City elections in Virginia Beach, 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 (regular & special) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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The city of Virginia Beach, Virginia, held general elections for city council, including a special election for the District 1 seat, on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was June 21, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Virginia Beach City Council general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
 Rocky Holcomb (i)Melissa Peck |
| District 2 |
Barbara Henley (i) K. Elaine Fekete Michael Mauch Nanette Miller Matthias Telkamp  |
| District 4 |
Amelia Ross-Hammond |
| District 6 |
Linwood Branch Richard Kowalewitch Cathy Porterfield Worth Remick |
| District 8 |
John Andrews Rona Marsh Chris Taylor |
| District 9 |
John Moss (i) T.J. Morgan Joash Schulman |
| District 10 |
Heidi Daniels Jennifer Rouse |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Virginia elections, 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 Norfolk, 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: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is considered a county equivalent. As of 2020, its population was 459,470.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Virginia Beach 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 an executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1][2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Virginia Beach, Virginia | ||
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| Virginia Beach | Virginia | |
| Population | 459,470 | 8,631,393 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 244 | 39,481 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 65.1% | 66.3% |
| Black/African American | 18.8% | 19% |
| Asian | 7.1% | 6.7% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 2.1% | 2.8% |
| Multiple | 6.5% | 4.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 8.4% | 9.5% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 94% | 90.3% |
| College graduation rate | 37.3% | 39.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $78,136 | $76,398 |
| Persons below poverty level | 7.2% | 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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