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City elections in Norfolk, 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: City council, commissioner of revenue, commonwealth's attorney, sheriff, and treasurer |
| Total seats up: 5 |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
The city of Norfolk, 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.
A special election for the Superward 7 seat of the city council was held on November 2, 2021. The filing deadline for city council candidates was June 8, 2021.
Elections
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Special city council election
General election
Special general election for Norfolk City Council Superward 7
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Norfolk City Council Superward 7 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Danica Royster (Nonpartisan) | 27.6 | 6,811 |
 | Jackie Glass (Nonpartisan)  | 25.8 | 6,355 | |
 | Michael Muhammad (Nonpartisan) | 21.1 | 5,194 | |
 | Phillip Hawkins (Nonpartisan) | 13.8 | 3,411 | |
| Jason Inge (Nonpartisan) | 6.6 | 1,626 | ||
| Frederick McRae (Nonpartisan) | 4.2 | 1,035 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 206 | ||
| Total votes: 24,638 | |||
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Commissioner of revenue
General election
General election for Norfolk Commissioner of the Revenue
Incumbent Blythe Scott defeated Adam Goldberg and Nicole Sanders in the general election for Norfolk Commissioner of the Revenue on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Blythe Scott (D) | 49.8 | 27,751 |
 | Adam Goldberg (Independent) | 25.8 | 14,365 | |
 | Nicole Sanders (Independent) | 23.8 | 13,251 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 370 | ||
| Total votes: 55,737 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Blythe Scott advanced from the Democratic primary for Norfolk Commissioner of the Revenue.
Commonwealth's attorney
General election
General election for Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney
Ramin Fatehi won election in the general election for Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ramin Fatehi (D) | 95.8 | 48,593 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.2 | 2,140 | ||
| Total votes: 50,733 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney
Ramin Fatehi defeated Megan Zwisohn and Amina Matheny-Willard in the Democratic primary for Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ramin Fatehi | 60.8 | 9,130 |
 | Megan Zwisohn | 21.4 | 3,214 | |
| Amina Matheny-Willard | 17.8 | 2,677 | ||
| Total votes: 15,021 | |||
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Sheriff
General election
General election for Norfolk Sheriff
Incumbent Joe Baron defeated Neil Bradley in the general election for Norfolk Sheriff on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joe Baron (D) | 75.4 | 41,881 |
| Neil Bradley (Independent) | 23.7 | 13,193 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 496 | ||
| Total votes: 55,570 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Joe Baron advanced from the Democratic primary for Norfolk Sheriff.
Treasurer
General election
General election for Norfolk City Treasurer
Incumbent Daun Sessoms Hester won election in the general election for Norfolk City Treasurer on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Daun Sessoms Hester (D) | 97.0 | 51,127 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.0 | 1,602 | ||
| Total votes: 52,729 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Daun Sessoms Hester advanced from the Democratic primary for Norfolk 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 Chesapeake, 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 Chesapeake, 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: Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2020, its population was 238,005.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Norfolk 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 Norfolk, Virginia | ||
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| Norfolk | Virginia | |
| Population | 238,005 | 8,631,393 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 53 | 39,481 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 46.3% | 66.3% |
| Black/African American | 40.6% | 19% |
| Asian | 3.7% | 6.7% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 3.1% | 2.8% |
| Multiple | 5.9% | 4.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 8.4% | 9.5% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 88.1% | 90.3% |
| College graduation rate | 30% | 39.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $53,026 | $76,398 |
| Persons below poverty level | 17.8% | 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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