How To Vote In Portsmouth On Tuesday

PORTSMOUTH, VA — Election Day is Tuesday, and Virginians will head to the polls to choose their next governor in a tight race between Democrat Ralph Northam and Republican Ed Gillespie. In recent polls, Northam held a slim lead over Gillespie, who has closed the gap in the final weeks of the campaign.

Northam held a 3.3-point advantage over Gillespie, according to a RealClearPolitics aggregation of polls. Gillespie led by three points in one poll, was tied in two others, and Northam holds a small lead in five polls. Fox News reported Monday that Northam was up by five points.

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Where To Go

So how do you cast your vote Tuesday in Portsmouth? First, you need to find your polling place. Visit the Virginia Department of Elections website and enter your address. The site will then provide the name of the facility, the address, and the polling hours, as well as the contact for general registrar information.

So if you lived at the McDonald's on London Boulevard, you would vote at the Emanuel A.M.E. Church at 637 North Street in Portsmouth. The polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.

What To Bring

Virginia law requires that all voters provide a form of photo identification at the polls. You may still be able to vote without one, but you'll have to cast a provisional ballot and will then have until noon on Friday, Nov. 10, to deliver a copy of identification to your locality's electoral board before the ballot will be counted.

Acceptable forms of ID include the following:

• Valid Virginia Driver’s License or Identification Card
• Valid Virginia DMV issued Veteran’s ID card
• Valid United States Passport
• Other government-issued photo identification cards (must be issued by U.S. Government, the Commonwealth of Virginia, or a political subdivision of the Commonwealth)
• Tribal enrollment or other tribal ID issued by one of 11 tribes recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia
• Valid college or university student photo identification card (must be from an institution of higher education located in Virginia)
• Valid student ID issued by a public school or private school in Virginia displaying a photo
• Employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer’s business

If you don't have any ID, you can get a free Virginia Voter Photo Identification from any general registrar's office in the state.

For more information, visit the Virginia Department of Elections website.

What You'll Be Voting On

Below is a sample of what could be on your ballot, based on where you live.

Governor State of Virginia

• Ralph S. Northam, Democrat
• Edward W. /Ed/ Gillespie, Republican
• Clifford D. Hyra, Libertarian

Lieutenant Governor State of Virginia

• Justin E. Fairfax, Democrat
• Jill H. Vogel, Republican

Attorney General State of Virginia

• Mark R. Herring, Democrat
• John D. Adams, Republican

Member House of Delegates 80th District

• Matthew James, Democrat

Commonwealth's Attorney Portsmouth City

• Stephanie N. Morales, Democrat
• Thomas J. /T.J./ Wright V, Independent

Sheriff Portsmouth City

• Michael A. Moore, Democrat
• W. O. /Bill/ Watson, Independent
• Glenn Perry, Sr., Independent

Commissioner of Revenue Portsmouth City

• F. D. /Frankie/ Edmondson, Democrat

Treasurer Portsmouth City

• Paige D. Cherry, Independent
• Ron S. Melton, Independent
• Elizabeth M. Psimas, Independent

Patch's Dan Taylor contributed to this report.

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