Bobby Dyer (politician)

For persons of a similar name, see Robert Dyer (disambiguation). For the mayor of Orlando, Florida, see Buddy Dyer.

Robert M. Dyer (born August 10, 1950) is an American politician serving as the mayor of Virginia Beach, Virginia since 2018.^[1] A Republican, he served as a member of the city council for 14 years prior to his election as mayor. Dyer has also been a physical therapist for over 40 years and a professor of government at his alma mater, Regent University.^[2][3] He won the November 2018 election for mayor despite being outraised by his opponent Ben Davenport nearly 5 to 1.^[4]

Bobby Dyer
25th Mayor of Virginia Beach
Incumbent
Assumed office November 20, 2018
Preceded by	Will Sessoms
Member of the Virginia Beach City Council from the Centerville district
In office July 1, 2004 – November 19, 2018
Preceded by	Margaret Eure
Succeeded by	Sabrina Wooten
Personal details
Born	(1950-08-10) August 10, 1950 (age 75)
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Trish Dyer
Education	Saint Louis University (BS) Fairleigh Dickinson University (MPA) Regent University (PhD)

Dyer ran for re-election for mayor in 2020. On June 9, 2020, Jody Wagner announced she would run for the seat; Dyer's previous opponent, City Councilman Aaron Rouse, ended his campaign on May 30, 2020.^[5][6] Dyer won a second term as mayor against Wagner in the November 2020 election.^[7]

Electoral history

Virginia Beach's mayoral special election, 2018^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Bobby Dyer	82,201	51.8
	Nonpartisan	M. Ben Davenport	75,693	47.7
		Write-in	789	0.5
Total votes			158,683	100.0

Virginia Beach's mayoral election, 2020^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Bobby Dyer (incumbent)	111,736	51.7
	Nonpartisan	Jody Wagner	94,507	43.7
	Nonpartisan	Richard W. "RK" Kowalewitch	9,251	4.2
		Write-in	335	0.1
Total votes			215,829	100.0

See also

• List of mayors of the 50 largest cities in the United States