Arlington County Democrats to Hold Caucus on Sunday to Select Candidate for 48th District

Arlington County Democrats are holding a caucus on Sunday to select a candidate for the open seat in the 48th District left after Bob Brink resigned to accept a job in the governor's administration.

Arlington County and Fairfax County Democrats will host an "unassembled caucus" this Sunday, July 6, to select a candidate for the special election on August 19.

This special election date has been set to replace Brink.

Locations and Times

• Arlington voters – 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., at Yorktown High School cafeteria (5200 N. Yorktown Boulevard, Arlington)

• Fairfax voters – 12 noon to 6 p.m. at McLean High School cafeteria (1633 Davidson Rd, McLean, Westmoreland Street entrance).

Call to Caucus / Rules

Virginia voters registered in the 48th House of Delegates District prior to June 30, will be allowed to vote. The caucus will be unassembled, meaning a “firehouse primary” style of voting (show up, vote, leave). Voting will be conducted using preference voting (ranked order balloting) as in prior Arlington Democratic caucuses this year.

Click here to determine if you live in the 48th, or view a map of the 48th. You can also click here to download a spreadsheet of the included precincts.

Read the full Call to Caucus here.

Read the Draft Caucus Rules here. Rules will be finalized on July 3 by 11pm.

Candidate Filing

Candidates wishing to seek the nomination of the caucus must be filed by 9pm on July 2.

Click here to download the candidacy filing form. Instructions for filing can be found in the rules.