Manassas, VAVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Manassas City Council Election 2026

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Updated Oct 5, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

The candidates

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City Council · Vote for up to 3

Three council seats are on this ballot; the state candidate list shows seven candidates and voters choose up to three.

3 notes on these statements

The state candidate list shows Dianne Lane, Jill M. Spall and Helen Anne Zurita as Democratic, Theresa Coates Ellis as Republican, and Eugene E. "Doc" Brown, Lynn Forkell Greene and Colin J. Turner as Independent. Virginia Department of Elections

Council Member Sonia Vásquez Luna is not seeking reelection and is running for the Virginia House of Delegates 20th District; Ralph Smith is also not running for reelection. InsideNoVa

Mayor Michelle Davis-Younger announced she will step down at the close of 2026, two years before her term ends. InsideNoVa

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Ashley HutsonCouncil Member; term ends December 20283sourcedTom OsinaCouncil Member; term ends December 20284sourcedMark WolfeVice Mayor; term ends December 20284sourced

Officeholders' pages compare what they've said with how they've voted, with sources.

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Match quiz3 questions · answers stay on your phoneSeat the CouncilPick winners, see the councilWhat council decidesTaxes and utility bills, Affordable housing, Data centersKey datesDeadlines and vote centers

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Next date

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Fri, Oct 23, 2026

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What the next council decides

Taxes and utility bills

Where it standsCouncil set the Tax Year 2027 real estate rates on a 5-1 vote in June 2026 and has agreed to raise the data center tax rate.

What's on the tableThe next council sets tax and utility rates in future budgets.

Affordable housing

Where it standsCouncil approved conveying The Landing at Cannon Branch property to Good Housing VA, LLC by 5-1 votes in February 2026 and passed a Housing Grant and Loans ordinance in June.

What's on the tableThe next council will oversee the Housing Advisory Fund and any further city land or loan commitments for housing.

Data centers

Where it standsCouncil adopted data center and industrial zoning standards in early 2026; a council member has cited possible litigation over the Brickyard Data Center.

What's on the tableThe next council decides future data center zoning, tax rates and how to respond to any litigation.

Downtown redevelopment and the Bennett School

Where it standsCouncil approved an interim agreement for Center Street redevelopment in May 2026 and received a Mathis Shopping Center redevelopment study in April.

What's on the tableThe next council oversees city-led redevelopment on Center Street and Mathis Avenue.

Who matches you?

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  1. 1. What should the city do about tax and utility bills?

  2. 2. Should the city convey land or lend money to developers for affordable rental housing, as with The Landing at Cannon Branch?

  3. 3. When new growth and historic preservation conflict, which should the council favor?

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Key dates

The seat math

3 stay (not up this year): Ashley Hutson, Tom Osina, Mark Wolfe3 on this ballot

6 council seats. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.

  • Council seats are on staggered terms and appear on the ballot every other year, while the Mayor is elected every four years. City of Manassas
  • The city lists a Mayor, a Vice Mayor and five other Council Members; three of those council terms end December 31, 2026. City of Manassas

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