Who's Running
in 2024?
The General Election will take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
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Residents of Powhatan County will cast their ballots for the following:
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Federal Offices
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State Offices (n/a)​
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Local Offices (n/a)
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Ballot Measures
Your Democratic Candidates
Kamala Harris
For President of the United States
Kamala D. Harris is the Vice President of the United States.
She always fights for the people – from her barrier-breaking time as District Attorney of San Francisco and Attorney General of California, to proudly serving as a United States Senator and the Vice President.
As Vice President, she has worked to bring people together to advance opportunity, deliver for families, and protect fundamental freedoms across the country. She has led the fight for the freedom of women to make decisions about their own bodies, the freedom to live safe from gun violence, the freedom to vote, and the freedom to drink clean water and breathe clean air. While making history at home, she is also representing the nation abroad – embarking on more than a dozen foreign trips, traveling to more than 19 countries, and meeting with more than 150 world leaders to strengthen critical global alliances.
Tim Walz
For Vice President of the United States
Tim Walz is Minnesota’s 41st Governor.
Governor Walz is a champion for America’s working families. He enlisted in the Army National Guard when he turned 17 and served for 24 years, rising to the rank of Command Sergeant Major. After attending college thanks to the GI Bill, Tim Walz served his community as a high school teacher and football coach – taking his team to the state championship for the first time in the school’s history. He became a member of Congress in a Republican district by representing the needs of farmers and rural America.
As Governor, Tim Walz cut taxes for working families, provided universal free school meals for students, protected reproductive freedom, strengthened voting rights, laid the groundwork to get Minnesota to 100% clean electricity by 2040, and expanded paid leave for Minnesota workers. Throughout his time as Governor, Tim has prioritized making Minnesota the best state in the country to raise a family. That experience makes him the ideal running mate for Kamala Harris.
Tim Kaine
For U.S. Senator
Senator Tim Kaine works to bring people together and make Virginia the best place to live, work, and raise a family.
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For 17 years, Tim worked as a civil rights lawyer, representing people facing discrimination by banks, landlords, and local governments. Motivated to help solve issues faced by many of his clients, Tim ran for Richmond City Council and won his first race by just 97 votes.
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As a City Council member, as Mayor of Richmond, as Virginia Lieutenant Governor and later Governor, and as a United States Senator, Tim has been laser-focused on bringing people together to improve the lives of Virginia families. Because of his work, Virginia is breaking ground on long overdue projects to fix roads, build rail, boost transit, upgrade our airports, expand high-speed internet, expand educational opportunities and access to affordable health care, improve quality of life for our troops, reduce military spouse unemployment, fund local law enforcement, address the opioid crisis, and lower prescription drug costs.
Gloria Witt
For U.S. Representative
The journey that led to Gloria Tinsley Witt to run for Congress is not traditional.
Gloria was raised on a small farm in Amherst, where her family grew their own food and lacked running water. Gloria's father, a union steel worker who had dropped out of school, insisted that she get a good education, knowing it was the path to a more comfortable life. With the money she earned working, Gloria bought her first car, which helped her begin her journey off the farm and into the corporate world after earning a degree in Communications and Economics from Randolph College.
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Gloria retired from the corporate sector in 2013 and became Founder and CEO of Define Success Coaching, a company committed to developing the next generation of executives and leaders. She has also served in leadership roles in civic organizations, including the NAACP Amherst Branch and the Central Virginia Academy for Nonprofit Excellence.
Gloria's campaign is about securing a better future for her children and grandchildren, protecting their opportunities, and being vigilant against those who seek to take them away.