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Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Joe Dashiell
A sign on the wall of the Roanoke City Registrar’s Office serves as a countdown to Election Day. But with early voting in person now under way and absentee ballots arriving at the registrar’s office by the hundreds, the race is on.
Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Pat Thomas
He plans to talk more about his run after the November 3 general election.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 3:31 PM EDT
|By Kelly Avellino
Supporters of Amendment 1 say the change is a step closer to fairness and better than what Virginia has been doing for decades.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 7:19 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
A new Roanoke College poll shows former Vice President Joe Biden with a double-digit lead over President Donald Trump here in Virginia. But with less than three weeks until Election Day, party leaders are downplaying the results.
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Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 11:25 PM EDT
|By Eric Miller
"After June, I was like, this is going to be awful, you know?" said one official.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 6:18 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
The men and women who hope to serve on Roanoke City Council took part in a virtual forum organized by the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 5:49 PM EDT
|By Chelsea Church
In addition to voting for candidates, Virginians have the opportunity to vote on two referendums by election day, including the motor vehicle property tax exemption for disabled veterans amendment.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 3:54 PM EDT
|By Pete DeLuca
From the economy to healthcare, the conservative, born-again Christian supports many policies put forth by President Trump.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 3:47 PM EDT
|By Pete DeLuca
He hopes to represent Virginia's 5th District in Washington.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2020 at 7:20 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
Wednesday, Roanoke Mayor Sherman Lea and his challenger on the ballot, former Mayor David Bowers, met during a candidates forum in the Star City.
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Updated: Oct. 14, 2020 at 3:17 PM EDT
|By Pete DeLuca
“Right now, we are approaching about a thousand more registrants than we had in the same time period in 2016," according to Roanoke City Registrar Andrew Cochran.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2020 at 9:51 AM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
The new deadline for people hoping to vote is 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2020 at 5:28 PM EDT
|By Kate Capodanno
Tuesday is an important deadline for people in Virginia who want to vote in the upcoming election.
Updated: Oct. 8, 2020 at 5:35 PM EDT
|By Pete DeLuca
President Trump is calling for $25 billion in airline support, $135 billion in paycheck protection for small businesses and $1,200 stimulus checks for citizens.
Updated: Oct. 8, 2020 at 4:18 PM EDT
|By Ashley Boles
We sit down with Rep. Ben Cline prior to the election.
Democratic congressional candidate Nicholas Betts speaks on healthcare, education, prior to election
Updated: Oct. 8, 2020 at 4:18 PM EDT
|By Ashley Boles
Nicholas Betts shares is looking to become a U.S Representative in Virginia's 6th Congressional District.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2020 at 12:23 AM EDT
|By Eric Miller
The event was put on by the Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce and hosted by WDBJ7's Eric Miller.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2020 at 8:09 PM EDT
|By Ashley Boles
Virginia Democrats hosted a virtual round table on healthcare.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2020 at 11:50 AM EDT
|By Ashley Boles
Betts and Cline shared their platforms during a virtual forum hosted by the Roanoke Regional Chamber.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2020 at 7:27 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
There is no shortage of candidates to fill the vacancy on Roanoke City Council. 21 people filed statements of interest before Thursday’s deadline.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2020 at 7:10 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
With Election Day now just over a month away, we’re taking a closer look at many of the candidates in our part of Virginia. Up first is a veteran Representative, who won’t have any opposition on the November ballot: 9th district Congressman Morgan Griffith.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2020 at 9:49 PM EDT
|By Pete DeLuca
The event was hosted by the Proud Patriots of Smith Mountain Lake.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2020 at 7:52 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
After 90 minutes of frequent interruptions and verbal confrontation during the first of three presidential debates, even our political analysts were at a loss for words.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2020 at 5:16 PM EDT
|By Lindsay Cayne
This includes a satellite election office in Southwest County and two additional ballot drop-off only locations.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2020 at 3:54 PM EDT
|By Michael Alachnowicz
Reading over instructions carefully and filling in circles were a couple tips given to ensure your vote counts.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2020 at 7:15 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
Early voting in Virginia began a week ago, and Roanokers continue to take advantage of the opportunity. Already, between four and five percent of the registered voters in the city have cast their ballots.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2020 at 11:37 AM EDT
|By Leanna Scachetti
We invited Tracy Howard, Director of Elections for the City of Radford, onto the WDBJ7+ Digital News Desk to talk about how to properly fill out and submit an absentee ballot.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2020 at 9:14 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
Early voting is under way in Virginia, and more than 700 people cast ballots in the city of Roanoke on Friday.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2020 at 10:41 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
Jill Biden made a virtual visit to Virginia on Monday, urging women to support the Democratic ticket. The online rally with other Democratic leaders encouraged Virginians to vote early.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2020 at 9:48 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
The candidates in the 6th Congressional District met Monday during the first of two forums. Republican Congressman Ben Cline and Democratic challenger Nicholas Betts took part in a virtual event, organized by the Harrisonburg Rotary Club, and the Harrisonburg Rockingham County Chamber of Commerce.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2020 at 12:33 AM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
Vice President Mike Pence spoke with WDBJ7 Thursday, during a visit to Virginia Military Institute. The one-on-one interview touched on the president's support for the military, the prospects for another round of economic relief and the Trump administration's response to COVID-19.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 7:13 AM EDT
|By Katey Roshetko
Vice President Mike Pence speaks to cadets at Virginia Military Institute Thursday, Sept. 10.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2020 at 8:19 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
The first stops in a three-day campaign swing took Bob Good to the courthouse steps in Bedford, Appomattox and Buckingham, and put the focus on support for law enforcement.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2020 at 12:00 PM EDT
|By Alana Austin
Virginia Republicans who opposed Trump's White House bid in 2016 weigh in on the 2020 elections.