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Election Guide: November 2012

As we look ahead to November’s elections, Manassas Patch is devoted to bringing you the information you need about every race in town

By Erin Gibson and William Callahan
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September 30, 2012

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As we look ahead to November’s elections, Patch is devoted to bring you the information you need about every race in town. Bookmark this page for updates! Links below will take you to either Patch coverage of the candidates or the candidate’s website.

To see all of our elections coverage from this year, click on the "Elections" tab in the blue menu bar above.

Many as were Virginia’s House of Delegates and State Senate elections.

In Manassas, only these issues and people will be on ballots (presented in order from the most local issues to national candidates).

Clicking on the links below will bring you to Patch articles, the candidate’s website or other resources.

Voting Info

Absentee voting has already started and continues into early November. Information about absentee voting (how, where, and whether you qualify) is available here.

On Nov. 6, polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Look up your voting precinct here.

You can also look up what is on your ballot through the State Board of Elections website.

Manassas City Change of Election Dates

This November, Manassas City residents will vote on whether to move city council and other city elections to November permanently. Read more about the issue here.

Virginia Constitutional Amendments

There are two Virginia constitutional amendments on the ballot. The Virginia State Board of Elections has created this brochure explaining the issues.

1st Congressional District

The 1st Congressional District is south and west of Manassas City, but we're including that information for our readers who live nearby.

Republican incumbent Rob Wittman is facing challenges from Democrat Adam Cook and the Independent Green Party’s Glenda Gail Parker. Rep. Wittman was elected in a special election in 2007; he previously served in Virginia’s House of Delegates. Adam Cook had to briefly suspend his election this summer to deploy with the U.S. Air Force Reserves. Click on each candidate below for more information on each:

10th Congressional District

Republican U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf has served the 10^th district since 1981. He did not face any primary challenge this year and in 2010 defeated Democrat Jeff Barnett with 63 percent of the votes to Barnett’s 35 percent. This year, a Democrat and an independent are looking to unseat Wolf.

Frank Wolf (incumbent, Republican)
Kristin Ann Cabral (Democrat)
J. Kevin Chisholm (Independent)

U.S. Senate

Defense cuts and political gridlock in Washington were the focal points of the first debate between U.S. Senate candidates (and former Virginia governors) George Allen and Tim Kaine. The debate was in September in McLean. Here’s more on each candidate:

George Allen (Republican)
Tim Kaine (Democrat)

U.S. President

President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney have been criss-crossing the Commonwealth for months trying to woo swing state voters. President Obama is looking for a repeat victory in the Old Dominion. Gov. Romney handily won the Virginia primary against Rep. Ron Paul. Independent candidate Virgil Goode will also be on the Virginia ballot, along with Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green candidate Jill Stein.

Recent appearances in Virginia by President Obama and Gov. Romney include:

Also, see what your neighbors donated to the President Obama and Gov. Romney campaigns here.

See these articles on the other candidates:

Here are results from 2008 from the major areas of Northern Virginia when then-Sen. Obama faced Sen. John McCain in the presidential election (this does not include third party candidates):