This series of posts is aimed at Prince William County political activists. What do we need to know to get ready for the general election on November 5, 2019?

• Part 1: Where are the Congressional, State Senate, House of Delegates, and Magisterial, and Precinct district boundaries? That is, what Congressional, State Senate, House of Delegates, and Magisterial districts are included in Prince William County, and where do people vote?
• Part 2: Who are the November 5, 2019 election candidates in Prince William County?
• Part 3: What are the big issues for the family?
• Part 4: Where can we find information?
• Part 5: Why do we need your help? What can you do?

Maps For Local Offices

Local Election Districts and Precincts Maps

Local Election Districts and Precincts Map (from here)

The figure above, Local Election Districts and Precincts Map, comes from Prince William County Election Map Products. Note the cutouts for the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park. These are independent cities. Unlike the incorporated towns of Dumfries, Haymarket, Occoquan, and Quantico, Manassas and Manassas Park do not have representation on the Prince William County Board of Supervisors and School Board. However, Manassas and Manassas Park have more authority within their jurisdictions. For example, they operate their own school districts.

In Local Election Districts and Precincts Map the GIS Division subdivided the Local Election Districts and Precincts Map into detailed magisterial district maps: Brentsville, Coles, Gainesville, Neabsco , Occoquan, Potomac, and Woodbridge. One oddity is especially worth noting with respect to the Brentsville Magisterial District map. The Brentsville Magisterial District includes the county seat which is located in the middle of Manassas.

City of Manassas

As described in the City Charter, the City of Manassas elects a mayor, a city council, a city treasurer, a commissioner of revenue, a school board chairman, and a school board. These elected officials all run at-large, across the entire city, and they serve four-year terms.

City of Manassas Park

As described in the City Charter, the City of Manassas Park elects a mayor, a city council, a city treasurer, a commissioner of revenue, a school board chairman, and a school board. These elected officials all run at-large, across the entire city, and they serve four-year terms.

Prince William County

Prince William County elects a Board of County Supervisors (BOCS) and a school board every four years. Seven members of the BOCS and seven members of the school board each represent one of the seven magisterial districts. Only the Chairman of the BOCS and the Chairman of the School Board run at large across the entire county.

Constitutional Offices

Virginia law requires that each county elect a Commonwealth’s Attorney, a Sheriff, and a Clerk of the Court. The Commonwealth’s Attorney, and the Sheriff run every four years. The Clerk of the Court runs every eight years.

Maps For The General Assembly

Check out the website for the Virginia General Assembly. If you make your way to the member listings, you can see who your representatives are in the Senate and the House of Delegates. In addition, you can see a map of their district. Virginia Redistricting includes the latest maps. That includes court ordered redistricting for the 2019 election.

House of Delegates Districts Map

House of Delegates Districts Map (from here)

The figure above shows that eight House of Delegates districts are partly or wholly within the boundaries of Prince William County: the 2nd District, the 13th District the 31st District, the 40th District, the 50th District, the 51st District, the 52nd District, and the 87th District. Therefore, Prince William County’s representation in the House of Delegates is split among eight different members.

Each district is represented by one member of the House of Delegates (Constitution of Virginia). Members of the House of Delegates are elected to two year terms.

State Senate District Map

State Senate District Maps (from here)

The figure above shows that five State Senate districts are partly or wholly within the boundaries of Prince William County: the 13th District, the 28th District, the 29th District, the 36th District, and the 39th District. Therefore, Prince William County’s representation in the State Senate is split among five different members.

Each district is represented by one member of the State Senate (Constitution of Virginia). Members of the State Senate are elected to four year terms.

Congressional District Map

Congressional Districts Map (from here)

The figure above shows that three Congressional Districts are partly within the boundaries of Prince William County: the 1st District, the 11th District, 11th District. Therefore, Prince William County’s representation in the United States House of Representatives is split among three different members.

Each district is represented by one member of the United States House of Representatives. Members of the House of Representatives are elected to two years terms (The United States Constitution).

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Statewide Elected Officials

Virginia elects three officials to state office every four years (Constitution of Virginia): the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Attorney General.

Like every other state, Virginia elects two senators to the United States Senate (The United States Constitution). Virginia elects these senators to six year terms. Note that these senators runs for office at different times, separated by at least two years. One third of the Senate is up for reelection every two years.

In the next post in this series we will discuss what the ballot will look like in the November 5th General Election (see Schedule of Upcoming Elections).