City elections in Chesapeake, Virginia (2021)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 25, 2021 (primary) & June 8, 2021 (independent/minor party) |
| Primary election: June 8, 2021 General election: November 2, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Commissioner of revenue, commonwealth's attorney, sheriff, and treasurer |
| Total seats up: 4 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
The city of Chesapeake, Virginia, held general elections for commissioner of revenue, commonwealth's attorney, sheriff, and treasurer on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for June 8, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was March 25, 2021, and the filing deadline for independent and minor party candidates was June 8, 2021.
Elections
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Commissioner of revenue
General election
General election for Chesapeake City Commissioner of Revenue
Victoria Proffitt defeated Dawn Ashby Quick in the general election for Chesapeake City Commissioner of Revenue on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Victoria Proffitt (R) | 83.4 | 67,737 |
| Dawn Ashby Quick (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 16.6 | 13,445 | ||
| Total votes: 81,182 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Dawn Ashby Quick advanced from the Democratic primary for Chesapeake City Commissioner of Revenue.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Victoria Proffitt advanced from the Republican primary for Chesapeake City Commissioner of Revenue.
Commonwealth's attorney
General election
General election for Chesapeake City Commonwealth's Attorney
Matthew Hamel defeated Shelly Wood and Paul Hedges in the general election for Chesapeake City Commonwealth's Attorney on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Matthew Hamel (R) | 55.4 | 47,594 | |
| Shelly Wood (D) | 40.0 | 34,361 | ||
| Paul Hedges (Independent) | 3.9 | 3,358 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 591 | ||
| Total votes: 85,904 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Shelly Wood advanced from the Democratic primary for Chesapeake City Commonwealth's Attorney.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Matthew Hamel advanced from the Republican primary for Chesapeake City Commonwealth's Attorney.
Sheriff
General election
General election for Chesapeake City Sheriff
Incumbent Jim O'Sullivan won election in the general election for Chesapeake City Sheriff on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jim O'Sullivan (R) | 97.3 | 79,008 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.7 | 2,167 | ||
| Total votes: 81,175 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jim O'Sullivan advanced from the Republican primary for Chesapeake City Sheriff.
Treasurer
General election
General election for Chesapeake City Treasurer
Incumbent Barbara Carraway defeated Corrie Cring in the general election for Chesapeake City Treasurer on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Carraway (R) | 64.6 | 56,835 | |
 | Corrie Cring (Independent) | 34.6 | 30,424 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 738 | ||
| Total votes: 87,997 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Barbara Carraway advanced from the Republican primary for Chesapeake City Treasurer.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Virginia elections, 2021
January 5, 2021
June 8, 2021
- Virginia Attorney General election, 2021
- Virginia gubernatorial election, 2021
- Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2021
- Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021
- City elections in Norfolk, Virginia (2021)
- City elections in Virginia Beach, Virginia (2021)
November 2, 2021
- Virginia Attorney General election, 2021
- Virginia gubernatorial election, 2021
- Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2021
- Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021
- City elections in Norfolk, Virginia (2021)
- City elections in Virginia Beach, Virginia (2021)
- Virginia Beach, Virginia, Flood Mitigation Bond Referendum (November 2021)
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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. | ||
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