Ella Ward
Ella Ward is a member of the Chesapeake City Council in Virginia. She assumed office on July 1, 2006. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Ward ran for re-election to the Chesapeake City Council in Virginia. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
City Council Liaison Assignments
- Cable TV Commission
- Fine Arts Commission
- HRPDC Executive Member
- Legislative
- Libraries
- Public Utilities
- School Board
- Sister Cities
- VML – Community & Economic Development
- Volunteer Advocates for Chesapeake Youth (formerly Chesapeake Volunteers in Youth Services)[1]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Chesapeake, Virginia (2022)
General election
General election for Chesapeake City Council (5 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Chesapeake City Council on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John de Triquet (Nonpartisan) | 11.4 | 41,198 |
| ✔ |  | Ella Ward (Nonpartisan) | 10.8 | 38,984 |
| ✔ | Daniel Whitaker (Nonpartisan) | 10.5 | 37,807 | |
| ✔ |  | Charles Bunn (Nonpartisan) | 10.3 | 37,159 |
| ✔ | Amanda Newins (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 36,960 | |
 | N. Baxter Ennis (Nonpartisan) | 9.6 | 34,499 | |
 | Patricia King (Nonpartisan) | 9.4 | 34,068 | |
 | Les Smith Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 9.3 | 33,647 | |
| Santiera Brown-Yearling (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 28,280 | ||
| Susan Vitale (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 19,054 | ||
 | Karen Moultrie (Nonpartisan) | 2.1 | 7,498 | |
| B.D. Knowles (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 5,947 | ||
| Brian Economy (Nonpartisan) | 1.4 | 4,887 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 987 | ||
| Total votes: 360,975 | |||
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2018
The city of Chesapeake, Virginia, held general elections for mayor and city council on May 1, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was March 6, 2018. Five seats on the city council were up for regularly-scheduled elections. There were also special elections held for mayor and a sixth city council seat.
General election
General election for Chesapeake City Council (5 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Chesapeake City Council on May 1, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ella Ward (Nonpartisan) | 12.4 | 11,765 |
| ✔ | R. Steve Best (Nonpartisan) | 12.1 | 11,458 | |
| ✔ | | John de Triquet (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 10,753 |
| ✔ | Susan Vitale (Nonpartisan) | 11.0 | 10,477 | |
| ✔ | Matthew Hamel (Nonpartisan) | 10.7 | 10,130 | |
 | Roland Davis Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 10.5 | 9,974 | |
| Les Smith Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 9.4 | 8,901 | |
 | Gene Waters (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 8,590 | |
| Jennifer Barnes (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 4,887 | ||
| Mary Burke (Nonpartisan) | 4.5 | 4,246 | ||
| Levin Turner (Nonpartisan) | 3.7 | 3,483 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 291 | ||
| Total votes: 94,955 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Donald McEachin (D) defeated Mike Wade (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. McEachin defeated Ella P. Ward in the Democratic primary, while Wade defeated Jackee Gonzalez to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on June 14, 2016. Incumbent Randy Forbes (R) chose to seek re-election in the 2nd District instead of the 4th after redistricting flipped his safely Republican seat to a safely Democratic one.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Donald McEachin |
57.7% | 200,136 | |
| Republican | Mike Wade | 42% | 145,731 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.2% | 789 | |
| Total Votes | 346,656 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mike Wade |
64% | 4,987 | ||
| Jackee Gonzalez | 36% | 2,801 | ||
| Total Votes | 7,788 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Donald McEachin |
75.4% | 11,851 | ||
| Ella Ward | 24.6% | 3,867 | ||
| Total Votes | 15,718 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections |
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2014
Elections for the city council of Chesapeake, Virginia were held on May 6, 2014. Five of the eight seats were up for election. Incumbent Scott W. Matheson did not run for re-election. Incumbents John de Triquet, Suzy H. Kelly, Ella P. Ward and Lonnie Craig won re-election, while Roland J. Davis, Jr. also won election to the council. Jason M. Morris, Burnie F. Mansfield, Jr. and Bryan Collins were defeated.[4][5][6]
| Chesapeake City Council, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| John de Triquet Incumbent |
16% | 9,598 | |
| Suzy H. Kelly Incumbent |
15.4% | 9,259 | |
| Ella P. Ward Incumbent |
13.5% | 8,121 | |
| Roland J. Davis, Jr. |
13.4% | 8,018 | |
| Lonnie Craig Incumbent |
13.3% | 7,984 | |
| Jason M. Morris | 13.2% | 7,939 | |
| Bryan Collins | 10.9% | 6,520 | |
| Burnie F. Mansfield, Jr. | 3.9% | 2,367 | |
| Write-in | 0.4% | 213 | |
| Total Votes | 42,980 | ||
| Source: Virginia State Board of Elections | |||
2012
Ward ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 4th District. She won the nomination on the Democratic ticket and defeated Joe Elliott Jr. in the June 12 primary.[7] She lost to Republican Randy Forbes in the general election.[8]
By June 2012, Ward had raised $23,000, while Elliott reported no campaign contributions.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ella Ward | 42.9% | 150,190 | |
| Republican | Randy Forbes Incumbent |
56.9% | 199,292 | |
| Write-In | N/A | 0.2% | 564 | |
| Total Votes | 350,046 | |||
| Source: Virginia State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Ella P. Ward |
84.5% | 5,364 |
| Joe Elliot Jr | 15.5% | 982 |
| Total Votes | 6,346 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2012
According to her website, Ward's campaign platform included the following issues:[10]
- Reduced business taxes for companies' first two years in operation
- Increased expenditures on infrastructure
- Supporting Social Security and Medicare
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ The New York Times, "Virginia Primary Results," June 14, 2016
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," accessed September 8, 2016
- ↑ City of Chesapeake, "Election Information," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ City of Chesapeake, "Official candidate list," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Official election results," accessed July 4, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcnnr - ↑ Washington Post, "Congressional primaries bring little buzz after 2 straight groundbreaking Va House elections," June 2, 2012
- ↑ Ella P. Ward campaign website, "Issues," accessed June 4, 2012
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