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Richard West (Virginia)
2017 - Present
2029
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Richard West is the Mayor of Chesapeake in Virginia. He assumed office on November 14, 2017. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
West ran for re-election for Mayor of Chesapeake in Virginia. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Mayoral elections in Chesapeake are nonpartisan. West is a Republican.[1]
Biography
West earned a B.S. bachelor's degree from Old Dominion University in 1974, a graduate degree from the University of Virginia in 1979, and a doctoral degree from Virginia Tech University in 1998.[2] West served on the Chesapeake City Council from 2008 to 2017.[3][4][5]
Elections
2024
See also: Mayoral election in Chesapeake, Virginia (2024)
General election
General election for Mayor of Chesapeake
Incumbent Richard West defeated Don Carey III in the general election for Mayor of Chesapeake on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Richard West (Nonpartisan) | 55.6 | 68,421 |
| Don Carey III (Nonpartisan) | 43.9 | 53,939 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 594 | ||
| Total votes: 122,954 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for West in this election.
2020
See also: Mayoral election in Chesapeake, Virginia (2020)
General election
General election for Mayor of Chesapeake
Incumbent Richard West defeated Lenard Myers, Steffanie Aubuchon, and Palmer Smith in the general election for Mayor of Chesapeake on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard West (Nonpartisan) | 66.0 | 21,888 |
 | Lenard Myers (Nonpartisan) | 27.4 | 9,087 | |
| Steffanie Aubuchon (Nonpartisan) | 4.2 | 1,386 | ||
| Palmer Smith (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 641 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 169 | ||
| Total votes: 33,171 | |||
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2018
General election
Special general election for Mayor of Chesapeake
Incumbent Richard West defeated Jo Anne Gallant in the special general election for Mayor of Chesapeake on May 1, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard West (Nonpartisan) | 57.8 | 13,342 |
 | Jo Anne Gallant (Nonpartisan) | 41.7 | 9,630 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 108 | ||
| Total votes: 23,080 | |||
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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.[6]
| 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 | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Richard West did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Richard West did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Mayor of Chesapeake |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Rick West Chesapeake Mayor," archived November 25, 2018
- ↑ City of Chesapeake, "City Council Member West," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ City of Chesapeake, "West," accessed December 22, 2014
- ↑ The Virginian-Pilot, "A shuffle at Chesapeake City Hall and one new, but familiar, face joins the City Council," November 16, 2017
- ↑ The Virginian-Pilot, "Chesapeake council votes to replace longtime Vice Mayor de Triquet with Councilman West," June 30, 2016
- ↑ Virginia Public Access Project, "Chesapeake City," accessed March 22, 2016
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| Preceded by - |
Mayor of Chesapeake 2017-Present |
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| Preceded by - |
Chesapeake City Council 2008-2017 |
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