The afternoon church vote is wrapping up in the western end of the district. We are hearing reports of strong turnout at the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church polling location. In special elections, the race often comes down to which party can bus their voters to the box.
Stay tuned. We will update this post the moment the final tally drops. Disclaimer: This is a template. For live minute-by-minute updates, follow your local registrar’s official feed.
The precincts are live. We are getting early reports of a minor technical glitch with the electronic poll books at the Chantilly precinct, but it has been resolved. live hd44
Polls are officially open (and have been for several hours) in the race to succeed former Delegate [Name], who stepped down earlier this winter. This is a district that has become ground zero for the 2026 political narrative. Depending on who you talk to, HD44 is either a bellwether for the national midterms or a unique local battle about data centers and school funding.
Democrats are feeling cautiously optimistic about the energy here, but a GOP source texted us that their independent voters are "breaking hard" on the issue of car taxes. The afternoon church vote is wrapping up in
Welcome to our live coverage of the special election in Virginia’s 44th House of Delegates district.
April 14, 2026 By: The Front Porch Politics Team Stay tuned
Polls close at 7:00 PM EST . We will call the race as soon as the Fairfax County Office of Elections posts the first wave of early votes (usually around 7:15 PM).