Election Watch 2009
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During 2009, Charlottesville Tomorrow is focusing on the Charlottesville City Council and Albemarle County Board of Supervisor elections. Charlottesville Tomorrow is a non-partisan organization and we do not endorse any candidates. Our goal is to offer the most comprehensive coverage of local elections to ensure the public is informed about each candidate's positions on the issues of land use, transportation and community design.
Here you will be able to access candidate bios, podcasts, interviews, candidate forums, and voter guides. Our subscribers will also receive e-mail alerts.
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Election Calendar 
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Candidate Information for the November 2009 General Election
Charlottesville City Council (2 seats)
Incumbents are Dave Norris (D-At Large) & Julian Taliaferro (D-At Large)
Declared candidates:
Dave Norris (D-At Large)
Bob Fenwick (I-At Large)
Paul Long (I-At Large)
Note: Julian Taliaferro lost the Democratic nomination in a caucus on May 9, 2009.
Andrew Williams (I) failed to qualify to be on the ballot by the June 9, 2009 deadline.
Albemarle County Board of Supervisors (3 seats)
Incumbents are Dennis Rooker (I-Jack Jouett), David Slutzky (D-Rio), and Sally Thomas (I-Samuel Miller)
Declared candidates:
Dennis Rooker (I-Jack Jouett) [Announcement]
Note: Sally Thomas (Samuel Miller) is retiring at the end of 2009.
Lucia Phinney (Samuel Miller) lost the Democratic nomination in a caucus on May 11, 2009.
Philip Melita (Samuel Miller) lost the Republican nomination in a caucus on May 26, 2009.
NOMINATION PROCESS: Political parties in the City and County will officially nominate their candidates between May 8, 2009 and June 9, 2009. Independent candidates must file by June 9, 2009. See Charlottesville Tomorrow's election calendar (above) for details).
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Candidate Forums
Charlottesville Tomorrow will prepare an audio podcast, video, and transcript for each candidate forum.
City Council Candidate Forums (view full calendar)
- May 6, 2009, City Council Democratic candidate forum (Charlottesville Democratic Party) [Audio podcast] [video]
- April 21, 2009, City Council Democratic candidate forum (co-hosted by Charlottesville Tomorrow & Free Enterprise Forum) [Audio podcast] [video]
Board of Supervisors Candidates Forums (view full calendar)
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NOTE: Charlottesville Tomorrow is NOT covering 2009 elections for City or County School Boards or City Sheriff. |
Voter Registration Information
The deadline to register or change your voter information is October 5, 2009.
Registrar's websites: Albemarle County & City of Charlottesville
Not sure where to vote? Click here to look up your polling place. If you subscribe and maintain your mailing address in your membership profile, we will match you to the appropriate local elected officials and tailor the information you receive from Charlottesville Tomorrow to match your voting district.
Our coverage of past local elections
  Charlottesville Tomorrow provided extensive coverage of the 2007 Board of Supervisors elections and 2005 Board of Supervisors elections in Albemarle County and the 2007 City Council elections and 2006 City Council elections in Charlottesville On the website for each election, you will find an archive of the voter guides, podcasts, and transcripts.
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