For months, Bert Mizusawa, Kim Farington, and David E. Williams each have been storming the Commonwealth making the case they are the strongest candidate to face ‘ol Mark Warner this November. On Tuesday, the voters decide who is right.

Here’s what Republicans need to know. If you haven’t already, you need to vote early at any of sixteen sites open right now, or at your own precinct on Election Day.

Most Fairfax Republicans Will Be Handed Ballots With Exactly One Race on Their Ballot. That’s Okay.

If you live in the 8th District or the 11th District, your Republican ballot has one contest on it: United States Senate. There is no Republican primary for Congress in either district.

That is not a reason to stay home. Only one Republican qualified in each — Tony Sabio in the 8th, Arthur Purves in the 11th. Both go straight to November.

The 10th District Is the Only Fairfax House Seat With a Republican Primary.

If you live in Clifton or Union Mill, you probably live in the 10th District, and your ballot carries a second contest — a three-way Republican primary for Congress:

• Dave T. Beckwith — 30-year Air Force veteran and former deputy assistant secretary of defense
• Anthony L. Suttles — national security and economics background
• Julie Anna Perry — teacher

Highest vote total wins — no ranked choice, no runoff. The winner takes on Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) on November 3.

About 15,000 Fairfax voters live inside those lines. A nomination for Congress will turn on a few thousand ballots.

Not sure which district you’re in? Type your address into the Fairfax GOP Voter Information Center — it returns your district, your polling place, and your sample ballot.

Early Voting Centers Open Now Though Saturday, Aug 1

Vote early at any of the sixteen — precinct rules don’t apply until Election Day. Now through Friday, July 31:

• Fairfax County Government Center — 12000 Government Center Pkwy, Fairfax — 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• All fifteen other sites — 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday, August 1 — the last day: all sixteen, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Mt. Vernon Governmental Center (2511 Parkers Lane, Alexandria) · North County Governmental Center (1801 Cameron Glen Dr, Reston) · Burke Centre Library (5935 Freds Oak Rd) · Centreville Regional Library (14200 St. Germain Dr).

Franconia Governmental Center (7130 Silver Lake Blvd, Alexandria) · Great Falls Library (9830 Georgetown Pike) · Herndon Fortnightly Library (768 Center St) · Jim Scott Community Center (3001 Vaden Dr, Fairfax) · Lorton Community Center (9520 Richmond Hwy).

Mason Governmental Center (6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale) · McLean Governmental Center (1437 Balls Hill Rd) · Sully Governmental Center (4900 Stonecroft Blvd, Chantilly) · Thomas Jefferson Library (7415 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church).

Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church) · West Springfield Governmental Center (6140 Rolling Road, Springfield).

Can’t Make It by Saturday? Then Show Up Tuesday, August 4 — 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Missing early voting is not the same as missing the election. Polls open across Fairfax County at 6 a.m. on August 4 and close at 7 p.m.

One difference that matters: on Election Day you vote at your assigned precinct, and only there. Not the site down the road that was convenient last week.

Don’t guess. The Voter Information Center takes your street address and hands back the exact polling place you belong to. Look it up before Tuesday morning, not from the car.

You Do Not Have to Be a Registered Republican To Vote In A Primary.

Virginia keeps no party registration. Any registered voter can ask for the Republican ballot, and asking for it enrolls you in nothing.

One catch. Democrats run their own primary in the 8th District that same day. State law lets you vote in one party’s primary, not both. Be sure to ask for the Republican ballot.

Already have a mail ballot on your counter? The request window closed July 24, but the one you hold still counts. Drop it at any early voting site through August 1, or your polling place on August 4.

Warner Has Held the Seat Since 2009. Beyer, Subramanyam, and Walkinshaw Are All on the November Ballot.

Mark Warner first won the U.S. Senate seat in 2008. He won again in 2014. He won again in 2020. Twenty one years isnt enough for ‘ol Mark Warner. So, he is asking Virginia for six more years.

Six more years of reliable votes to increase your taxes, higher electricity prices, and hikes on virtually everything your family pays for at the grocery store.

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA-8) won the 8th in 2014. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) won the 10th in 2024. Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA-11) won the 11th in a 2025 special election. Every one of them is on the ballot November 3.

None of them gets beaten when Republicans fail to show up. That’s exactly why the democrats are counting on you stay home.

Can we count on you?