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City elections in Chesapeake, Virginia (2022)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: June 21, 2022 |
| General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council |
| Total seats up: 5 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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The city of Chesapeake, Virginia, held general elections for city council on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was June 21, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Chesapeake City Council (5 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Chesapeake City Council on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John de Triquet (Nonpartisan) | 11.4 | 41,198 |
| ✔ |  | Ella Ward (Nonpartisan) | 10.8 | 38,984 |
| ✔ | Daniel Whitaker (Nonpartisan) | 10.5 | 37,807 | |
| ✔ |  | Charles Bunn (Nonpartisan) | 10.3 | 37,159 |
| ✔ | Amanda Newins (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 36,960 | |
 | N. Baxter Ennis (Nonpartisan) | 9.6 | 34,499 | |
 | Patricia King (Nonpartisan) | 9.4 | 34,068 | |
 | Les Smith Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 9.3 | 33,647 | |
| Santiera Brown-Yearling (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 28,280 | ||
| Susan Vitale (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 19,054 | ||
 | Karen Moultrie (Nonpartisan) | 2.1 | 7,498 | |
| B.D. Knowles (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 5,947 | ||
| Brian Economy (Nonpartisan) | 1.4 | 4,887 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 987 | ||
| Total votes: 360,975 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Virginia elections, 2022
January 11, 2022
June 21, 2022
- Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Virginia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
November 8, 2022
- Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Virginia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
- City elections in Virginia Beach, Virginia (2022)
- City elections in Chesapeake, Virginia (2022)
- Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2022)
- Norfolk Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2022)
- Chesapeake Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2022)
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About the city
- See also: Chesapeake, Virginia
Chesapeake is a city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is considered a county equivalent. As of 2020, its population was 249,422.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Chesapeake uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Chesapeake, Virginia | ||
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| Chesapeake | Virginia | |
| Population | 249,422 | 8,631,393 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 338 | 39,481 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 59.7% | 66.3% |
| Black/African American | 29.7% | 19% |
| Asian | 3.4% | 6.7% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 1.8% | 2.8% |
| Multiple | 5.2% | 4.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 6.5% | 9.5% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 93.2% | 90.3% |
| College graduation rate | 34.6% | 39.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $81,261 | $76,398 |
| Persons below poverty level | 7.5% | 10% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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