SHAME ON VIRGINIA
Scott Bradford: Off on a Tangent
Election 2026

Last updated: November 3, 2026, 10:15 p.m.

Ballot Races
U.S. Senate, VA
91.58% of precincts reporting
Bert Mizusawa (R):39.93%
Mark Warner (D):59.80%
Other:0.27%
U.S. House, VA-10th
100.00% of precincts reporting
Dave Beckwith (R):36.62%
Ahsen Malik (I):1.88%
Suhas Subramanyam (D):61.31%
Other:0.19%
Ballot Issues
VA Question 1: Abortion
91.81% of precincts reporting
Yes:61.55%
No:38.45%
VA Question 2: Marriage
91.74% of precincts reporting
Yes:56.73%
No:43.27%
VA Question 3: Voting
91.74% of precincts reporting
Yes:55.41%
No:44.59%
Loudoun School Bonds
100.00% of precincts reporting
Yes:66.25%
No:33.75%
Loudoun Safety Bonds
100.00% of precincts reporting
Yes:74.41%
No:25.59%
Loudoun Transp. Bonds
100.00% of precincts reporting
Yes:75.65%
No:24.35%

Election 2026 Results

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November 3, 2026, 6:30 p.m.: Off on a Tangent election coverage is getting underway.

  • Polls in Virginia are scheduled to close at 7:00 p.m.; anybody already in line by that time can vote.
  • I call winners using a proprietary method that incorporates official returns, exit poll data, media calls, and other sources.
  • Live returns for the races I’m following are based on Virginia Department of Elections data feeds. I also monitor various secondary sources, so it is sometimes possible to call a race before returns are displayed.
  • My live coverage will continue at least until all the races I’m following have been called, or 1:00 a.m., whichever comes first. Updates will continue as time permits until the Virginia results certified.

7:00 p.m.: Virginia’s polls will be closing after voters already in line cast their ballots. Results should begin coming in soon after.

7:06 p.m.: Tangent call: Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) has been reelected to the U.S. Senate.

7:43 p.m.: Tangent call: The Loudoun County Public Safety and Transportation bond referendums have passed.

8:03 p.m.: Tangent call: The Loudoun County School bond referendum has passed.

8:06 p.m.: Tangent call: Representative Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA 10th) has been reelected to the House of Representatives.

8:30 p.m.: It’s shaping up to be a good night for Democrats, which was expected. Exactly how good remains to be seen. For historical context, the party that wins the presidency almost always loses seats in the midterms—sometimes by historic margins.

9:03 p.m.: Tangent call: Virginia’s “Question 1: Abortion” referendum has passed.

9:41 p.m. Tangent call: Virginia’s “Question 2: Marriage” referendum has passed.

9:44 p.m.: Tangent call: Virginia’s “Question 3: Voting” referendum has passed.

10:16 p.m.: All of the races I’m monitoring are now called. This concludes my live coverage, but I will continue to make periodic updates until the Virginia results are certified and the national balance of power in the Congress is determined. Here is where we stand right now:

  • Associated Press projections have the U.S. Senate at 45 Democrats and 36 Republicans with 19 seats not-yet-called.
  • A.P. has the U.S. House of Representatives at 107 Democrats and 62 Republicans with 266 seats not-yet-called.
  • CBS and some other outlets are projecting that the Democratic Party will gain a majority in the House.
Google Gemini
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“Daylight Saving Time” is done for 2026 and we’re back on “Standard Time” again. You know what that means! It’s time to analyze the results and calculate exactly how much daylight has been saved.

I’ve modified the Python script from last year to run the same analysis for the 2026 calendar year. It computes the total amount of daylight in the year based on the sunrise and sunset times at Washington Dulles International Airport under the current system with twice-annual time changes, then compares those results to what they would be if we used either standard time or daylight saving time year-round.

The results are just as stunning as they were last year:

ANNUAL TOTALS:
Current (with DST): 4449.56 hours of daylight
Standard (no DST) : 4449.56 hours of daylight
Permanent DST     : 4449.56 hours of daylight

DAYLIGHT SAVED:
Current (with DST) vs. Standard (no DST): 0.0
Current (with DST) vs. Permanent DST    : 0.0

It’s hard to believe, but it looks like the the arbitrary numbers we assign to our hours don’t actually have an effect on the rotation of the Earth and the amount of daylight in a given day! Weird!

Download the script (ZIP)

Python script; requires ‘astral’ and ‘pytz’

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In 2013, Melissa quit her “day-job” to work on her business full-time. Since she would be home during the day, we started thinking about adopting a dog. Our main consideration was that we didn’t want to cause too much upheaval for Mei Mei, our eldest cat. She had never spent much time around dogs so we needed one that wouldn’t pester her too much.

Other than that, we had no firm requirements. My philosophy about adopting pets has always been to go meet some animals and see what “clicks” without a bunch of preconceptions about breed, size, age, or color.

On Sunday, June 23, 2013, we went to a Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation adoption event at a local PetSmart. Right away we met a friendly male terrier mix who was about two months old; from our memories (aided by the Archive.org Wayback Machine) we think it was Toby. He was energetic, outgoing, and playful . . . much as I liked him, it wasn’t the right fit.

There was a volunteer there, a boy aged ten or eleven, who was paying attention to our conversation. While he was distracted, another dog sneaked up and licked some whipped cream off the top of his Frappuccino. Once he noticed, he rescued the Frappe and redirected that sneaky dog over toward us. “This is Sofia,” he said. “She’s shy but she’s really sweet.”

Read more . . .

U.S. Senate, Virginia, 2026

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Seal of the U.S. Senate

In the race to represent the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States Senate, incumbent Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) is challenged by Bert Mizusawa (R). Warner was first elected to the Senate in 2008 and is in his third term.

Each of the fifty states have two seats in the Senate for a total of one hundred seats. There is no representation, voting or non-voting, for U.S. territories or the District of Columbia. Senators serve six-year terms, and elections are held on a staggered schedule with classes of roughly one-third of the Senate up for election every two years. This year, the thirty-three seats of the second class are in contention.

The Republican Party holds a 53-45 seat majority over the Democratic Party. There are two independent members who caucus with the Democrats. Both of Virginia’s Senate seats are currently held by Democrats.

Read more . . .

U.S. House, Virginia, 2026

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Seal of the U.S. House of Representatives

All seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for election every two years. There are 435 seats representing each of the fifty states in rough proportion to their population as recorded in the most recent national census. There are six non-voting delegate seats representing U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.

The Republican Party currently holds a 218-214 majority over the Democratic Party. There is one independent member who caucuses with the Republicans and two seats are vacant. Virginia has eleven seats, with six held by Democrats and five by Republicans.

Tenth District

In the race to represent Virginia’s 10th District in the United States House of Representatives, incumbent Representative Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA 10th) is challenged by Dave Beckwith (R) and Ahsen Malik (I). The 10th District encompasses Fauquier County, Loudoun County, Rappahannock County, the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park, and parts of Fairfax and Prince William counties.

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Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.