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Dwight Parker
Image of Dwight Parker

Nonpartisan

Prior offices
Chesapeake City Council

Elections and appointments
Last election

May 19, 2020

Dwight Parker was a member of the Chesapeake City Council in Virginia. Parker assumed office in 2021. Parker left office on January 1, 2023.

Parker ran for re-election to the Chesapeake City Council in Virginia. Parker lost in the general election on May 19, 2020.

Parker was appointed to the Chesapeake City Council on November 16, 2021, to replace Matthew Hamel.[1]

Elections

2020

See also: City elections in Chesapeake, Virginia (2020)

General election

General election for Chesapeake City Council (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Chesapeake City Council on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Don Carey III (Nonpartisan)
 
19.7
 
17,693
Image of S.Z. Ritter
S.Z. Ritter (Nonpartisan)
 
19.6
 
17,569
Image of Robert Ike
Robert Ike (Nonpartisan)
 
17.8
 
15,979
Image of Dwight Parker
Dwight Parker (Nonpartisan)
 
14.5
 
13,029
Image of Les Smith Jr.
Les Smith Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
13.7
 
12,278
Image of Sharon Johnson-Clayton
Sharon Johnson-Clayton (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
10.2
 
9,157
Victoria Nicholls (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
3.9
 
3,503
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
410

Total votes: 89,618
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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Chesapeake, Virginia (2018)

General election

Special general election for Chesapeake City Council

Incumbent Dwight Parker defeated Marty Williams and David Schleeper in the special general election for Chesapeake City Council on May 1, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dwight Parker
Dwight Parker (Nonpartisan)
 
44.5
 
10,058
Image of Marty Williams
Marty Williams (Nonpartisan)
 
34.8
 
7,856
David Schleeper (Nonpartisan)
 
20.4
 
4,600
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
67

Total votes: 22,581
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2016

Chesapeake, Virginia held elections in 2016. The mayor's chair and three seats on the Chesapeake City Council were up for general election on May 3, 2016. The following candidates ran in the election for at-large seats on the Chesapeake city council.[2]

Chesapeake At-large City Council, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png S.Z. Ritter Incumbent 21.27% 9,629
Green check mark transparent.png Richard W. West Incumbent 19.94% 9,023
Green check mark transparent.png Robert C. Ike, Jr. Incumbent 16.49% 7,464
Dwight Parker 15.47% 7,004
Gene Waters 13.72% 6,211
David Washington 12.70% 5,747
Write-in votes 0.41% 184
Total Votes (100 percent of voters reporting) 45,262
Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2016 May City General: Chesapeake City," May 3, 2016

Campaign themes

2020

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