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1. When are elections held?

• March Presidential Primary - leap years only - First Tuesday of March (if called)
• June Primary - Second Tuesday of June (if called)
• November General Election - First Tuesday after the first Monday in November
• Special Elections

2. How frequently are elections held for each office?

• President of the United States - every four years, even numbered years (leap years)
• U.S. Senate - every six years, even numbered years (staggered terms for the state’s two Senators - next in 2020 and 2024)
• U.S. House of Representatives - every two years, even numbered years
• Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General - every four years, odd numbered years (year after presidential election)
• State Senate - every four years, odd numbered years (year before presidential election)
• House of Delegates - every two years, odd numbered years
• Sheriff, Treasurer, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Commissioner of Revenue - every four years, odd numbered years (year after presidential election)
• Clerk of the Circuit Court - every eight years, odd numbered years (year before every other presidential election)
• City Council - every two years, odd numbered years (staggered terms for the 5 members: 3 in year before presidential election, 2 in year after presidential election)
• School Board - every two years, odd numbered years (staggered terms for the 7 members: 4 in year before presidential election, 3 in year after presidential election)
• Soil and Water Conservation Directors, Thomas Jefferson District- every four years, odd numbered years (year before presidential)