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City elections in Richmond, 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: Commonwealth's attorney, sheriff, treasurer |
| Total seats up: 3 |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
The city of Richmond, Virginia, held general elections for 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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Commonwealth's attorney
General election
General election for Richmond City Commonwealth's Attorney
Incumbent Colette McEachin won election in the general election for Richmond City Commonwealth's Attorney on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Colette McEachin (D) | 97.6 | 67,899 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 1,672 | ||
| Total votes: 69,571 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Richmond City Commonwealth's Attorney
Incumbent Colette McEachin defeated Tom Barbour Jr. in the Democratic primary for Richmond City Commonwealth's Attorney on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Colette McEachin | 73.4 | 17,718 | |
| Tom Barbour Jr. | 26.6 | 6,419 | ||
| Total votes: 24,137 | |||
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Sheriff
General election
General election for Richmond City Sheriff
Incumbent Antionette Irving defeated Mike Dickinson in the general election for Richmond City Sheriff on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Antionette Irving (D) | 76.0 | 54,732 |
 | Mike Dickinson (Independent) | 22.8 | 16,452 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 831 | ||
| Total votes: 72,015 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Richmond City Sheriff
Incumbent Antionette Irving defeated William Burnett in the Democratic primary for Richmond City Sheriff on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Antionette Irving | 55.3 | 13,080 |
| William Burnett | 44.7 | 10,553 | ||
| Total votes: 23,633 | |||
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Treasurer
General election
General election for Richmond City Treasurer
Incumbent Nichole Armstead defeated Shirley Harvey in the general election for Richmond City Treasurer on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nichole Armstead (D) | 62.8 | 41,537 | |
| Shirley Harvey (Independent) | 35.9 | 23,717 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 896 | ||
| Total votes: 66,150 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Nichole Armstead advanced from the Democratic primary for Richmond City Treasurer.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Virginia elections, 2021
June 8, 2021
- Virginia Attorney General election, 2021
- Virginia gubernatorial election, 2021
- Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2021
- Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021
November 2, 2021
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About the city
- See also: Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is an independent city in Virginia. As of 2020, its population was 226,610.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Richmond uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Richmond, Virginia | ||
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| Richmond | Virginia | |
| Population | 226,610 | 8,631,393 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 59 | 39,481 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 45.2% | 66.3% |
| Black/African American | 46.1% | 19% |
| Asian | 2.1% | 6.7% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 2.3% | 2.8% |
| Multiple | 4.1% | 4.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.1% | 9.5% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 86.9% | 90.3% |
| College graduation rate | 41.2% | 39.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $51,421 | $76,398 |
| Persons below poverty level | 20.9% | 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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