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Arlington 2012 Election Guide

The candidates and issues that will be affecting Arlington County in the 2012 election.

By Beth Lawton
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October 19, 2012

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As we look ahead to November’s elections, Patch is devoted to bring you the information you need about every race in town. Bookmark this page for updates.

To see all of our elections coverage from this year, click on the Elections tab in the blue menu bar above.

In Arlington, only these issues and people will be on ballots — presented in order from the most local issues to national candidates.

Clicking on the links below will bring you to Patch articles, the candidate’s website or other resources.

Voting Info

Absentee voting has already started and continues into early November. Information about absentee voting — how, where and whether you qualify — is available here.

On Nov. 6, polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Look up your voting precinct here.

You can also look up what is on your ballot through the State Board of Elections website.

First-time voter in Virginia? Here is some important information about voter ID requirements in Virginia.

Arlington County Board

Three candidates are running for Arlington County Board this November. Republican Matthew Wavro and Green Party candidate Audrey Clement are challenging incumbent Democrat Libby Garvey.

Patch hosted a forum at Arlington Independent Media in October for all three candidates. Watch the video of the forum here.

Arlington Schools

Two candidates are running for two positions on the Arlington School Board. They are Democrats Noah Simon and Emma Violand-Sanchez.

Arlington County Bonds

Four bond referendum questions will be put to voters in November. Detail about each are available on the 2012 General Obligation Bond Referenda Page on Arlington County’s website.

1. Metro and Transportation - $31.95 million
2. Local Parks and Recreation - $50.55 million
3. Community Infrastructure - $28.31 million
4. Arlington Public Schools - $42.62 million

Virginia Constitutional Amendments

Two Virginia constitutional amendments are on the ballot. The Virginia State Board of Elections has created this brochure explaining the issues.

8th Congressional District

Four candidates are running in Virginia’s 8th Congressional District. Three challengers are trying to unseat longtime Rep. Jim Moran. Click on each candidate below for more on each:

Jim Moran (incumbent, Democrat)
Patrick Murray (Republican)
Jason Howell (Independent)
Janet Murphy (Independent Green Party)

U.S. Senate

Defense cuts and political gridlock in Washington were the focal points of the first debate between U.S. Senate candidates — and former Virginia governors — George Allen and Tim Kaine. The debate was in September in McLean. Here’s more on each candidate:

George Allen (Republican)
Tim Kaine (Democrat)

President

President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney have been criss-crossing the commonwealth for months trying to woo swing-state voters. Obama is looking for a repeat victory in the Old Dominion. Romney handily won the Virginia GOP primary against Texas Rep. Ron Paul, though they were the only two candidates on the ballot. Independent candidate Virgil Goode will also be on the Virginia ballot, along with Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein.

Recent appearances in Virginia by Obama and Romney include:

See these articles on the other candidates:

Here are results from 2008 from the major areas of Northern Virginia when Obama faced Republican John McCain in the presidential election. This does not include third party candidates.

Alexandria – Obama 71.73 percent; McCain 27.25
Arlington County – Obama 71.71 percent; McCain 27.12
Fairfax County – Obama 60.11 percent; McCain 38.93 percent

Presidential Debate Coverage from Patch

First Presidential Debate:

Vice Presidential Debate:

Second Presidential Debate:

Related Topics: Barack Obama, George Allen, Mitt Romney, Tim Kaine, election guide, elections 2012, and participate 2012

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Jeff Miller

3:45 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012

Also on the November ballot in Arlington: One seat on the County Board. Candidates are incumbent Libby Garvey (D), Matt Wavro (R) and Audrey Clement (Green).

Beth Lawton

9:46 am on Tuesday, October 2, 2012

We updated this story Sept. 29 with updated information from the State Board of Elections and we will continue to provide updates throughout October. Thanks!

splinter

4:53 pm on Friday, October 19, 2012

Joe Biden's Air Force 2 delayed our take off in Vegas AND also delayed our landing in Washington. We could see his plane from the left side of our plane while waiting in Vegas. I tried to rally our port side to coordinate mooning Air Force II from the left side of our plane for the delay but everyone feared a Biden moon retaliation so we simply sat on our moons instead.

Just joking. Impressed by both candidates and their VPs. We should all be very proud. I'd like to see some fiscal sanity so leaning one way since just looking for tax reforms (keep it simple) and long term spending reforms.

As far as spending, the fact we've done it in the past should not be important. Each dollar spent needs to have a clear rate of return (or be focused directly on helping the needy with what they need (vs what they want). Namely, we need to reform gov't.