Richmond polling-site power outage: electricity restored at two locations
Richmond’s Office of Elections confirmed that electricity had been restored at two polling locations after a morning power outage on 3 November 2026. The confirmation names Precinct 504 at Randolph Community Center and Precinct 505 at Clark Springs Elementary School. It establishes restoration at those two sites, without giving an exact restoration time.
Status of this incident
Current status unconfirmed
Last known status: restored, according to the source · Richmond’s Office of Elections confirms electricity restored at both named polling locations after the 3 November morning outage; exact restoration time unknown.
Source moment: November 3, 2026 (date only, no time given)
In 20 seconds
The reported outage affected two named polling locations in Richmond, Virginia.
The initial notice said utility crews were on site and a 6:00 a.m. opening was still expected; actual opening times were not confirmed.
The follow-up confirmed electricity restored at both locations after the morning interruption.
From the initial outage notice to restoration
The first Office of Elections notice identified an electricity interruption at Randolph Community Center and Clark Springs Elementary School. It said the power company had been contacted and crews were working on site. At that stage, the office still expected both precincts to open for voting as scheduled at 6:00 a.m. That was an expectation in the initial notice, rather than confirmation that either location actually opened at that time.
A follow-up dated 3 November confirmed that power had returned at both named polling locations following the morning outage. The notices provide the date, but no publication clock, exact outage onset, restoration clock or duration. The 6:00 a.m. reference concerns the expected opening for voting and should not be read as the time electricity returned.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Named polling locations
- Precinct 504: Randolph Community Center; Precinct 505: Clark Springs Elementary School, Richmond, Virginia
- Initial opening expectation
- 6:00 a.m.; actual opening times unconfirmed
- Confirmed electricity status
- Restored at both named sites; exact time and duration unknown
What the two notices establish
The confirmed scope is the two polling facilities. The notices do not identify a cause, circuit or total number of electricity connections affected. They also do not establish voting delays, use of backup equipment or an effect on ballot processing. Restoration of electricity alone does not answer those separate operational questions.
Both notices originate from the same city elections authority. They form an initial report and a restoration update from one source lineage. A connection to Richmond’s separate 2 November pump-station outage has not been established, so the two incidents remain separate.
Household outage planning
For household preparation, the grid-down essentials guide and runtime calculator provide context on essential devices and backup capacity. These resources do not describe equipment at either polling location. The available city notices establish electricity restoration at the two sites, while leaving their detailed operating timeline unconfirmed.