Election 2012: Know Your District

Next week, Virginia voters will head to the polls for Democratic and Republican primaries for various offices. But do Oakton residents know who will be on their ballots?

Some Oakton residents who thought they would be voting to determine which Republican candidate should face off against U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11th District) this fall may be surprised to find no primary candidates for the House of Representatives on the ballot. That's because redistricting has pushed a portion of Oakton residents — mostly in the area around the Vale and Fox Mill roads intersection — into the 10th congressional district, in which the Independent and Republican candidates are running unopposed.

To see an interactive map of the new districts, click here.

Those residents in the 11th District will have two Republicans to choose from: and . 

All Oakton residents will have the opportunity to vote in the U.S. Senate Republican primary, which has former Gov. George Allen, Del. Bob Marshall (R-13th District), Earl Jackson and Jamie Radtke looking for the nomination to face former Gov. Tim Kaine in the general election. 

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 12.