Editing Amherst County, Virginia (section)

==Government==
The Board of Supervisors are elected from [[single-member district]]s.

===Board of Supervisors===
* District 1: Tom Martin
* District 2: Claudia D. Tucker (R)
* District 3: Chris Adams
* District 4: David Pugh, Jr.
* District 5: Drew Wade (R)

===Constitutional officers===
* Clerk of the Circuit Court: Deborah C. Mozingo<ref name="countyofamherst.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.countyofamherst.com/egov/apps/staff/directory.egov|title = Staff Directory / Browse Staff / / Amherst County, VA}}</ref>
* Commissioner of the Revenue: Jane Irby (I)<ref name="countyofamherst.com"/>
* Commonwealth's Attorney: W. Lyle Carver<ref name="countyofamherst.com"/>
* Sheriff: E.W. Viar Jr. (I)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.countyofamherst.com/egov/apps/staff/directory.egov?path=pro&usr=335|title=Staff Directory / Details / / Amherst County, VA|website=www.countyofamherst.com|language=en|access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref>
* Treasurer: Joanne Carden<ref name="countyofamherst.com"/>

Amherst County is represented by Republican [[Tom Garrett (Virginia politician)|Tom A. Garrett, Jr.]] in the [[Virginia Senate]], Republican [[T. Scott Garrett]] and Republican [[Ronnie R. Campbell]] in the [[Virginia House of Delegates]], and Republican [[Ben Cline]] in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]].

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{{PresRow|2012|Republican|8,876|5,900|194|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|8,470|6,094|136|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|7,758|4,866|71|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|6,660|4,812|240|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|5,094|4,864|966|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|5,482|4,101|1,325|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|6,507|3,567|77|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|7,004|3,409|117|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|5,088|3,476|276|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|3,956|3,675|145|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,909|1,512|218|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|2,656|1,543|2,475|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,675|2,730|5|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|1,455|2,280|12|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,529|1,933|128|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,407|2,078|15|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|460|1,481|525|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|442|2,585|12|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|292|2,048|7|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|236|1,734|6|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|195|1,764|21|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|447|1,442|0|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|129|1,092|106|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|168|1,094|8|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|93|1,142|12|Virginia}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|64|765|68|Virginia}}