Preliminary Results: Nov. 3 Special and General Election
As of Tuesday night, Lisa Thompson won the Special Election for a Town Council seat by two votes. Thompson received 36 votes while David Whitaker received 34.
More than 60% of Floyd County's registered voters turned out to make their voices heard in the Nov. 3 election during early voting and at the polls on Tuesday.
Data from the Virginia Public Access Project states that 3,489 early votes were counted during the early voting period, nearly doubling the amount of ballots cast early during the 2022 General Election.
About 4,062 voters cast their ballots at polling places across the county, according to reports from the Virginia Department of Elections, bringing the total number of participating Floyd County voters in this election to 7,551 (out of 12,401 registered).
- Floyd County participation in previous elections:
- 2025 (Gubernatorial) — 7,438 (61%)
- 2024 (Presidential) — 9,681 (78%)
- 2023 (General and Special) — 5,230 (44%)
As of election night, Lisa Thompson won the Special Election for a Town Council seat by two votes. Thompson received 115 votes while David Whitaker received 68.
Countywide, community members voted against the County government implementing a general retail sales tax of up to 1% to benefit new construction projects throughout Floyd County Public Schools.
The majority also voted “no” on each of the three proposed constitutional amendments. With 120 of 133 localities reporting Tuesday night, the state-wide vote said “yes” to all three proposed amendments,
In the Senate race, Floyd Countians voted for Bert Mizusawa (2,906) over Mark Warner (1,116); however, state-wide incumbent Mark Warner was leading the race with 60% of the vote (865,456), and Bert Mizusawa had 40% (566,779) with 120 of 133 localities reporting.
In the race to represent Virginia’s 9th Congressional District, local voters threw their support behind incumbent Morgan Griffith (2,978) over Joy Powers (1,043). The numbers in Floyd reflected the district-wide results of Griffith maintaining his seat with 68.4% (85,387) of the vote against Powers’s 31.4% (39,216) with 25 of 28 localities reporting.
This story includes unofficial results from the Virginia Department of Elections and Virginia Public Access Project. Floyd Times will continue to update this article with new information.
