The midterm elections will be held next Tuesday, November 6 and will decide the makeup of both Chambers of Congress as well as the legislative agenda for the second half of President Donald Trump’s first term. Every House seat in Virginia and a Senate seat will be on the ballot.  Polling hours throughout the Commonwealth are from 6:00 am until 7:00 pm. 

Virginia’s deadline for in-person absentee voting is Saturday, November 3, 2018. For information on where to vote, what will be on your ballot, and more, visit the Virginia Department of Elections website.

Nationwide, every House seat and 33 Senate seats are at stake. The composition of both chambers is so close that a range of possible outcomes are likely. Democrats need to win 23 more seats in the House to flip the chamber and two in the Senate (Vice President Mike Pence would break any ties). Despite needing to take back a larger portion of seats in the chamber, the path for Democrats to take the House is much easier than it is in the Senate. There are about 75 competitive races in the House. In the Senate, very few vulnerable Republicans are up for election while the Democrats must defend several seats in states Trump won in the 2016 election.