2024 Richmond, Virginia mayoral election
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2024 Richmond mayoral election took place on November 5, 2024, to elect the mayor of Richmond, Virginia. The election was won by Danny Avula who took office as the city's 81st mayor in January 2025.[1] He became the city's first immigrant mayor.[2]
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
November 5, 2024
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Results by precinct Avula: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Mosby: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.jpg)
Incumbent Democratic mayor Levar Stoney was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in office; he instead ran for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2025, but lost in the primary.[3]
Candidates
Declared
- Andreas Addison, city councilor (Party affiliation: Independent)[4]
- Danny Avula, former commissioner of the Virginia Department of Social Services (Party affiliation: Democratic)[5]
- Michelle Mosby, former city council president and candidate for mayor in 2016 (Party affiliation: Independent)[6]
- Maurice Neblett, security professional (Party affiliation: Independent)[7]
- Harrison Roday, investor (Party affiliation: Democratic)[8]
Withdrawn
- Garrett Sawyer, school board member (Party affiliation: Independent) (running for re-election)[9]
Declined
- Jeff Bourne, former Virginia state delegate and former Richmond school board member (Party affiliation: Democratic)[10]
- Chris Hilbert, former city councilor (Party affiliation: Independent)[11]
Endorsements
Michelle Mosby (I)
- State legislators
- Michael Jones, Virginia state delegate (Democratic)[7]
- Delores McQuinn, Virginia state delegate (Democratic)[7]
- Richmond officials
- Dwight Clinton Jones, former mayor (Democratic)[6]
- Cynthia Newbille, city councilor[6]
- Ellen Robertson, city councilor[6]
- Individuals
Declined to endorse
- Richmond officials
- Levar Stoney, incumbent mayor (Democratic)[12]
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Avula | 47,398 | 45.59 | |
| Michelle Mosby | 26,778 | 25.76 | |
| Harrison Roday | 13,581 | 13.06 | |
| Andreas Addison | 12,308 | 11.84 | |
| Maurice Neblett | 3,176 | 3.05 | |
| Write-in | 721 | 0.69 | |
| Total votes | 98,752 | 100.00 | |