Mayoral elections in Chesapeake, Virginia
Elections for mayor in Chesapeake, Virginia
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2004
May 4, 2004
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The 2004 Chesapeake mayoral election was held on May 4, 2004. It saw the reelection of the incumbent mayor William E. Ward.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| William Ward | 13,633 | 51.40 | |
| W. Joe | 12,505 | 47.15 | |
| James Walz | 252 | 0.95 | |
| Others | 134 | 0.50 | |
| Total votes | 26,524 | 100 | |
2008
May 6, 2008
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The 2008 Chesapeake mayoral election was held on May 6, 2008. It saw the election of Alan Krasnoff, a member of the city council.[2]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Alan Krasnoff | 12,546 | 53.46 | |
| Rebecca Adams | 10,886 | 46.38 | |
| Others | 38 | 0.16 | |
| Total votes | 23,470 | 100 | |
2012
May 1, 2012
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The 2012 Chesapeake mayoral election was held on May 1, 2012. The incumbent mayor Alan Krasnoff won a second term to his mayoral office.[4]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Alan Krasnoff | 12,578 | 74.27 | |
| Burnie Mansfield | 3,327 | 19.64 | |
| Harrietta Gibbons | 935 | 5.52 | |
| Others | 97 | 0.57 | |
| Total votes | 16,937 | 100 | |
2016
The 2016 Chesapeake mayoral election was held on May 3, 2016. The incumbent mayor Alan Krasnoff won by default due to the lack of opposing candidates.[6]
2018
May 1, 2018
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On the municipal election of Chesapeake in November 2017, the incumbent mayor Alan Krasnoff ran for and won the election was the Chesapeake City Clerk of Court. Since Krasnoff left the post of mayor on November 14, Richard West, a city council member, became the acting mayor.[7] A special mayoral election was held on May 1, 2018. It saw the election of the acting mayor Richard West.[8]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Richard West | 13,342 | 57.81 | |
| Jo Anne Gallant | 9,630 | 41.72 | |
| Others | 109 | 0.47 | |
| Total votes | 23,081 | 100 | |
2020
May 19, 2020
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The 2020 Chesapeake mayoral election was held on May 19, 2020. It saw the reelection of the incumbent mayor Richard West.[10]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Richard West | 21,888 | 65.99 | |
| Lenard Myers II | 9,087 | 27.39 | |
| Steffanie Aubuchon | 1,386 | 4.18 | |
| Palmer Smith | 641 | 1.93 | |
| Write-in | 169 | 0.51 | |
| Total votes | 33,171 | 100 | |
List of mayors
The following served as mayors of Chesapeake:
- Colon L. Hall, 1963[12]
- Howard R. McPherson, 1963-1965[12]
- G.A. Treakle, 1965-1970[12]
- William S Overton, 1970-1972[12]
- Marian P. Whitehurst, 1972-1980[12]
- Sidney M. Oman, 1980-1984, 1986-1988[12]
- J. Bennie Jennings, 1984-1986[12]
- David I. Wynne, 1988-1990[12]
- William E Ward, 1990-2004[12][13] First African-American mayor
- Dalton S Edge, 2004-2008[12]
- Alan P. Krasnoff, 2008-2017[12]
- Rick West, 2017-present[14]
