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2012 Election Calendar 

March 6, 2012	Republican Presidential Primary Election To select the candidate for the November Presidential Election.
May 1, 2012	Town Elections To elect the Mayors and Council Members for the towns of Clifton, Herndon, and Vienna.
June 12, 2012	Congressional Primary Elections To select candidates for the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives if called by the parties.
November 6, 2012	General and Special Election To select the electors for the President and Vice President of the United States and for the offices of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives.

*In April 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau conducted the national decennial census and released detailed population data relating to Virginia in February 2011.  The 2010 Census data will be used to reapportion representation in the United States House of Representatives, state legislatures, and local elected governing bodies - a process commonly referred to as redistricting.  Additional information regarding redistricting can be found at: http://dlsgis.state.va.us/.

**The General Assembly passed legislation ( H 1507) which changed the 2011 primary date from Tuesday, June 14, 2011 to Tuesday, August 23, 2011.

 

2012 - 2021 Election Schedule by Office 

	OFFICE	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Federal Offices (U.S.)	President/Vice President	X				X				X
	Senate			X						X
	Senate	X						X
	House of Representatives	X		X		X		X		X
State- Wide Offices	Governor		X				X				X
	Lt. Governor		X				X				X
	Attorney General		X				X				X
General Assembly	State Senate				X				X
	House of Delegates		X		X		X		X		X
Local Offices	Board of Supervisors				X				X
	School Board				X				X
	Commonwealth's Attorney				X				X
	Sheriff				X				X
	Clerk of the Court				X
	Soil and Water Commission				X				X
Town Offices	Clifton-Mayor, 5 Council	X		X		X		X		X
	Herndon-Mayor, 6 Council	X		X		X		X		X
	Vienna-Mayor, 3 Council	X		X		X		X		X
	Vienna-3 Council		X		X		X		X		X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Virginia has a General Election every year on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November.
• Federal offices are elected in even-numbered years.
• State and Local offices are elected in odd-numbered years.
• Clifton and Herndon Mayor and Town Council are elected in even-number years on the first Tuesday in May.
• Vienna Mayor and 3 Town Council members are elected in even-numbered years on the first Tuesday in May.
• 3 Vienna Town Council members are elected in odd-numbered years on the first Tuesday in May.
• If primaries are called by the political parties, they are held on the second Tuesday in June.