Bristol City Council Member
Bristol city, Virginia
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election · 3 seats
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 78 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 16,849 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(8,705,170 ÷ 16,849) ÷ ln(50,000) = 78.87, measured against a statewide vote in VA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Passing city laws, called ordinances
- Approving the city budget
- Funding city services, such as police, trash, and parks
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Osborne is Bristol's vice mayor and has served on the City Council since 2018, including prior terms as mayor and vice mayor. He works as a development coordinator for United Way of Southwest Virginia.
Records: Government Efficiency 1 for
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Holmes is mayor of Bristol, Virginia. He also serves as Appalachian Power's External Affairs Manager for Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Pollard serves on Bristol City Council and works as an Advanced Systems Analyst. He previously served on the city's Planning Commission.
Sources: bristolva.gov23