2023 Democratic Primary: In-Person Voting Starts Friday In Fairfax

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — In-person voting for the June 20 Democratic Party Primary in Fairfax County begins on Friday.

Voters have a number of local and statewide races in which to cast a ballot. The primary will decide the Democratic candidates who will represent their party in the General Election on Nov. 7.

The November election will be the first one in which the redrawn districts in the Virginia General Assembly will be in effect and some voters will be casting ballots in different Virginia Senate and House of Delegates districts than they previously had. More information about where to vote and how to register is available on the Fairfax County Office of Elections website.

Here are the races and candidates on the ballot for the June 20 Democratic Party Primary.

Virginia House of Delegates

District 7:

• Paul Berry
• Shyamali Hauth
• Mary Barthelson
• Karen Keys-Gamarra

District 15:

• Laura Jane Cohen
• Henri’ Thompson
• Eric Schmidt

District 19:

• Makya Little
• Rozia Henson
• Natalie Shorter

Virginia Senate

District 33:

• Jennifer Carroll Foy
• Hala Ayala

District 35:

• Dave Marsden
• Heidi Drauschak

Senate District 36:

• Stella Pekarsky
• George Barker

Senate District 37:

• Chap Petersen
• Saddam Salim

Board of Supervisors

Chairman:

• Jeff McKay
• Lisa Downing

Dranesville District:

• Jimmy Bierman
• David Fiske

Mason District:

• Andres Jimenez
• Steve Lee
• Reid Voss
• Jeremy Allen

Mount Vernon District:

• Dan Storck
• Maritza Zermeño

Springfield District:

• Albert Vega
• John Nowadly

Commonwealth Attorney:

• Steve Descano
• Ed Nutall

Sheriff:

• Stacey Kincaid
• Kelvin Garcia

Voting Requirements And Registration

The deadline is May 30 for voters to register to vote in the primary on June 20. Voters must register online by 11:59 p.m., on May 30. In order for mailed-in applications to be official, they must be postmarked on or before May 30. Download a voter registration application.

Voters can check their registration status, find their polling place or apply to vote absentee by mail via the Fairfax County Board of Elections' Citizen Portal. Absentee ballots can also be dropped off at the permanent Ballot Drop Box outside the Fairfax County Government Center at 12000 Government Center Parkway.

Through May 30, voters can register in-person at the Fairfax County Office of Elections, which is located at 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 323, in Fairfax.

From May 31-June 17, voters may register and cast a provisional ballot in-person weekdays, from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., and Saturdays, June 10 and June 17, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Conference Rooms 2/3, Fairfax, VA 22035

From May 31-June 17, voters may register and cast a provisional ballot in-person weekdays, from 1-7 p.m., and Saturdays, June 10 and June 17, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at the following locations:

• Mount Vernon Governmental Center, 2511 Parkers Lane, Alexandria, VA 22306
• North County Governmental Center, 1180 Cameron Glen Drive, Reston, VA 20190.
• Burke Centre Library, 5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke, VA 22015
• Centreville Regional Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive, Centreville, VA 20121
• Franconia Governmental Center, 6121 Franconia Rd, Alexandria, VA 22310
• Great Falls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls, VA 22066
• Herndon-Fortnightly Library, 768 Center St., Herndon, VA 20170
• Lorton Community Center, 9520 Richmond Highway, Lorton, VA 22079
• Mason Governmental Center, 6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA 22003
• McLean Governmental Center, 1437 Balls Hill Road, McLean, VA 22101
• Providence Community Center, 3001 Vaden Drive, Fairfax, VA 22031
• Sully Governmental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly, VA 20151
• Thomas Jefferson Library, 7415 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
• Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church 22043
• West Springfield Governmental Center, 6140 Rolling Road, Springfield, VA 22152

2023 Democratic Endorsement Caucus

The Fairfax County Democratic Committee is also conducting a caucus on May 20 to choose which candidates it will endorse running for the three at-large seats on the Fairfax County School Board and the three Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District Directors it will endorse.

Since the school board races in the Hunter Mill and Mount Vernon districts are contested, those races are also included in the caucus.

Fairfax County School Board

• Mount Vernon District: Mateo Dunne, Harold Sims
• Hunter Mill District: Paul Thomas, Melanie Meren
• At-Large (Pick 3): Ilryong Moon, Lawrence Webb, Kyle McDaniel, Hamid Munir, Ryan McElveen

Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District Directors (Pick 3)

• Chris Koerner, Mary Paulet, Rhonda Bitterli, Dana Barakat

Any Democratic voters who are not already an FCDC member, must register online by May 5, if they wish to vote in the caucus.

Online voting for the 2023 Democratic Endorsement Caucus will be open May 13-20, with in-person voting taking place May 20, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at four locations around the county.