2020 Virginia Beach City Council election

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2020 Virginia Beach City Council election
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5 seats on the Virginia Beach City Council[a]
6 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Last election 6 seats, 54.5% 4 seats, 36.4% 1 seat, 9.1%
Seats won 3 1 1
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 0

The 2020 elections for members of the Virginia Beach City Council were held on November 3, 2020. Five seats on the council, including the Mayor of Virginia Beach in the 2020 Virginia Beach mayoral election, were up for election in this cycle.[1] While officially nonpartisan, most of the candidates were affiliated with and endorsed by various political parties.[2]

On January 9, 2020, hotel worker C. Conrad Schesventer II announced his campaign for the Virginia Beach City Council to represent the Rose Hall district.[3]

On May 1, 2020, sales representative Mike Anderson declared his candidacy for the Kempsville seat on the City Council.[4] On June 3, 2020, City Council member Michael Berlucchi announced that he would be running for re-election to keep his seat in the Rose Hall district.[5] A day later, retired businessman Garry Hubbard announced his candidacy for the Rose Hall district seat as well.[6] On June 10, 2020, healthcare network support consultant Brandon Hutchins announced that he would be running for the At-Large seat on the council.[7] Nine days later, former delegate from Virginia's 85th house district Cheryl Turpin announced that she would also be challenging council member Berlucchi for his seat in the Rose Hall district.[8]

On July 4, 2020, City Council member Sabrina Wooten announced her re-election campaign for her seat on the council representing the Centerville district.[9] Two days later, financial advisor Bill Dale declared his candidacy for the Kempsville seat on the council.[10] On July 9, 2020, Turpin announced that she was withdrawing from the race for personal reasons specifically concerning her elderly mother. In a statement, she elaborated on her decision saying, "At this time I must intensify my advocacy on behalf of my mother, who is 87 years old and suffering from cognitive changes, as challenges attached to the current COVID-19 crisis increase."[11] A day later, City Council member Jessica Abbott announced that she would be running for her incumbent seat representing the Kempsville district.[12] Two days after that, funeral director Eric Wray II declared that he would be challenging Wooten for her seat on the council serving the Centerville district.[13]

On July 22, 2020, Lucia Owen, a candidate for an at-large seat on the Virginia Beach City Council, announced that she was withdrawing from the race due to family priorities. She said that she had recently been involved in a car accident and she was currently pregnant and concerned about going out campaigning during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[14] That same day, longtime City Council member Rosemary Wilson announced that she would be running for a sixth term representing the at-large seat.[15]

On August 4, 2020, businesswoman Nadine Marie Paniccia announced that she too would be seeking to challenge council member Wilson for the at-large seat on the council.[16] On September 14, 2020, Anderson announced that he was withdrawing from the Kempsville election.[17]

On November 4, 2020, results confirmed that all five incumbents on the council, including Wilson, Wooten, Abbott, Berlucchi, and Dyer, had won re-election.[18]

Candidates

At-Large

Candidate Experience Logo Campaign announced Party
(Officially nonpartisan)		 References

Rosemary Wilson

 Virginia Beach City Council Member
(2002–present)

(Website)

 July 22, 2020 Republican [1][15][19][20]

Brandon Hutchins

 Healthcare Network Support Consultant

(Website Archived 2020-10-15 at the Wayback Machine)

 June 10, 2020 Democratic [1][19][7][20]

Nadine Marie Paniccia

 Advertising Sales Executive

(Website)

 August 4, 2020 Independent [1][19][16][20]

Withdrew before the election

Candidate Experience Logo Campaign announced Campaign suspended Party
(Officially nonpartisan)		 References

Lucia Owen

 Digital Marketing Manager

(Website)

 Unknown July 22, 2020 Republican [1][19]

Centerville district

Candidate Experience Logo Campaign announced Party
(Officially nonpartisan)		 References

Sabrina Wooten

 Virginia Beach City Council Member
(2019–present)

(Website)

 July 4, 2020 Democratic [1][19][9][20]

Eric Wray II

 Funeral Director

(Website Archived 2020-10-30 at the Wayback Machine)

 July 12, 2020 Republican [1][19][13][20]

Kempsville district

Candidate Experience Logo Campaign announced Party
(Officially nonpartisan)		 References

Jessica Abbott

 Virginia Beach City Council Member
(2017–present)

(Website)

 July 10, 2020 Libertarian [1][19][12][20]

Bill Dale

 Financial Advisor

(Website)

 July 6, 2020 Democratic [1][19][10][20]

Withdrew before the election

Candidate Experience Logo Campaign announced Campaign suspended Party
(Officially nonpartisan)		 References

Mike Anderson

 Architectural/Commercial Sales Representative for Brick Company

(Website)

 May 1, 2020 September 14, 2020 Republican [1][4][17]

Rose Hall district

Candidate Experience Logo Campaign announced Party
(Officially nonpartisan)		 References

Michael Berlucchi

 Virginia Beach City Council Member
(2019–present)

(Website)

 June 3, 2020 Republican [1][19][5][20]

C. Conrad Schesventer II

 Front Desk Hotel Worker

(Website)

 January 9, 2020 Democratic [1][19][3][20]

Garry Hubbard

 Construction Contractor June 4, 2020 Democratic [1][19][6][20]

Withdrew before the election

Candidate Experience Logo Campaign announced Campaign suspended Party
(Officially nonpartisan)		 References

Cheryl Turpin

 Delegate from
Virginia House District 85
(2018–2020)

(Website)

 June 19, 2020 July 9, 2020 Democratic [1][19][8][11]

Endorsements

At Large

Rosemary Wilson

State legislators

Organizations

  • Hampton Roads Black Caucus[22]
  • Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce[23]
  • Hampton Roads Realtors Association[24]
  • Republican Party of Virginia Beach[25]
  • Virginia Beach Education Association - Political Action Committee of Educators (VBEA-PACE)[26]
  • Virginia Beach Police Benevolent Association, Local 34[27]
  • Virginia Beach Professional Firefighters Local 2924[28]
Brandon Hutchins

U.S. Representatives

State legislators

Local officials

Organizations

  • Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association, Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 110[35]
  • Virginia Beach Democratic Committee[36]
Nadine Marie Paniccia

Organizations

  • African American Political Action Council (AA PAC)[37][38]

Centerville district

Sabrina Wooten

Local officials

Organizations

  • African American Political Action Council (AA PAC)[37]
  • Hampton Roads Black Caucus[22]
  • Hampton Roads Realtors Association[24]
  • Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association, Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 110[35]
  • Virginia Beach Democratic Committee[36]
  • Virginia Beach Education Association - Political Action Committee of Educators (VBEA-PACE)[26]
  • Virginia Beach Professional Firefighters Local 2924[28]
Eric Wray II

State legislators

Local officials

Organizations

  • Republican Party of Virginia Beach[25]
  • Virginia Beach Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 8[44]
  • Virginia Beach Police Benevolent Association, Local 34[27]
  • Virginia Citizens Defense League PAC[45]

Kempsville district

Jessica Abbott

State legislators

Local officials

Organizations

  • African American Political Action Council (AA PAC)[37]
  • Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce[23]
  • Hampton Roads Realtors Association[24]
  • Republican Party of Virginia Beach[25]
Bill Dale

Organizations

  • Hampton Roads Black Caucus[22]
  • Virginia Beach Democratic Committee[36]
  • Virginia Beach Education Association - Political Action Committee of Educators (VBEA-PACE)[26]
  • Virginia Beach Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 8[47]
  • Virginia Beach Police Benevolent Association, Local 34[27]
  • Virginia Beach Professional Firefighters, Local 2924[28]

Rose Hall district

Michael Berlucchi

State legislators

Local officials

Individuals

  • Beatriz Amberman, Chair of The Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations[53]

Organizations

  • African American Political Action Council (AA PAC)[37]
  • Hampton Roads Black Caucus[22]
  • Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce[23]
  • Hampton Roads Realtors Association[24][54]
  • Republican Party of Virginia Beach[25]
  • Virginia Beach Education Association - Political Action Committee of Educators (VBEA-PACE)[26]
  • Virginia Beach Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 8[55]
  • Virginia Beach Hospitality PAC[56]
  • Virginia Beach Police Benevolent Association, Local 34[27]
  • Virginia Beach Professional Firefighters Local 2924[28]
C. Conrad Schesventer II

Organizations

  • Virginia Beach Democratic Committee[36]

Results

Notes

References

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