Wythe County Democrats will hold our monthly general meeting on Tuesday, April 21st at 7pm (We’re starting later after the close of polls for the redistricting referendum) at the Wytheville Training School Cultural Center (410 E Franklin St.) You can find our meeting agenda and March minutes attached. We’ll also be voting on our new Chair of the committee. We need all hands, so go vote in the referendum, bring a friend, and we’ll see you on the 21st.

In Solidarity,

Wythe County Democratic Committee Leadership

The redistricting referendum is open for voting. Early Voting is open now for the April Ballot Referendum. Election Day is Tuesday, April 21 (all regular precincts open). For information on how to cast a vote, where to vote, updating your registration, requesting an absentee ballot, or other voting information, visit iwillvote.com/va.

You can check out the link below for all volunteering opportunities with the Vote Yes groups including phone banking, text banking, canvassing, and more in the final days of this election.

We also really need local volunteers to help us get signs out to polling locations on Tuesday and volunteers willing to help us talk with voters at polling places throughout the day. If you’re able to reach out, please reach out ASAP.

The midterms are coming up, and we have the opportunity to send a new representative to Congress from Southwest Virginia, provide a check on the actions of the administration, and keep a Democrat representing Virginia in the Senate.  

We have three declared Democratic candidates for the 9th Congressional District, Adam Murphy, Douglas Crockett, & Joy Powers.  You can find out more information about them below, and we’ll share events from each campaign. It is fantastic that we have three great candidates.

Recent legislation has moved the primary election from June, so the new primary election date is Tuesday, August 4th with early voting opening on June 18th. This is the new primary election date regardless of the outcome of the redistricting referendum.

Senator Mark Warner is also up for re-election, and has officially secured the Democratic nomination. Find more about his campaign and how to get involved below.

While we don’t have any officially partisan local offices on the ballot in 2026, we do have plenty of non-partisan offices on the ballot this year.  

Town of Wytheville will elect:

Town of Rural Retreat will elect:

The filing deadline for these elections is June 16th, but those interested in running need to start working on their paperwork much earlier.  While these aren’t partisan offices, if anyone is interested in running, and would like additional information or assistance please reach out.

Upcoming Local Government Meetings

All these meetings are open to the public and provide time for citizens’ comments.  You can also watch recordings of the meetings on their websites.

Wythe County Board of Supervisors

Wytheville Town Council

Rural Retreat Town Council

Wythe County School Board

Want to get involved, check out our committee calendar for upcoming events. You can also help support the work of our local party by donating if you can. Every dollar stays local and helps support local candidates and causes.