2019 Virginia local elections explained

Election Name:	2019 Virginia local elections
Country:	Virginia
Type:	municipal
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 Virginia elections#Municipal elections
Previous Year:	2018
Next Year:	2020
Election Date:	November 5, 2019

The 2019 Virginia municipal elections were held on November 5, 2019 to elect members of the County Board of Supervisors, Soil and Water Directors, and City School Board members.

County Board of Supervisors

All 95 counties in Virginia in Virginia had at least one Board of Supervisor member up for election or reelection in 2019.^{[1] [2]}

County	Total seats	Democratic			Republican			Independent
		Seats before	Seats after	Change	Seats before	Seats after	Change	Seats before	Seats after	Change
Accomack	9	3			5			1
Albemarle	6	3	6	+3	3	0	-3	0	0
Alleghany	7	0			6			1
Amelia	5	0			5			0
Amherst	5	1			4			0
Appomattox	5	2			3			0
Arlington	5	5	5		0	0		0	0
Augusta	7	1			6			0
Bath	5	0			5			0
Bedford	7	1			6			0
Bland	5	0			5			0
Botetourt	5	0			5			0
Brunswick	5	4			1			0
Buchanan	7	0			7			0
Buckingham	7	1			5			1
Campbell	7	2			5			0
Caroline	6	2			4			0
Carroll	6	1			5			0
Charles City	3	2			1			0
Charlotte	7	2			5			0
Chesterfield	5	1			4			0
Clarke	5	0			5			0
Craig	5	1			4
Culpeper	7
Cumberland	5
Dickenson	5
Dinwiddie	5
Essex	5
Fairfax	10	8	9	+1	2	1	-1	0	0
Fauquier	5
Floyd	5
Fluvanna	5
Franklin	7
Frederick	7
Giles	5
Gloucester	7
Goochland	5
Grayson	5
Greene	5
Greensville	4
Halifax	9
Hanover	7
Henrico	5
	6
Highland	3
Isle of Wight	5
James City	5
King and Queen	5
King George	5
King William	5
Lancaster	5
Lee	5
Loudoun	9	3	6	+3	6	3	-3	0	0
Louisa	7
Lunenburg	7
Madison	5
Mathews	5
Mecklenburg	9
Middlesex	5
	7
Nelson	5
	5
Northampton	5
Northumberland	5
Nottoway	5
	5
Page	6
Patrick	5
Pittsylvania	7
Powhatan	5
Prince Edward	8	5	5		0	0		3	3
Prince George	6
Prince William	8	2	5	+3	6	3	-3	0	0
Pulaski	5
Rappahannock	5
Richmond	5
Roanoke	5
Rockbridge	5
Rockingham	5
Russell	7
Scott	7
Shenandoah	6
Smyth	7
Southampton	7
Spotsylvania	7
Stafford	7
Surry	5
Sussex	7
Tazewell	5
Warren	5
Washington	7
Westmoreland	5
Wise	8
Wythe	7
York	5

Soil and Water Directors

Ninety-four of the 95 counties in Virginia (Arlington County being the exception) elected Soil and Water Directors in 2019.^[3]

Town Council

Twelve of Virginia's 190 towns had town council elections in 2019.^[4]

City School Board

Three of Virginia's 38 cities elected school board members in 2019. These cities are Buena Vista, Charlottesville, and Falls Church.^[5]

County School Board

All 95 counties in Virginia elected board members in 2019.^[6]

Special elections

At least 53 special elections in Virginia's municipalities were held in 2019.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019 General Elections: Board of Supervisors . Virginia Department of Elections . August 5, 2019 . May 24, 2019 . June 18, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190618012031/https://www.elections.virginia.gov/media/BoardPapers/Calendar/2019_2023CountyBOSRev5_24_19.pdf . dead .
2. Web site: 2019 General Elections: Board of Supervisors . Virginia Department of Elections . March 22, 2020 . March 22, 2020.
3. Web site: Election Schedule Soil and Water Directors 2019 - 2031 . https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20190418013104/https://www.elections.virginia.gov/media/BoardPapers/Calendar/SW_19_31.pdf . dead . April 18, 2019 . Virginia Department of Elections . August 5, 2019 . July 18, 2018 .
4. Web site: Town Council Elections: November Odd-Numbered Years . Virginia Department of Elections . August 5, 2019 . May 14, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190618012033/https://www.elections.virginia.gov/media/BoardPapers/Calendar/TC18_22_MayandNovember_Rev4_23_19.pdf . June 18, 2019 . dead .
5. Web site: City School Board Elections: 2019 - 2023 . https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20190418013116/https://www.elections.virginia.gov/media/BoardPapers/Calendar/CitySB18-22-May-and-November.pdf . dead . April 18, 2019 . Virginia Department of Elections . August 5, 2019 . July 18, 2018 .
6. Web site: County School Board Elections: 2019 - 2023 . https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20190418013120/https://www.elections.virginia.gov/media/BoardPapers/Calendar/2019_2023CountySchoolBoardRev1_31_19.pdf . dead . April 18, 2019 . Virginia Department of Elections . August 6, 2019 . July 18, 2018 .