Bedford County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
5 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 2 Bedford County races, led by the Commonwealth's Attorney, Bedford County contest.
County offices
Commonwealth's Attorney, Bedford CountyChristopher M. Dolen (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Christopher M. Dolen (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Commonwealth's Attorney, Bedford County.
Christopher M. Dolen
Dolen is the Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney for Bedford County who became acting Commonwealth's Attorney after Wes Nance's appointment to a circuit court judgeship, per The News & Advance. He is running in the special election for the remainder of the term as a Republican. No campaign website was found as of September 28, 2026.
1 certified candidate for Commonwealth's Attorney, Bedford 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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Member Town Council, Town of BedfordStacey L. Hailey (Independent) · Ann E. DeLong (Independent) · Timothy R. Brooke (Independent) · Danny L. Kirby (Independent)
Stacey L. Hailey
Stacey L. Hailey is a sitting Bedford Town Councilman, serving a term through the end of 2026, per the Town of Bedford. He has served on the council for 12 years, works in the lumber and pro department at Lowe's of Bedford, and serves as Vice President of the Bower Center for the Arts and a member of the Bedford Elks, per the Bedford Bulletin. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Ann E. DeLong
Ann E. DeLong is a retired U.S. Foreign Service management officer who served overseas across multiple countries, including Brazil, Greece, Lithuania, El Salvador, Nigeria, Colombia and Peru, and served in the Peace Corps in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, per the Bower Center for the Arts' Behind the Bower podcast. She serves as Vice President of the Bower Center for the Arts Board of Directors, works in mosaics and fiber arts, organized the cleanup and decoration of vacant storefront windows on North Bridge Street, and launched the 'Snoopin' Around Bedford' community scavenger hunt, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Timothy R. Brooke
Timothy R. Brooke is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member Town Council, Town of Bedford, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified local candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 28, 2026.
Danny L. Kirby
Danny L. Kirby was born and raised in the Glenwood area of Bedford County and has been a City/Town of Bedford resident for about 30 years, per his own statement to the Bedford Candidate Open Forum group. He retired after 32 years of public service, including 28 years with the City/Town of Bedford in Parks, Recreation and Cemeteries and later Public Works, and currently works in grounds and maintenance at the National D-Day Memorial, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
4 certified candidates for Member Town Council, Town of Bedford on the November 3, 2026 ballot; Stacey L. Hailey 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. Only the seats for your town, ward or district appear on your 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 Bedford County, Virginia on November 3, 2026?
Bedford County sample ballot 2026: who is running for commonwealth's attorney and town council, 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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