Richard West (Virginia)

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Richard West
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Mayor of Chesapeake
Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

7

Prior offices
Chesapeake City Council

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Great Bridge High School, 1970

Bachelor's

Old Dominion University, 1974

Graduate

University of Virginia, 1979

Ph.D

Virginia Tech University, 1998

Contact

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

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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
Image of Richard West
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

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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
Image of Richard West
Richard West (Nonpartisan)
 
66.0
 
21,888
Image of Lenard Myers
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

See also: Municipal elections in Chesapeake, Virginia (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
Image of Richard West
Richard West (Nonpartisan)
 
57.8
 
13,342
Image of Jo Anne Gallant
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
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

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Mayor of Chesapeake
2017-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Chesapeake City Council
2008-2017
Succeeded by
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