2004 Chesapeake mayoral election
The 2004 Chesapeake mayoral election was held on May 4, 2004. It saw the reelection of the incumbent mayor William E. Ward.
Election results[1] Candidate Votes % 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 Chesapeake mayoral election
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]
Election results[3] Candidate Votes % Alan Krasnoff 12,546 53.46 Rebecca Adams 10,886 46.38 Others 38 0.16 Total votes 23,470 100
2012 Chesapeake mayoral election
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]
Election results[5] Candidate Votes % 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
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 Chesapeake special mayoral election
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] special mayoral election was held on May 1, 2018. It saw the election of the acting mayor Richard West.[8]
Election results[9] Candidate Votes % Richard West 13,342 57.81 Jo Anne Gallant 9,630 41.72 Others 109 0.47 Total votes 23,081 100
2020 Chesapeake mayoral election
The 2020 Chesapeake mayoral election was held on May 19, 2020. It saw the reelection of the incumbent mayor Richard West.[10]
Election results[11] Candidate Votes % 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
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