bond funds among other parks and recreation projects within the County’s Capital Improvement Plan, as amended from time to time, to the extent necessary or desirable.

Community Infrastructure

$76,150,000

Shall Arlington County contract a debt and issue its general obligation bonds in the maximum principal amount of $76,150,000 to finance, together with other available funds, the cost of various capital projects, including but not limited to facilities maintenance capital, facilities design and construction, the Arlington Neighborhoods Program, and other County infrastructure?

 This proposal will fund a variety of County infrastructure projects. The anticipated costs of the projects that may be financed under this proposal are $14.0 million for the Arlington Neighborhoods Program, $13.8 million for the Facilities Maintenance Program, $9.2 million for Courts / Police Building Improvements, $8.1 million for the Carlin Springs Site, $6.5 million for the Quincy Site, $6.0 million for Office Space Utilization and Systems Furniture, $4.9 million for consolidation of the situational awareness center and the department of public safety, communications, and emergency management, and for other County infrastructure projects. The County Board may reallocate bond funds among other County and community infrastructure projects within the County’s Capital Improvement Plan, as amended from time to time, to the extent necessary or desirable.

Arlington Public Schools 

$83,990,000

Shall Arlington County contract a debt and issue its general obligation bonds in the maximum principal amount of $83,990,000 to finance, together with other available funds, the cost of various capital projects for Arlington Public Schools?

  This proposal will make funds available for the Arlington Public Schools' capital improvement program. The anticipated costs of the projects that may be financed under this proposal are:

• Major Infrastructure Projects ($24,600,000)
• Kenmore Synthetic Turf Field ($2,440,000)
• Refresh Legacy Career Center Building to House Montessori Public School of Arlington ($45,470,000)
• Kitchen and Entrance Renovations ($11,480,000)

The School Board may reallocate bond funds among other school projects within the School Board’s Capital Improvement Plan, as amended from time to time, to the extent necessary or desirable.

Utilities

$14,220,000

Shall Arlington County contract a debt and issue its general obligation bonds in the maximum amount of $14,220,000 to finance, together with other available funds, the cost of designing, expanding, improving, and renovating Arlington County’s Water Pollution Control Plant and the water and sewer systems serving the County?

  This proposal funds significant improvements to the County’s wastewater treatment, water, and sewer infrastructure. The anticipated costs of the projects that may be funded with bond funds are $9.4 million for the capital improvements to the Washington Aqueduct system, $2.5 million for the Water-Main Replacement Program, $1.3 million for the Activated Sludge Effluent #1 (ASE1) Pump Station Project, $0.5 million for Trades Center Equipment and Improvements, and $0.5 million for Finished Water Reliability and Interconnections. The County Board may reallocate bond funds among other utility projects within the County’s Capital Improvement Plan, as amended from time to time, to the extent necessary or desirable.

Important Dates 

Vote In Person

Vote Early

Early Voting is open 45 days before all elections. All voters can vote at any Early Voting location. Early Voting hours and locations can be found here.

First day of Early Voting: September 20, 2024

Election Day - November 5, 2024

On Election Day, all Arlington polling places are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

You must vote at your assigned polling place on Election Day. 

Vote By Mail

All voters are eligible to vote a Mail Ballot. Voters must request a Mail Ballot. 

Voters can request a Mail Ballot until 5 pm, October 25, 2024

Mail Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or before November 5, 2024 and received by 12pm, November 8, 2024

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