Hanover County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
2 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 1 Hanover County race, led by the Sheriff, Hanover County contest.
County offices
Sheriff, Hanover CountyGregory W. Six (R) · Rickey R. Dandridge (Independent)
Gregory W. Six (Republican) and Rickey R. Dandridge (Independent) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Sheriff, Hanover County.
Gregory W. Six Republican
- Firm, fair and effective law enforcement
- Transparency and accountability in leadership decisions
- Building community partnerships for public safety
Per the campaign site.
About Gregory W. Six
Six is a Hanover County Sheriff's Office veteran who joined in December 1998, served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, and rose through Uniform Patrol, SWAT, Traffic Safety and the Safe Streets Unit he helped found, per the campaign site. He was appointed Finance Officer in 2013, promoted to Captain in 2020, named Undersheriff in 2025, and sworn in as interim sheriff in March 2026; he holds a B.S. in criminal justice from Liberty University, per the campaign site.
Rickey R. Dandridge Independent
- Ethical leadership and accountability, managing taxpayer resources responsibly
- Public safety focused on current challenges facing Hanover residents
- Community engagement through groups such as Special Olympics Virginia and Crime Stoppers
Per the campaign site.
About Rickey R. Dandridge
Rickey R. Dandridge, who retired in 2026 as a major after 44 years with the Hanover County Sheriff's Office, is running for sheriff in the November 2026 special election, per his campaign site. The special election follows the retirement of Sheriff David R. Hines.
2 certified candidates for Sheriff, Hanover 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 Hanover County, Virginia on November 3, 2026?
Hanover County sample ballot 2026: who is running for county sheriff, 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?
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