Election Day in Reston: Quick Guide to the Candidates, Issues

Tuesday is Election Day, and Virginia voters will go to the polls to elect a governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, sheriff and state delegate. Voters in Fairfax County will also vote Yes or No on a $250 million school bond issue.

With Terry McAuliffe leading in the polls, will voters return a Democrat to the Governors Mansion in Richmond? Or will Virginia Attorney Ken Cuccinelli head the commonwealth?

And what impact will Libertarian Robert Sarvis, who has been polling with about 10 percent, have on the outcome of the governor’s race?

In Reston, longtime Virginia Del. Ken Plum (D-36th) is running unopposed. In the nearby 86th District, newcomer Jennifer Boysko (D) is taking on incumbent Republican Tom Rust.

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more Election Day details, visit the Virginia Board of Elections website.

Here is a quick guide to the candidates.

Governor

Terry R. McAuliffe (D)
Ken T. Cuccinelli II (R)
Robert C. Sarvis (L)

Lieutenant Governor

Ralph S. Northam  (D)
E.W. Jackson (R)

Attorney General

Mark R. Herring (D)
Mark D. Obenshain  (R)

Fairfax County Sheriff

Stacey Kincaid
Bryan Wolfe
Christopher DeCarlo
Robert Rivera

State Delegate

36th District

Ken Plum (D) – incumbent running unopposed

86th District 

Tom Rust (R) – incumbent
Jennifer Boysko (D)