Montgomery County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Commonwealth's Attorney, Montgomery County, Sheriff, Montgomery County and Member Town Council - Special, Blacksburg, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
County offices
Commonwealth's Attorney, Montgomery CountyPatrick R. Jensen (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Patrick R. Jensen (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Commonwealth's Attorney, Montgomery County.
Patrick R. Jensen
Patrick R. Jensen, chief deputy commonwealth's attorney for Montgomery County since 2007, has served as acting commonwealth's attorney since Mary Pettitt's retirement on August 1, 2026, per Cardinal News. He is running in the November 2026 special election to fill the office permanently. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
1 certified candidate for Commonwealth's Attorney, Montgomery County on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified local candidate list (updated September 3, 2026). Virginia local offices are nonpartisan on the ballot unless a candidate was nominated by a party; the number of seats filled and the district lines come from the locality's own ballot.
Full race pageSheriff, Montgomery CountyTim Andrew Brown (D) · Robert G. Page (R)
Tim Andrew Brown (Democratic) and Robert G. Page (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Sheriff, Montgomery County.
Tim Andrew Brown
Tim Andrew Brown is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Sheriff, Montgomery County, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified local candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Robert G. Page
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Public safety: keeping Montgomery County safe
- Deputy mental health and wellness
- Servant leadership
About Robert G. Page
Robert Page joined the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office in 2013 as a corrections officer and worked in the jail, civil process, court security, patrol, criminal warrants and as Chief Deputy, per the campaign site. He has served full-time on the U.S. Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force for six years, per the campaign site. He has been the county's interim sheriff since April 2026, per the campaign site.
2 certified candidates for Sheriff, Montgomery County on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified local candidate list (updated September 3, 2026). Virginia local offices are nonpartisan on the ballot unless a candidate was nominated by a party; the number of seats filled and the district lines come from the locality's own ballot.
Full race pageCities and towns
Member Town Council - Special, BlacksburgLeslie C. Harwood (Independent) · Joel L. Goodhart (Independent)
Leslie C. Harwood (Independent) and Joel L. Goodhart (Independent) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member Town Council - Special, Blacksburg.
Leslie C. Harwood
Leslie C. Harwood is one of two candidates running for two vacant Blacksburg Town Council seats in the November 2026 special election, per Cardinal News. The vacancies followed Michael Sutphin's election as mayor and Liam Watson's resignation from the council. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Joel L. Goodhart
Joel L. Goodhart is one of two candidates running for two vacant Blacksburg Town Council seats in the November 2026 special election, per Cardinal News. The vacancies followed Michael Sutphin's election as mayor and Liam Watson's resignation from the council. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
2 certified candidates for Member Town Council - Special, Blacksburg on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified local candidate list (updated September 3, 2026). Virginia local offices are nonpartisan on the ballot unless a candidate was nominated by a party; the number of seats filled and the district lines come from the locality's own ballot.
Full race pageVoting info and more
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Virginia elects its governor, statewide officers and General Assembly in odd years, and most county constitutional officers in 2027, so the November 3, 2026 ballot carries the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, three statewide constitutional amendments, and the local offices on the even-year cycle: city councils, school boards, town councils and mayors, a few county board and constitutional-officer special elections, and the House of Delegates District 20 special, per the Department of Elections' certified candidate lists. Congressional nominees were set by the August 4 primary; there are no runoffs.
Who is on the ballot in Montgomery County, Virginia on November 3, 2026?
Montgomery County sample ballot 2026: who is running for county sheriff and commonwealth's attorney, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Virginia?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Virginia are listed on the Virginia election hub. Virginia election hub →
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