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Mayoral elections in Virginia Beach, Virginia
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Mayoral elections in Virginia Beach are held every four years to elect the mayor of Virginia Beach.
All Virginia Beach municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but most candidates can be affiliated with political parties. Virginia Beach uses a plurality voting system, with no possibility of runoffs.
2008
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The 2008 Virginia Beach mayoral election took place on November 4, 2008, to elect the next mayor of Virginia Beach. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Meyera Oberndorf lost re-election to Republican candidate Will Sessoms (ending Oberndorf's two-decade tenure as the city's mayor).[1]
Will Sessoms was endorsed by Doug McCain, who is a Virginia Beach resident and John McCain's son.[2][3] By December 31, 2007, Sessoms had a US$321,000 to $5,600 fundraising edge.[4]
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2012
The 2012 Virginia Beach mayoral election took place on November 6, 2012, to elect the mayor of Virginia Beach. Incumbent Republican Mayor Will Sessoms won re-election with 69.01% of the vote.[6][7]
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2016
The 2016 Virginia Beach mayoral election took place on November 8, 2016, to elect the mayor of Virginia Beach. Incumbent Republican Mayor Will Sessoms ran for a third term.[9] He was re-elected with 54.1% of the vote.[10][11]
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2018 special
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The 2018 Virginia Beach mayoral special election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next mayor of Virginia Beach. concurrently with various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican mayor Will Sessoms resigned, which led to the special election.[13] Republican candidate Bobby Dyer defeated Democratic candidate M. Ben Davenport with 51.80% of the vote.[14][15]
Dyer was a physical therapist as well as a professor of government at Regent University,[16][17] and M. Ben Davenport had served as an at-large member of the Virginia Beach City Council since 2015.[18]
Dyer won despite being outspent by Davenport 5 to 1.[19]
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2020
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The 2020 Virginia Beach mayoral election took place on November 3, 2020, to elect the mayor of Virginia Beach. Incumbent Republican Mayor Bobby Dyer defeated Democrat Jody Wagner, who was the former Virginia Secretary of Finance and Virginia State Treasurer, with 51.64% of the vote.
Bobby Dyer was first elected in a 2018 special election held due to the resignation of Mayor Will Sessoms.[13]
Background
On February 27, 2020, city council member Aaron Rouse announced his intention to seek office. When reached by The Virginian-Pilot for comment on the announcement, Bobby Dyer confirmed that he would be seeking re-election.[21] On May 30, 2020, Rouse announced that he was dropping out of the race citing the coronavirus pandemic as the reason for ending his campaign.[22] On June 9, 2020, former Virginia Secretary of Finance Jody Wagner announced that she would challenge Dyer in the upcoming election.[23] On June 12, 2020, businessman Richard W. "RK" Kowalewitch announced that he would also challenge Dyer.[24]
On October 8, 2020, the Virginia Beach Forum conducted a series of interviews with Dyer, Wagner, and Kowalewitch.[25]
On November 4, 2020, results confirmed that Dyer had won the election and been reelected to a second term.[26] That morning, Wagner conceded to Dyer, saying in a statement that they "both agreed that what our city needs right now is unity, and I look forward to working with him to move our city forward and address the critical challenges we face. While I am disappointed in the outcome of the election, I am incredibly grateful for the support from friends, family, and our entire community."[27]
Candidates
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Endorsements
Bobby Dyer
Governors
- Bob McDonnell, governor of Virginia (2010–2014)[29]
State legislators
- Glenn Davis, Virginia delegate from District 84 (2014–present), Member of the Virginia Beach City Council, Rose Hall District (2009–2013)[30]
- Bill DeSteph, Virginia state senator from District 8 (2016–present), Virginia Delegate from District 82 (2014–2016), Member of Virginia Beach City Council, At Large (2006–2013)[31]
- Jen Kiggans, Virginia state senator from District 7 (2020–2023)[32]
- Barry Knight, Virginia delegate from District 81 (2009–present)[33]
- Jason Miyares, Virginia delegate from District 82 (2016–2022)[31]
Local officials
- Leigh Henderson, Virginia Beach treasurer (2018–present)[31]
- Louis Jones, member of Virginia Beach City Council, Bayside District (1983–present)[31]
- John Moss, member of Virginia Beach City Council, at large (2011–present)[31]
- Will Sessoms, mayor of Virginia Beach (2009–2018)[34]
- Tina Sinnen, clerk of the Virginia Beach Circuit Court (2019–present)[35]
- Colin Stolle, Commonwealth's Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach (2013–present)[36]
- Ken Stolle, sheriff of Virginia Beach (2010–present), Virginia state senator from District 8 (1992–2010)[37]
- Jim Wood, vice mayor of Virginia Beach (2018–present), member of Virginia Beach City Council, Lynnhaven District (2002–present)[38]
Organizations
- African American Political Action Council (AA PAC)[39]
- Coastal Virginia Building Industry Association[31]
- Hampton Roads Black Caucus[31][40]
- Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce[41]
- Hampton Roads Realtors Association[42]
- Republican Party of Virginia Beach[43]
- Virginia Beach Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 8[31]
- Virginia Beach Hospitality PAC[31]
- Virginia Beach Police Benevolent Association, Local 34[44]
- Virginia Beach Professional Firefighters Local 2924[45]
- Virginia Beach Young Republicans[46]
Jody Wagner
U.S. senators
- Tim Kaine, U.S. senator from Virginia (2013–present)[47]
- Mark Warner, U.S. senator from Virginia (2009–present)[48]
U.S. representatives
- Elaine Luria, U.S. representative from VA-02 (2019–2023)[49]
- Bobby Scott, U.S. representative from VA-03 (1993–present)[50]
Governors
- Ralph Northam, governor of Virginia (2018–2022)[51]
Attorneys general
- Mark Herring, attorney general of Virginia (2014–2022)[50]
State legislators
- Alex Askew, Virginia delegate from District 85 (2020–2022)[52][53]
- Hala Ayala, Virginia delegate from District 51 (2018–2022)[50]
- Lamont Bagby, Virginia delegate from District 74 (2015–present)[50]
- Betsy Carr, Virginia delegate from District 69 (2010–present)[50]
- Kelly Convirs-Fowler, Virginia delegate from District 21 (2018–present)[54][53]
- Eileen Filler-Corn, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates (2020–2022), Virginia Delegate from District 41 (2010–present)[55]
- Jennifer Caroll Foy, Virginia delegate from District 2 (2018–2020)[50]
- Nancy Guy, Virginia delegate from District 83 (2020–present)[56][53]
- Cliff Hayes, Virginia delegate from District 77 (2017–present)[50][53]
- Clinton Jenkins, Virginia delegate from District 76 (2020–present)[50]
- Jay Jones, Virginia delegate from District 89 (2018–2022)[50]
- Lynwood Lewis, Virginia state senator from District 6 (2014–present)[50][53]
- Joe Lindsey, Virginia delegate from District 90 (2014–present)[50][53]
- Mamie Locke, Virginia state senator from District 2 (2004–present)[57]
- Bobby Mathieson, Virginia delegate from District 21 (2008–2010)[58][59]
- Delores McQuinn, Virginia delegate from District 70 (2009–present)[50]
- Kathleen Murphy, Virginia Delegate from District 34 (2015–present)[50]
- Don Scott, Virginia delegate from District 80 (2020–present)[50]
- Lionell Spruill, Virginia state senator from District 5 (2017–present)[50]
- Cheryl Turpin, Virginia delegate from District 85 (2018–2020)[58]
Local officials
- Beverly Anderson, member of the Virginia Beach School Board, at large (2013–present)[50]
- John Bell, retired deputy chief of the Virginia Beach Police Department[57]
- Tony Bell, retired captain in the Virginia Beach Police Department[57]
- Sharon Felton, member of the Virginia Beach School Board, Beach District (2015–present)[50]
- Dorothy Holtz, member of the Virginia Beach School Board, at large (2011–present)[50]
- Phillip Kellam, commissioner of the Revenue for Virginia Beach (1998–present)[58]
- Frank LaPorte, retired captain in the Virginia Beach Police Department and former president of the Virginia Beach Police Benevolent Association[59]
- Andria McClellan, member of the Norfolk City Council, Super Ward 6 (2016–present)[60]
- Aaron Rouse, member of the Virginia Beach City Council, At Large (2019–2022)[61]
- Guy Tower, member of the Virginia Beach City Council, Beach District (2019–present)[62]
Individuals
- L.D. Britt, Brickhouse Professor of Surgery at the Eastern Virginia Medical School[58]
- Harry Lester, former chairman of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (2016–2019), former president of Eastern Virginia Medical School (2005–2013)[38]
- John Malbon, president and CEO of PAPCO Inc.[38]
- Mike Powers, co-host of The Mike Powers & Woo Woo Show, a local radio show on 94.9 The Point[63]
- Mary Katherine "Woo Woo" Wood, co-host of The Mike Powers & Woo Woo Show, a local radio show on 94.9 The Point[63]
- Dubby Wynne, former CEO of Landmark Communications, Inc.[38]
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2024
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The 2024 Virginia Beach mayoral election took place on November 5, 2024, to elect the mayor of Virginia Beach. Incumbent Republican Mayor Bobby Dyer announced his re-election bid in 2023.[68][69] He was reelected with 40.9% of the vote over four opponents.
The mayoral election took place alongside other elections, including races for city council.
Candidates
- Bobby Dyer, incumbent mayor (since 2018) (party affiliation: Republican)[69]
- Richard W. "RK" Kowalewitch, businessman and perennial candidate (party affiliation: Republican)[70]
- John Moss, former at-large city councilor (2011–2022) and candidate for mayor in 2008 (party affiliation: Republican)[71]
- Chris Taylor, city councilor for the 8th district (since 2023) (party affiliation: Republican)[4]
- Sabrina Wooten, city councilor for the 6th district (2018–2023) (party affiliation: Democratic)[6]
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- Cheryl Turpin, former state delegate and Democratic nominee for SD-7 in 2019 (party affiliation: Democratic)[72]
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