Voters in Gloucester, Mathews and the rest of the state will cast their ballots on Tuesday, if not before, in this year’s election, which will decide the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general races, as well as House of Delegates’ seats and a number of local county elections.
Early voting began on Sept. 19 and continues until Saturday, the final day for early voting before Tuesday’s election.
In addition to normal office hours, registrar’s offices in Gloucester, Mathews and across Virginia will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, the final day of early in-person voting.
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, with three voting sites in Mathews and 11 in Gloucester, depending on the resident’s voting district. No in-person voting will be conducted at the registrar’s offices on Election Day.
Voting sites in Gloucester are Page Middle School and Gloucester High School (Abingdon District); Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church and Botetourt Elementary (Ware); Bridgepoint Church, Petsworth Elementary and Peasley Middle School (Petsworth); Abingdon Elementary and Gloucester Point Baptist Church (Gloucester Point), and Abingdon Ruritan Club and T.C. Walker Education Center (York).
Voting sites in Mathews are Mathews Elementary (Chesapeake District), Thomas Hunter Middle School (Westville) and Mathews High School (Piankatank).
If you are unsure of your voting precinct, contact the registrar’s office in either Gloucester (804-693-3659) or Mathews (804-725-3200).
The most recent figures from the two registrar’s offices indicate a total of 31,128 registered voters in Gloucester and 7,507 in Mathews.
On the ballot
Topping this year’s ballot is the governor’s race, which pits Democrat Abigail D. Spanberger against Republican Winsome Earle-Sears. For lieutenant governor, Republican John J. Reid II is running against Democrat Ghazala F. Hashmi. In the attorney general’s race, incumbent Republican Jason S. Miyares is opposed by Democrat Jay C. Jones.
There are two local House of Delegates’ seats on this year’s ballot. In the 68th District (which includes all of Mathews County and much of Gloucester), incumbent Republican M. Keith Hodges is opposed by Democrat Elaine B. Walters.
In the 69th District (which includes the Hayes and Sarah’s Creek Precincts of Gloucester’s Gloucester Point District), incumbent Republican W. Chad Green is opposed by Democrat Mark C. Downey and independent Valerie D. Beverley.
Local Gloucester races
Gloucester voters will be selecting representatives for the At-Large, Petsworth and York districts on the board of supervisors and school board.
Two of the supervisors’ races (At-Large and Petsworth) are contested, as well as the At-Large school board race.
In the contested board of supervisors’ races, incumbent At-Large supervisor Kevin M. Smith is challenged by Nicholas A. “Nick” Bonniville; and Joseph Atkins “Joe” Leming and Angelo Andriulli are both seeking the Petsworth District seat. The At-Large school board race pits Fred A. Brewer Jr. against S. Nicole McPherson.
Uncontested races in Gloucester include the York District (Shannon Lee Hanson) supervisors’ seat, and the Petsworth (Anita F. Parker) and York (Carlton L. Drew) district school board seats.
In Mathews
In Mathews County, all local offices are held at-large and not by precinct. There are two vacancies on both the board of supervisors and school board. Incumbents David S. Jones Sr. and Mike S. Walls are in a four-person race, with David W. Walsh and Patrick J. Beattie also on the ballot. The school board election is unopposed, with incumbent Linda G. Hodges and Amy L. Bohannon-Stewart seeking the two vacant seats.