Election Day is just over a week away and this is the last week of early voting in Virginia.
Four out of the seven seats on the Board of Supervisors are up for election as are four seats on the School Board. Two of the Supervisor races are contested but there’s only one candidate on the ballot for the School Board seats.
The best place to go for information about the campaign is Engage Louisa and in particular the September 14 edition with an overview of everything on the ballot.
As of October 27, 6,413 ballots had been cast in Louisa County, higher than the total amount of 5,338 cast in the entire 2021 election. The Virginia Public Access Project provides an update on this number every day.
The two contested Supervisors races are in the Mineral and Mountain Road districts.
In the Mineral District, Republican Duane Adams is seeking election to a third term and faces a challenge from David Harold Rogers.
Adams was first elected in 2017 when he defeated incumbent Stephanie Lynn Koren. He faced no opposition in 2021.
The Adams campaign had no funds in its campaign account on March 21, 2025 but since then has raised $46,481 including a transfer of $17,271 from another campaign account Adams had for a run for the Virginia Senate. There have also been $29,021 in contributions more than $100 including a $10,000 contribution from the Conte Charitable Foundation Corporation.
Adams has spent $16,761 as of September 30 with $7,000 of that in political contributions. (see more on VPAP)
The Rogers campaign had no funds as of June 9 and has raised $5,111 since then, including a $1,500 contribution from himself. The campaign has spent $4,657 including in-kind expenses and had a balance of $453 on September 30. (see more on VPAP)
In the Mountain Road District, incumbent Tommy James Barlow faces an opponent for the first time since being elected in 2009.
Challenger James Trammell is in his second campaign of the year having also been in a special election race for Virginia State Senate District. The Virginia Department of Elections requires separate filing for different faces, and Trammell’s account for the Supervisors race started with no money on June 16. The campaign transferred $3,509 from the Senate campaign and raised $2,135. (see more on VPAP)
Barlow had no money in his account as of April 2 and has raised $5,300 with $300 of that coming from his own pocket. He also has a $5,000 contribution from Harold Purcell. (see more on VPAP)
The two uncontested Supervisor races are in the Green Springs and the Patrick Henry districts.
Republican Rachel Jones is seeking a second term in the Green Springs District. She defeated incumbent Robert Francis Babyok Jr. in the 2021 election with 53.2 percent of the vote. According to campaign finance data made available through VPAP, Jones had $2,245 in her campaign account on January 1, 2022. Since then she has raised no money and spent $948.
In 2021, independent Fitzgerald Barnes fended off Republican challenger William David Woody Jr. by four votes in the Patrick Henry Supervisors race. This time around he is on the ballot alone, as was the case in 2005, 2013, and 2017. Barnes has been in office since at least 2001 according to records from the Virginia Department of Elections. (see more on VPAP)
Barnes had no money in his campaign account as of June 9, 2025 and has raised $6,500 from two sources. Alan Powell contributed $5,000 and Southern Land and Investments LLC. The campaign has spent $1,763 so far and had $4,737 on hand as of September 30. (see more on VPAP)
And now, the School Board races.
- Debbie Hoffman is seeking another term to represent the Green Springs District. She was first elected in a special election in 2014 when she defeated a challenger. Since then she’s not had opposition on the ballot.
- Lloyd Robert Runnett is seeking election to a full four-year term to represent the Mineral District after winning a special election in 2022 against a challenger.
- Gail Proffitt has represented the Mountain Road District since 2005 when she won with no opposition. She has only faced a challenger once and that was in 2009 when she received 56 percent of the vote.
- Greg Strickland has represented the Patrick Henry District since 2005 when he won with 33 percent of the vote in a four-way race. He has not had opposition since.
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