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City elections in Chesapeake, Virginia (2023)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: June 20, 2023 & August 18, 2023 (special election) |
| General election: November 7, 2023 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Soil and water conservation director, treasurer |
| Total seats up: 3 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan/Partisan (special election) |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2023 |
The city of Chesapeake, Virginia, held general elections for soil and water conservation director on November 7, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was June 20, 2023.
The city also held a special election for treasurer on November 7, 2023. The filing deadline was August 18, 2023.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Treasurer
General election
Special general election for Chesapeake City Treasurer
Benton M. White Jr. defeated Dawn Ashby Quick in the special general election for Chesapeake City Treasurer on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Benton M. White Jr. (R) | 50.5 | 33,013 | |
| Dawn Ashby Quick (D) | 49.0 | 32,064 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 329 | ||
| Total votes: 65,406 | |||
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Soil and Water Conservation Dare District
General election
General election for Virginia Dare Soil and Water Conservation District (2 seats)
Incumbent Vickie Greene and Lawrence Mason defeated Blaizen Buckshot Bloom and incumbent John Pierce in the general election for Virginia Dare Soil and Water Conservation District on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vickie Greene (Independent) | 36.2 | 34,436 | |
| ✔ |  | Lawrence Mason (Independent) | 27.3 | 25,949 |
 | Blaizen Buckshot Bloom (Independent) | 23.2 | 22,096 | |
| John Pierce (Independent) | 13.3 | 12,622 | ||
| Total votes: 95,103 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
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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 | 56.2% | 61.7% |
| Black/African American | 29% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 3.7% | 6.9% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| Other (single race) | 2.6% | 4.1% |
| Multiple | 8.3% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.4% | 10.7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 93.4% | 91.3% |
| College graduation rate | 36.4% | 41.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $94,189 | $90,974 |
| Persons below poverty level | 8.7% | 9.9% |
| 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 2018-2023). | ||
| **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
| Chesapeake, Virginia | Virginia | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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