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Sarah Palin's book tour will bring her to Roanoke on Nov. 22 -- but her stop will be at the Valley View Barnes and Noble, not the one at Tanglewood.

We have details here.

The former Republican vice presidential candidate is on a nationwide book tour to promote her book, "Going Rogue." The Associated Press reports today that one of her confirmed stops in Roanoke -- and that many of her appearances are associated with the Barnes and Noble chain.

Barnes and Noble has two stores in Roanoke -- one at Tanglewood, one at Valley View.

So will we see the former Alaska governor at Tanglewood?

We're working on getting details about Palin's visit. When we find out more, we'll let you know.

Until then, here's what we know.

Republican Bill Cleaveland won a seat in the House of Delegates Tuesday night, succeeding Del. William Fralin, R-Roanoke, who retired. He represents three precincts in Southwest Roanoke County; House Majority Leader Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, represents the rest.

Here's video from Cleaveland's victory party last night that shows the two together. We also have this photo gallery of election scenes which includes several shots of Cleaveland and Griffith.

We have more election news and analysis here.

With all but the absentee votes counted, Republican Ed Elswick holds a strong led over Democrat Sarah Goodman for the Windsor Hills seat on the Board of Supervisors:

Elswick: 3,693
Goodman: 2,662

We have complete results here.

With 5 of 7 precincts reporting, Republican Ed Elswick leads Democrat Sarah Goodman in the race for Windsor Hills supervisor:

Elswick: 3,422
Goodman: 2,574

Longtime Democratic party volunteer Betty Hosp had extra help Tuesday outside Roanoke County's Our Lady of Nazareth Church station, both in her work and in her voting -- from her 12-year-old grandson.

We have details here.

We'll have election results and analysis tonight on our 2009 election site.

Complete election coverage: Posts from precincts around the valley, candidate profiles, results and more.

We have an update from the Cave Spring precinct, where officials say voting has been brisk this morning.

You can read more on the scene from Cave Spring in this post on our election site.

Also of note: The voting area at the school has been moved from its gym to its cafeteria, which requires the use of a different parking lot than last year.

Do you have voting experiences to share? You can leave a comment here. Then check back tonight for updates and analysis.

Polls across Virginia opened at 6 a.m. today; they close at 7 p.m.

Do you have news (or even photos) to share from your polling place? Long lines? Short lines? No lines at all?

Let us know by posting a comment here or emailing us at news@swo-co.com.

We'll have updates through the day; and then tonight, we'll be posting election returns and analysis both here and on roanoke.com's election site.

Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Roanoke County, sends this release about former football star Tiki Barber -- a Cave Spring grad -- testifying before Congress today:

FOOTBALL GREAT & ROANOKE NATIVE TIKI BARBER TO TESTIFY AT JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HEARING TODAY

Wednesday, October 28th

Congressman Goodlatte wanted to call to your attention that Roanoke native Tiki Barber will be testifying before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on legal issues relating to football head injuries. Tiki Barber -- sports broadcaster, former running back for the New York Giants, UVA alumni and Roanoke native -- will be testifying on the second panel at the hearing sometime early this afternoon. You may listen to the hearing which will be streaming live at http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/caltoday.html.

Congressman Goodlatte, the Vice Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, is participating in the hearing and earlier offered a statement expressing his concern about the issue of football head injuries but concluding that this is not a problem for the United States Congress to solve. While this is a serious issue and one that needs increased public awareness, Congressman Goodlatte does not believe that the negotiations between the NFL and the NFL Players Association on a new contract which includes addressing this issue is a matter on which the Congress should legislate. We are facing an array of other issues that demand our attention including out-of-control government spending, national security issues, health care reform and energy policy.

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