Special elections held on Jan. 6 for parts of Chesterfield and Richmond
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CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Tuesday, Jan. 6, is Election Day for many voters in Richmond and Chesterfield County, who have the chance to pick two new state legislators in special elections. Here's what you need to know.
A special election is being held on Tuesday, Jan. 6 to fill two recently-vacated seats in the Virginia General Assembly. Early voting for these races began in late December.
The first spot is for the Senate District 15 seat, previously held by Lt. Gov.-elect Ghazala Hashmi, who is stepping down from the Senate to assume her new role. This race features Democratic nominee Del. Mike Jones (D-Richmond) and Republican nominee John Thomas.
The second is to fill the spot left by Jones, who stepped down from House District 77 to run for Senate District 15. Voters can choose between Democratic nominee Charlie Schmidt and Republican nominee Richard Stonage to fill his House of Delegates seat.
To find out if you are part of these voter districts, and thus able to vote in the special election, visit the Virginia Department of Elections' interactive map.
Voters in both Richmond and Chesterfield County can cast their ballots at polling places on Election Day from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The City of Richmond has shared these following polling locations:
- Forest Hill Presbyterian Church
- Jahnke Road Baptist Church
- Lucille M. Brown Middle School
- Richmond High School for the Arts (formerly George Wythe High School)
- Hickory Hill Community Center
- Metropolitan African American Baptist Church (MAABC)
- Branch's Baptist Church
- Boushall Middle School
For more information on your polling place, what is needed to vote in-person and more, visit the Virginia Department of Elections' website.
