City elections in Chesapeake, Virginia (2024)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: June 18, 2024 |
| General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 4 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Chesapeake, Virginia, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was June 18, 2024.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Chesapeake City Council (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Chesapeake City Council on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | S.Z. Ritter (Nonpartisan) | 16.2 | 50,547 |
| ✔ |  | Les Smith Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 15.8 | 49,252 |
| ✔ |  | Patricia King (Nonpartisan)  | 15.7 | 49,073 |
| Jeff Jefferies (Nonpartisan) | 14.9 | 46,401 | ||
 | Eric Wray (Nonpartisan) | 13.3 | 41,445 | |
 | Reagan Davis (Nonpartisan) | 12.0 | 37,525 | |
 | Robert Ike (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 13,308 | |
 | Jennifer Naperala (Nonpartisan) | 4.2 | 12,989 | |
 | Jeff Staples (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 9,933 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1,204 | ||
| Total votes: 311,677 | |||
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- Norfolk Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2024)
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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
| Chesapeake, Virginia | Virginia | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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