City elections in Norfolk, Virginia (2022)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: June 21, 2022 |
| General election: November 8, 2022 |
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| Offices up: City council |
| Total seats up: 5 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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The city of Norfolk, Virginia, held general elections for city council on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was June 21, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Norfolk City Council general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Ward 1 |
 Martin Thomas Jr. (i)Padraig-Eoin Dalrymple  |
| Ward 2 |
Courtney Doyle (i) |
| Ward 3 |
Mamie Johnson (i) |
| Ward 4 |
Erik Barrett Phillip Hawkins John Paige |
| Ward 5 |
Tommy Smigiel (i) Shurl Montgomery |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Virginia elections, 2022
January 11, 2022
June 21, 2022
- Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Virginia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
November 8, 2022
- Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Virginia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
- City elections in Virginia Beach, Virginia (2022)
- City elections in Chesapeake, Virginia (2022)
- Norfolk Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2022)
- Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2022)
- Chesapeake Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2022)
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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. | ||
See also
| Norfolk, Virginia | Virginia | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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