Martin Thomas Jr.
Martin Thomas Jr. is a member of the Norfolk City Council in Virginia, representing Ward 1. He assumed office on August 31, 2016. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Thomas ran for re-election to the Norfolk City Council to represent Ward 1 in Virginia. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Thomas earned his bachelor’s degree in public and urban affairs from Virginia Tech University in 2002 and graduated from the University of Richmond School of Law in 2006. His professional experience includes working as an attorney at the Decker Law Firm. He also served on the Norfolk Planning Commission and the Norfolk Architectural Review Board.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Norfolk, Virginia (2022)
General election
General election for Norfolk City Council Ward 1
Incumbent Martin Thomas Jr. defeated Padraig-Eoin Dalrymple in the general election for Norfolk City Council Ward 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Martin Thomas Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 79.3 | 4,801 |
 | Padraig-Eoin Dalrymple (Nonpartisan)  | 19.7 | 1,196 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 59 | ||
| Total votes: 6,056 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Norfolk City Council Ward 1
Incumbent Martin Thomas Jr. won election in the general election for Norfolk City Council Ward 1 on May 1, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Martin Thomas Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 96.8 | 1,317 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.2 | 44 | ||
| Total votes: 1,361 | |||
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2016
There was a special election held on August 23, 2016, for the Ward 1 seat on the Norfolk City Council. This election was scheduled after Andrew Protogyrou was forced to resign on June 30, 2016, after unsuccessfully running for mayor in May 2016.[2]
Thomas was the only candidate who filed to run in the election, although one other person mounted a write-in effort.[3]
| Norfolk City Council Ward 1, Special Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Martin Thomas Jr. (unopposed) |
79.36% | 592 |
| Write-in votes | 20.54% | 153 |
| Total Votes | 745 | |
| Source: The City of Norfolk, "August 23, 2016 Special Election, Official Results," accessed April 18, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2016
Thomas stated several priorities for the city during his campaign, which included support for making city council operations more transparent, expansion of light rail projects and other transportation improvements, and education and workforce training programs.[2]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ 2.0 2.1 PilotOnline.com, "Norfolk elects Martin Thomas to City Council in Ward 1," August 23, 2016
- ↑ PilotOnline.com, "Challenger runs write-in campaign for Norfolk council seat," August 19, 2016
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