Counties in Virginia

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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in all state capitals.

This page includes the following resources:

* The county governments covered by Ballotpedia in Virginia
* A list and map of counties in Virginia
* An overview of local elections in Virginia
* An overview of the initiative process in Virginia

## Contents

* 1 Counties
* 1.1 County government
* 1.2 Full list of counties
* 1.3 Map of counties
* 2 Elections
* 2.1 2025
* 2.2 2024
* 2.3 2023
* 2.4 2022
* 2.5 2021
* 2.6 2020
* 2.7 2019
* 2.8 2018
* 2.9 2017
* 2.10 2016
* 2.11 2015
* 3 Initiative process availability
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

## Counties[edit]

### County government[edit]

Ballotpedia does not have any county governments in this state in its coverage scope.

### Full list of counties[edit]

According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 95 counties, 228 cities, towns, and villages, and 193 special districts. There are 38 independent cities in the state.[1]

The following table defaults to displaying only 25 counties at a time. To change the number of counties displayed, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table. You can also use the search bar above the upper-right corner of the table to look up a specific county.

County

Loudoun
Gloucester
King George
Richmond
Montgomery
Surry
James City
Stafford
Russell
Henry
Hanover
King and Queen
Floyd
Middlesex
Rappahannock
Amherst
Essex
Buchanan
Alleghany
Northumberland
Craig
Buckingham
Powhatan
Goochland
Orange
Greene
Patrick
King William
Madison
Lunenburg
Charlotte
Isle of Wight
Fauquier
Henrico
Franklin
New Kent
Bedford
Grayson
Pittsylvania
Giles
Wythe
Prince William
Scott
Charles City
Carroll
Bath
Sussex
Cumberland
Arlington
Smyth
Washington
Roanoke
Augusta
Halifax
Shenandoah
Accomack
Albemarle
Clarke
Greensville
Dinwiddie
Pulaski
Dickenson
Amelia
Botetourt
Page
Westmoreland
Rockbridge
Nelson
Nottoway
Appomattox
Fluvanna
Wise
Mathews
Prince Edward
Fairfax
Campbell
Louisa
Bland
Southampton
Lee
Tazewell
York
Culpeper
Rockingham
Warren
Northampton
Highland
Spotsylvania
Chesterfield
Brunswick
Prince George
Frederick
Caroline
Lancaster
Mecklenburg
Salem
Poquoson
Alexandria
Charlottesville
Waynesboro
Emporia
Covington
Falls Church
Roanoke city
Chesapeake city
Radford
Fairfax city
Franklin city
Harrisonburg
Buena Vista
Manassas Park
Newport News
Winchester
Danville
Hopewell
Portsmouth
Lexington
Norfolk city
Bristol
Norton
Staunton
Williamsburg
Martinsville
Fredericksburg
Galax
Lynchburg
Petersburg
Suffolk
Manassas city
Hampton
Colonial Heights
Virginia Beach city
Richmond city

### Map of counties[edit]

Counties in blue on the map below are part of Ballotpedia's county coverage scope:

## Elections[edit]

Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.

### 2025[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2025 and School board elections, 2025

* Chesapeake, Virginia
* Norfolk, Virginia
* Richmond, Virginia
* Virginia Beach, Virginia
* Virginia school board elections

### 2024[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2024 and School board elections, 2024

* Chesapeake, Virginia
* Norfolk, Virginia
* Richmond, Virginia
* Virginia Beach, Virginia
* Virginia school board elections

### 2023[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2023 and School board elections, 2023

* Chesapeake, Virginia
* Virginia Beach, Virginia
* Virginia school board elections

### 2022[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2022 and School board elections, 2022

Ballotpedia expanded its coverage of local elections in Virginia in 2022. Click here to find your county, or click the links below for additional information about the following municipalities:

* Chesapeake, Virginia
* Norfolk, Virginia
* Virginia Beach, Virginia
* Virginia school board elections

### 2021[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2021 and School board elections, 2021

* Chesapeake, Virginia
* Norfolk, Virginia
* Richmond, Virginia
* Virginia Beach, Virginia

### 2020[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2020 and School board elections, 2020

* Chesapeake, Virginia
* Norfolk, Virginia
* Richmond, Virginia
* Virginia Beach, Virginia
* Virginia school board elections

Past elections

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### 2019[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2019 and School board elections, 2019
* Chesapeake, Virginia
* Richmond, Virginia
* Virginia Beach, Virginia
* Virginia school board elections

### 2018[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2018 and School board elections, 2018
* Chesapeake, Virginia
* Norfolk, Virginia
* Virginia Beach, Virginia
* Virginia school board elections

### 2017[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2017 and School board elections, 2017
* Chesapeake, Virginia
* Norfolk, Virginia
* Virginia Beach, Virginia
* Virginia school board elections

### 2016[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2016 and School board elections, 2016
* Chesapeake, Virginia
* Norfolk, Virginia
* Virginia Beach, Virginia
* Virginia school board elections

### 2015[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2015 and School board elections, 2015
* Virginia school board elections

## Initiative process availability[edit]

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Virginia

The initiative process is available in the four of the 229 Virginia charter municipalities that have exercised their home rule authority to institute such a process. They are Hampton, Lynchburg, Norfolk, and Portsmouth.[2]

## See also[edit]

Virginia | Municipal government | Other local coverage

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## External links[edit]

* Search Google News for this topic
* Virginia municipal code library
* Virginia state government website

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "2022 Census of Governments – Organization," accessed October 16, 2023
2. ↑ Ballotpedia, "Types & #s of local government by state," September 2012

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