Gene Waters
Gene Waters ran for election to the Chesapeake City Council in Virginia. Waters lost in the general election on May 1, 2018.
Elections
2018
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
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.[1]
| Chesapeake At-large City Council, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 S.Z. Ritter Incumbent |
21.27% | 9,629 |
| Richard W. West Incumbent |
19.94% | 9,023 |
| 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 | ||
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