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This week, there is a Congressional special election in Virginia! Volunteer to win now, and set the stage to take back the governorship and state senate in November! Updated 9-4-25

This week, there is a Congressional special election in Virginia! Volunteer to win now, and set the stage to take back the governorship and state senate in November!

 

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Virginia

 

Canvass / Drop Literature

 

Burke - James Walkinshaw for Congress (CD-11) Special Election - Sunday, September 7

Burke - James Walkinshaw for Congress (CD-11) Special Election - Monday, September 8

Fairfax / Braddock - James Walkinshaw for Congress (CD-11) Special Election - Saturday, September 6

Fairfax - James Walkinshaw for Congress (CD-11) Special Election - Saturday, September 6

Fairfax - James Walkinshaw for Congress (CD-11) Special Election - Tuesday, September 9

Abingdon - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Sunday, September 7

Aldie - Loudon County School Board Candidates - Sunday, September 7, Sunday, October 5, and Sunday, October 12

Abingdon - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturdays

Alexandria - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Alexandria / Franconia - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturday, September 6

Alexandria / Franconia - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Alexandria / Mt. Vernon - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturday, September 6

Alexandria / Mt. Vernon - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Amelia Court House - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturday, September 6 and Sunday, September 7

Annandale - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Arlington - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Arlington (North) - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturdays

Arlington / West End Alexandria - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Arlington / Clarendon - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Arlington / Shirlington - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturday, September 6 and Sunday, September 7

Ashburn - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Blacksburg - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Blacksburg - Lily Franklin for HD-41 - Saturday, September 27

Braddock - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturday, September 6

Braddock - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturday, September 6

Bristol - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturdays

Burke - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Centreville / Chantilly - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekdays

Chantilly - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Chantilly / South Riding - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Charlottesville - Abigail Spanberger for Governor, Ghazala Hashmi for Lieutenant Governor, and Jay Jones for Attorney General - Thursdays

Charlottesville - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Charlottesville / Biscuit Run - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Charlottesville (North) - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Chesapeake / Great Bridge - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Kacey Carnegie for HD-89 - Weekends

Chesapeake / Greenbrier - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Chesapeake / Western Branch - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Kacey Carnegie for HD-89 - Weekends

Chester / Chesterfield / Colonial Heights - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Various Dates

Chester / Chesterfield / Colonial Heights - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturday, September 6 and Sunday, September 7

Chester - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Lindsey Dougherty for HD-75 - Sundays

Chesterfield - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Crozet - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Culpeper - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Danville - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Dunn Loring - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Emporia - Mary Person for HD-83 - Various Dates

Fairfax - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Sundays

Fairfax / Braddock - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekdays

Fairfax County / Mount Vernon - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekdays

Fairfax Station - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Various Dates

Fair Oaks - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Thursday, September 4

Fair Oaks - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Falls Church - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Falls Church - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Farmville - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Floyd - Floyd County Democrats - Saturday, September 6

Forest - Sam Soghor for HD-53 - Saturdays

Franklin - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Nadarius Clark for HD-84 - Saturdays

Fredericksburg / South Stafford / Spotsy - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Josh Cole for HD-65 - Weekends

Fredericksburg / West Spotsy - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Fredericksburg - Stacey Annie Carroll for HD-64 Josh Cole for HD-65 - Saturday, September 13

Front Royal - Shane Boswell for HD-31 - Sunday, September 7

Gloucester - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Goochland - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Sundays

Great Falls - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Sunday

Hampton - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Virgil Thornton for HD-86 - Weekends

Harrisonburg - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Andrew Payton for HD-34 - Weekends

Haymarket - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Henrico - May Nivar for HD-57 - Sunday, September 21

Herndon - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Hopewell - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Lindsey Dougherty for HD-75 - Saturdays

Huntington - Huntington Town Candidates - Various Dates

King George - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Lake Ridge / South Prince William County - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Various Dates

Lake Ridge - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Leesburg - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Leesburg - Jay Jones for Attorney General and Marty Martinez for HD-29 - Saturday, September 6

Leesburg - Loudoun County Democrats - Saturday, September 13

Louisa - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Louisa - Louisa County Deep Canvass - Wednesday, September 10

Lynchburg - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Lynchburg - Rise Hayes for HD-52 - Fridays

Lynchburg - Joy Powers for HD-51 and Rise Hayes for HD-52 - Saturday, September 13

Lynchburg - Brian Witt for Treasurer - Saturday, September 13, Saturday, September 20, and Saturday, September 27

Madison - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturday, September 6 and Saturday, September 13

Manassas - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturday, September 20

Manassas - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Manassas - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Martinsville - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturdays

Martinsville - Melody Cartwright for HD-48 - Sunday, September 14

Martinsville - Melody Cartwright for HD-48 - Saturday, September 20

Martinsville - Melody Cartwright for HD-48 - Sunday, September 28

McLean - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Thursday, September 4

McLean - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Mechanicsville - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Various Dates

Melfa / Nandua Eastern Shore - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturday, September 6

Midlothian - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Leslie Mehta for HD-73 - Saturdays

Midlothian - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Leslie Mehta for HD-73 - Sundays

Midlothian - Leslie Mehta for HD-73 - Saturday, September 6

Mineral - Louisa County Deep Canvass - Sundays

Moneta - Eric Klotz for HD-39 - Sunday, September 7

Moneta - Eric Klotz for HD-39 - Sunday, September 21

Moneta - Joy Powers for HD-51 - Fridays

Nassawadox - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Sunday, September 7

Nelson - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Sundays

Newport News - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Norfolk - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Norfolk (East) - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Norfolk (North) - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Norfolk (West) - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Norfolk - Phil Hernandez for HD-94 - Sunday, September 14

Orange - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturdays

Page County - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturdays

Palmyra / Fluvanna - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Petersburg - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Kimberly Pope Adams for HD-82 - Weekends

Portsmouth - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Powhatan - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturdays

Prince William County - Josh Thomas for HD-21 - Sunday, September 28

Prince William County - New Virginia Majority - Saturday, September 13

Prince William County - New Virginia Majority - Saturday, September 20

Providence Forge / New Kent - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Jessica Anderson for HD-71 - Weekends

Purcellville - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturday, September 6

Purcellville - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturday, September 6

Purcellville - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Sundays

Purcellville - John McAuliff for HD-30 - Saturday, September 20, Saturday, October 11, and Saturday, November 1

Radford - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturdays

Reston - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturday, September 6

Richmond - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturdays

Richmond / Carytown - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Friday, September 5

Richmond (Downtown) - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Richmond / Henrico - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Richmond / Highland Park - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Richmond / Iron Bridge - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Richmond / North Midlothian - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Richmond / Shackle Slip - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Richmond / Tuckahoe - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekdays

Richmond / Westhampton / Tuckahoe - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Richmond - New Virginia Majority - Saturday, September 13

Richmond - New Virginia Majority - Saturday, September 20

Roanoke - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Wednesdays and Fridays

Roanoke - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Roanoke - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Rocky Mount - Eric Klotz for HD-39 - Saturday, September 13

Rocky Mount - Eric Klotz for HD-39 - Saturday, September 27

Ruther Glen - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Salem - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Donna Littlepage for HD-40 - Weekends

Sandston / East Henrico - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Short Pump - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and May Nivar for HD-57 - Weekends

Short Pump - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and May Nivar for HD-57 - Saturday, September 6

Smithfield - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Spotsylvania - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Spotsylvania - Nicole Cole for HD-66 - Sunday, September 7

Stafford - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Stacey Carroll for HD-64 - Weekends

Stafford - Stacey Carroll for HD-64 - Saturday, September 6

Stanardsville / Greene County - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturday, September 6

Staunton / Lexington - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturdays

Staunton - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Sterling - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Sterling / Algonkian - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturday, September 6

Suffolk - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Nadarius Clark for HD-84 - Weekends

Vienna - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekdays

Virginia Beach - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Virginia Beach - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Saturday, September 6

Virginia Beach - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Sunday, September 7

Virginia Beach - Michael Feggans for HD-97 - Weekends

Virginia Beach - Michael Feggans for HD-97 - Weekends

Virginia Beach - Nadarius Clark for HD-84 and Michael Feggans for HD-97

Virginia Beach - Cheryl Smith for HD-98 - Saturday, September 6 and Saturday, September 20

Waynesboro - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Williamsburg - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Mark Downey for HD-69 - Saturdays

Williamsburg - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Jessica Anderson for HD-71 - Various Dates

Williamsburg - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Jessica Anderson for HD-71 - Weekends

Williamsburg - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Jessica Anderson for HD-71 - Tuesday, September 9

Williamsburg - Mark Downey for HD-69 and Jessica Anderson for HD-71 - Saturday, September 6

Winchester - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Woodbridge - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Sundays

Yorktown - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Mark Downey for HD-69 - Sundays

 

Phone Bank from Home

 

Abigail Spanberger for Governor, Ghazala Hashmi for Lieutenant Governor, and Jay Jones for Attorney General - Tuesdays and Thursdays

Abigail Spanberger for Governor, Ghazala Hashmi for Lieutenant Governor, and Jay Jones for Attorney General - Thursdays

Abigail Spanberger for Governor, Ghazala Hashmi for Lieutenant Governor, and Jay Jones for Attorney General - Thursdays

Abigail Spanberger for Governor, Ghazala Hashmi for Lieutenant Governor, and Jay Jones for Attorney General - Thursdays

Abigail Spanberger for Governor, Ghazala Hashmi for Lieutenant Governor, and Jay Jones for Attorney General - Wednesdays and Fridays

Abigail Spanberger for Governor, Ghazala Hashmi for Lieutenant Governor, and Jay Jones for Attorney General - Thursdays

Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Tuesdays and Thursdays

Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Thursday, September 4

Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Wednesdays and Thursdays

Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Thursdays

Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Thursdays

Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Various Dates

Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Various Dates

Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Weekends

Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Andrew Payton for HD-34 - Thursdays

Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Stacey Carroll for HD-64 - Thursdays

Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Leslie Mehta for HD-73 - Tuesdays

Abigail Spanberger for Governor Volunteer Recruitment - Saturdays

James Walkinshaw for Congress (VA-11) Special Election - Thursday, September 4

Earnadette Powell-Farrar for HD-50 - Thursday, September 4

Joy Powers for HD-51 and Rise Hayes for HD-52 - Wednesday, September 17

Lindsey Dougherty for HD-75 - Tuesdays

Ryan White and Winter Schassberger for Roanoke County School Board - Mondays

Virgil Thornton for HD-86 - Sundays

Youth Phone Bank - Tuesdays

Blue Wave Virginia - Sundays

Blue Wave Virginia - Sundays

Blue Wave Virginia - Sunday, September 7

Blue Wave Virginia - Thursday, September 11

Equality Virginia - Thursdays

Equality Virginia - Thursdays

HRC VA - Tuesdays and Thursdays

New Virginia Majority - Wednesday, September 10

New Virginia Majority - Wednesday, September 17

New Virginia Majority - Monday, September 29

 

Phone Bank in Person

 

Arlington - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Tuesdays

Chesterfield - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Tuesdays

East Henrico - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Tuesdays

Emporia - Mary Person for HD-83 - Various Dates

Floyd - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Sunday, September 7

Glen Allen - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and May Nivar for HD-97 - Thursdays

Hampton - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Thursdays

Hampton - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Virgil Thornton for HD-86 - Thursdays

Leesburg - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Thursdays

Portsmouth - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Tuesday, September 9 and Tuesday, September 16

Powhatan - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Tuesday, September 9

Richmond - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Thursdays

Richmond / Tuckahoe - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Thursdays

Richmond - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Tuesdays

Suffolk - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Nadarius Clark for HD-84 - Various Dates

Virginia Beach - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Michael Feggans for HD-97

Williamsburg - Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Mark Downey for HD-69 - Thursdays

 

Text Bank from Home

 

Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Sundays and Tuesdays

Abigail Spanberger for Governor and Andrew Payton for HD-34 - Thursdays

 

Text Bank in Person

 

Chesterfield - Abigail Spanberger for Governor - Tuesdays

 

Table / Register Voters

 

Arlington - Arlington Democrats - Thursday, September 4

Arlington - Arlington Democrats - Saturday, September 6

Arlington - Arlington Democrats - Sunday, September 14 and Sunday, October 12

Fredericksburg - Stafford Democrats - Tuesday, September 9

King George - King George Democrats - Saturday, September 6 and Saturday, October 4

Martinsville - Martinsville-Henry County Democratic Committee - Wednesday, September 10

Stafford - Stafford Democrats - Wednesday, September 10

Stafford - Stafford Democrats - Various Dates

Windsor - Isle of Wight County Democratic Committee - Various Dates

 

Volunteer at the Polls

 

Various Locations in CD-11 - Various Dates

Arlington - Various Dates

Leesburg - Various Dates

Stafford - Various Dates

 

Get Trained

 

Virtual - Poll Observer Training - Tuesdays and Thursdays

Virtual - Poll Observer Training - Various Dates

Virtual - Voter Protection Hotline Volunteer Training - Saturdays

 

Attend Meetings

 

Alexandria - Indivisible Do Something NCR - Saturday, September 20

Ashburn - Ashburn Dems - Wednesday, September 24

Burke Centre - SDDC - Thursday, September 11

Chantilly - Indivisible NOVA West - Sunday, September 14

Harrisonburg - Harrisonburg Democratic Committee - Monday, September 8

Harrisonburg - Harrisonburg-Rockingham Latino Caucus - Saturday, September 27

King George - King George Democrats - Tuesday, September 9

Lorton - Indivisible Turning the Tables - Saturday, September 20

Martinsville - Martinsville-Henry County Democratic Committee - Thursday, September 4

Newport News - Newport News Democrats - Thursday, September 25

Richmond - RVA Indivisible - Thursday, September 18

Roanoke - Roanoke County Democratic Committee - Thursday, September 4

Smithfield - Wight County Democratic Committee - Monday, September 15

Stone Ridge - Dulles and Little River Democrats - Thursday, September 11

Virginia Beach - COVA Coalition - Thursday, September 11

Virtual - Arlington Democrats Labor Caucus - Thursday, September 4

Virtual - Fairfax County Democratic Committee Springfield District - Thursday, September 11

Virtual - Loudoun County Democratic Committee - Thursday, September 4

Virtual - Indivisible NOVA West - Thursday, September 25

Virtual - RVA Indivisible - Sunday, September 7

   

You can also find volunteer and donation links for the candidates in upcoming special elections listed below. Elections are sorted by date.

   

September 23rd

 

Adelita Grijalva is running for Arizona’s Seventh Congressional District. Please consider making a donation or becoming a volunteer. Visit her website, and follow her on Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube.

 

Debra Shigley is running for Georgia State Senate District 21. If you are able, please donate or volunteer. Check out her website, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter.

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