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Cities in Virginia
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Top 100 cities by population |
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in all state capitals.
This page includes the following resources:
- The city governments covered by Ballotpedia in Virginia
- An overview of local elections in Virginia
- An overview of the initiative process in Virginia
Cities
City government
Click the links in the table below for information about the cities in Ballotpedia's coverage scope and the county governments that overlap those cities:
| City | County |
|---|---|
| Chesapeake | Independent city |
| Norfolk | Independent city |
| Richmond | Independent city |
| Virginia Beach | Independent city |
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 95 counties, 228 cities, towns, and villages, and 193 special districts. There are 38 independent cities in the state.[1]
Elections
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2025
- Chesapeake, Virginia - Commissioner of revenue, commonwealth's attorney, sheriff, and treasurer
- Norfolk, Virginia - Commissioner of revenue, commonwealth's attorney, sheriff, and treasurer
- Richmond, Virginia - Commonwealth's attorney, sheriff, and treasurer
- Virginia Beach, Virginia - Commissioner of revenue, commonwealth's attorney, sheriff, and treasurer
- Virginia school board elections
2024
- Chesapeake, Virginia - Mayor and city council
- Norfolk, Virginia - Mayor and city council
- Richmond, Virginia - Mayor and city council
- Virginia Beach, Virginia - Mayor, sheriff (special), and city council
- Virginia school board elections
2023
- Chesapeake, Virginia - Soil and water conservation director and treasurer (special election)
- Virginia Beach, Virginia - Soil and water conservation director
- Virginia school board elections
2022
- Chesapeake, Virginia - City council
- Norfolk, Virginia - City council
- Virginia Beach, Virginia - City council (regular & special)
- Virginia school board elections
2021
- Chesapeake, Virginia - Commissioner of revenue, commonwealth's attorney, sheriff, and treasurer
- Norfolk, Virginia - Commissioner of revenue, commonwealth's attorney, sheriff, and treasurer
- Richmond, Virginia - Commonwealth's attorney, sheriff, and treasurer
- Virginia Beach, Virginia - Commissioner of revenue, commonwealth's attorney, sheriff, and treasurer
2020
- Chesapeake, Virginia - Mayor, city council
- Norfolk, Virginia - Mayor, city council superwards
- Richmond, Virginia - Mayor, city council
- Virginia Beach, Virginia - Mayor, city council
- Virginia school board elections
Initiative process availability
The initiative process is available in the four of the 229 Virginia charter municipalities that have exercised their home rule authority to institute such a process. They are Hampton, Lynchburg, Norfolk, and Portsmouth.[2]
See also
| Virginia | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
