Caleb Fisher stands in front of his polling staff at Grace Chinese Baptist Church. Fisher became a chief election officer at a very young age. (Nick Caffacus/VCU Capital News Service)
By Nick Caffacus and Alyssa Hutton/VCU Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. — Central Virginia voters showed up to the polls on Tuesday Nov. 5 for their last chance to make their voices heard in the 2024 election.
Voters, depending on their locality, voted for a presidential candidate, a Senate seat, congressional representative, a state constitutional amendment and local positions, such as mayor and city council. The City of Petersburg will also vote on a casino referendum, which the City of Richmond rejected twice at the polls.
Almost 6.4 million Virginians are registered to vote, and 2.3 million votes were cast early, a figure that is down from 2020, according to the Virginia Public Access Project.
Capital News Service reporters traveled to polling locations in Chesterfield, Goochland and Henrico Counties, and the cities of Petersburg and Richmond.
Vice President Kamala Harris reportedly has a 10-point lead in Virginia over former President Donald Trump, according to a poll by Roanoke College. There was a Republican push for early voting, encouraged strongly by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, and even Trump, who appeared at a rally in Salem on Saturday.
The vote count begins when polls close at 7 p.m., and provisional ballots will not be counted until later in the week.
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- Two voters show off their “Make America Great Again” shirts outside of the Virginia State University Multi-purpose Center in Petersburg. (Amaris Bowers/VCU Capital News Service)
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- A volunteer welcomes voters outside of the VSU Multi-Purpose Center in Petersburg. (Amaris Bowers/VCU Capital News Service)
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- Anthony Davis says having the freedom to vote is what drives him to do so. (Cruz Walden/VCU Capital News Service)
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- Goochland County resident Derek Braley is excited to vote in his second presidential election. He wanted to vote for a candidate who is invested in his generation’s future. (Nick Caffacus/VCU Capital News Service)
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- Sakina Thaler holds up her voting sticker after casting her first ballot. Thaler was adopted by a Goochland Family after being born in Niger, and is excited to have her voice heard. (Nick Caffacus/VCU Capital News Service)
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- Mamie Hamilton, a volunteer for Live! Casino working a booth outside of Petersburg High School. (Amaris Bowers/VCU Capital News Service)
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- A sign marks the entrance to a polling location in Goochland County. Goochland voters will send a new representative to Congress after state Sen. John McGuire beat the incumbent Rep. Bob Good. (Nick Caffacus/VCU Capital News Service)
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- Election Day voters make their voices heard at Rivers Edge Elementary School in Henrico County. (Nick Caffacus/VCU Capital News Service)
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- Vote Si for Live! Casino sign displayed among others outside Petersburg High School. (Amaris Bowers/VCU Capital News Service)
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- A representative for mayoral candidate Michelle Mosby hands out campaign materials at Branch’s Baptist Church in Richmond. (Ava Poelns/VCU Capital News Service)
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- Caleb Fisher stands in front of his polling staff at Grace Chinese Baptist Church. Fisher became a chief election officer at a very young age. (Nick Caffacus/VCU Capital News Service)
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- Democratic House of Representative District 1 candidate Leslie C. Mehta and state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi visits Bon Air Elementary in District 1 to thank voters for doing their civil duty. (Samantha Granados/VCU Capital News Service)
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- Political campaign signs displayed outside the VSU Media Center. (Amaris Bowers/VCU Capital News Service)
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- This year, Richmond voters can receive a sticker featuring an opossum filling out a ballot, which was drawn by VCU School of the Arts graduate Asia Rorick. (Alyssa Hutton/VCU Capital News Service)
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- On the Virginia Commonwealth University campus, voters were able to utilize same-day registration and receive a provisional ballot. An election officer at one precinct expects at least 300 provisional ballots to be filed. (Katie Farthing/VCU Capital News Service)
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