2022 election

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Local 2022 elections
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This page is an overview of the 2022 local elections in the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, and possibly other jurisdictions depending on input from users.

Please note that while this may be the latest information taken from the City of Charlottesville website and Virginia Department of Elections, the dates and details are subject to change and it is the responsibility of the candidate seeking election and voter to verify the accuracy of the information.

Elections held on November 8, 2022

5th Congressional District

All 435 U.S. House districts, including the 5th Congressional District of Virginia, are holding elections in 2022. Virginia comprises 11 congressional districts. The general election is scheduled on November 8, 2022. The primary is scheduled for June 21, 2022. The filing deadline is April 7, 2022.

Republican competition

Incumbent Bob Good of Campbell County easily won over Dan Moy of Charlottesville in the Fifth District Republican convention in Farmville on May 21, 2022. Good became the nominee for a second time after receiving 85 percent of the 1,303 votes cast. [1]

Republican Kimberly Lowe had also announced she will challenge Good, but the campaign never materialized. [2]

Democratic primary election

The race began with several Democrats in the race but only one qualified to be on the June 21, 2022 primary ballot. The Democratic primary election was canceled. Joshua Throneburg advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5. Joshua Throneburg of Charlottesville faced off against Republican Congressman Bob Good in the November general election.

Both Andy Parker and Warren McClellan failed to make the ballot. [3]

Other Democrats who also announced to seek their party's nomination are Shadi Ayyas and Lewis Combs. Combs dropped out of the race when the new shape of the Fifth District was approved by the Virginia Supreme Court in late 2021. [4]

Redistricting / Boundary changes

The number of voting representatives in the United States House is fixed by law at no more than 435, proportionally representing the population of the 50 states. Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are considered for reelection every even year.

Virginia was apportioned 11 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. In December 2021, the Supreme Court of Virginia issued an order setting General Assembly and congressional maps for the next decade. Albemarle County and Charlottesville are largely unaffected by the redraw and will remain in the 5th District. [5] The new boundaries include localities — like Lynchburg and Amelia, Goochland, Louisa, Powhatan and Nottoway counties. Localities no longer part of the 5th District: The counties of Brunswick, Fauquier, Franklin, Greene, Henry, Madison and Rappahannock.

A very small portion of Albemarle County remains within the 7th Congressional District with less than 150 households. Only eight people voted in the June 21, 2022 primary at a cost of over $5,000 to Albemarle County. [6]

Albemarle County

Town of Scottsville

Scottsville is among 16 cities and 107 towns across Virginia that were affected by a law, passed by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor that went into effect on July 1, 2022, which moved May municipal elections to November.[7]

General election for Town of Scottsville Council Member

R. Daniel Gritsko and Meredith C. Hynes are running in the general election for Town of Scottsville Council Member on November 8, 2022.[8]

On May 24, 2022, the town administrator Matt Lawless issued an advertisement an interim appointment opening on the town council to fill an unexpired term through December 31, 2022. Councilor Stuart Munson is retiring after three years of service. The only legal requirement for Council service is to be a registered voter in town. Town Council will appoint a qualified town resident to serve in the interim, the appointee could serve for six months only, or they could run for another term in the November 2022 election. [9]

Sample ballot

https://www.albemarle.org/home/showpublisheddocument/14920/637986020843073881

Greene County

Town of Stanardsville

November Even-Numbered Years: Mayor & (4) City Council Members

References

  1. Web. Incumbent Good wins 5th District GOP nomination by landslide, Jeffrey Westbrook, News Article, Altavista Journal, May 25, 2022, retrieved May 28, 2022.
  2. Web. Former area prosecutor Combs announces bid for 5th District Democratic nomination, Tyler Hammel, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, July 15, 2021, retrieved July 27, 2021.
  3. Web. 5th District Democrats outline platforms during Goochland candidate forum, Tyler Hammel, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, March 16, 2022, retrieved March 17, 2022.
  4. Web. Congressional fundraising continues for 2022 race as the legal case for Delegates' elections continues, February 3, 2022, News Article, Town Crier Productions, February 3, 2022, retrieved May 29, 2022.
  5. https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/5th-congressional-district-shifts-slightly-east-as-7th-district-moves-north/article_10595d82-68e7-11ec-8346-4feeb10f88f3.html
  6. Web. [$5,020.18 which includes staff overtime, precinct staffing, ballots, noticing, and day-of expenses. 2022 June Republican Primary - Albemarle County], Virginia Department of Elections, retrieved July 12, 2022.
  7. https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/bill-heading-to-governor-would-end-may-elections-in-scottsville/
  8. Web. Election office, "Candidate list", Virginia Department of Elections, retrieved November 5, 2022.
  9. https://www.scottsville.org/opening-to-serve-on-town-council/

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