Arlington County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
7 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Arlington County races, led by the Treasurer, Arlington County contest.
County offices
Treasurer, Arlington CountyKim M. Rucker (D) · Aasim S. Rawoot (Independent)
Kim M. Rucker (Democratic) and Aasim S. Rawoot (Independent) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Treasurer, Arlington County.
Kim M. Rucker
Top priorities
- Continue to deliver strong customer service and embrace modern technology in the treasurer's office
Per ARLnow.
About Kim M. Rucker
Rucker is the interim Arlington County treasurer, having joined the Treasurer's Office in 1990 and risen to Chief Deputy Treasurer in 2014, per ARLnow. She became interim treasurer after Carla de la Pava's retirement and is the Democratic nominee in the special election for the seat. No campaign website was found as of September 28, 2026.
Aasim S. Rawoot
Top priorities
- Expand the treasurer's role to weigh in on the ethics of county investment decisions, such as avoiding investments in fossil fuel or weapons companies
Per ARLnow.
About Aasim S. Rawoot
Rawoot is an environmental consultant and Arlington native who has been active in county politics, per ARLnow, which reports he is the first independent candidate to qualify for county treasurer since 1991. No campaign website was found as of September 28, 2026.
2 certified candidates for Treasurer, Arlington 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 pageMember County Board, Arlington CountyMatthew D. "Matt" de Ferranti (D) · Audrey R. Clement (Independent) · David P. Sisson (Independent)
Matthew D. "Matt" de Ferranti
Top priorities
- Build solutions that make Arlington more affordable, inclusive and livable
- Keep Arlington residents safe by connecting them with public safety resources
Per the campaign site.
About Matthew D. "Matt" de Ferranti
De Ferranti is a sitting member of the Arlington County Board, which he currently chairs, per the county government's website. His background includes work as a teacher and a lawyer, per his campaign site.
Audrey R. Clement
Top priorities
- Reduce taxes
- Stop up-zoning
- Preserve parks, trees, streams and historic places
Per the campaign site.
About Audrey R. Clement
Clement holds a Ph.D. in political science from Temple University and worked for a year as a Congressional Fellow for the 100th Congress on the House Education subcommittee, per the campaign site. She has worked as a statistical programmer in the Washington, D.C. area and has served on the Arlington Coalition for Sensible Transportation and the Arlington Transportation Commission, per the campaign site.
David P. Sisson
Top priorities
- Make Arlington affordable for children, parents and grandparents to live near one another
- Address housing policy
- Address economic policy affecting the county
Per the campaign site.
About David P. Sisson
David P. Sisson is a candidate for the Arlington County Board, per the campaign site.
3 certified candidates for Member County Board, Arlington County on the November 3, 2026 ballot; Matthew D. "Matt" de Ferranti is listed as the incumbent by the Department of Elections, 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.
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Member School Board, Arlington CountyJames Vell Rives IV (Independent) · Bethany Zecher Sutton (Independent)
James Vell Rives IV (Independent) and Bethany Zecher Sutton (Independent) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member School Board, Arlington County.
James Vell Rives IV
Top priorities
- Let teachers focus on teaching
- Support age-appropriate education that lets kids be kids
Per the campaign site.
About James Vell Rives IV
Rives holds a B.A. in music and an M.D. from the University of Alabama and completed a psychiatry residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, per the campaign site. He has practiced adolescent and adult psychiatry in Northern Virginia for more than 20 years and serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at George Washington University School of Medicine, per the campaign site.
Bethany Zecher Sutton
Top priorities
- Strong public education in Arlington and across Virginia
- Continuing food-security work such as the Randolph Food Pantry she led as a PTA volunteer
- Diversity, equity and inclusion in school policy
Per the campaign site.
About Bethany Zecher Sutton
Sutton is a 25-year Arlington resident and Arlington Public Schools parent who holds a master's degree in history from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a graduate certificate in leadership coaching from Georgetown University, per the campaign site. She has more than three decades of professional experience in higher education, nonprofit leadership and executive search, and was elected to the Arlington School Board in 2022, later becoming its chair, per the campaign site.
2 certified candidates for Member School Board, Arlington 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.
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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 Arlington County, Virginia on November 3, 2026?
Arlington County sample ballot 2026: see where the county board, county treasurer and school board candidates stand on housing and schools. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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