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Robert C. Ike, Jr.
Robert Ike was a member of the Chesapeake City Council in Virginia. He assumed office on July 1, 2012. He left office on January 1, 2025.
Ike ran for re-election to the Chesapeake City Council in Virginia. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Ike completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Chesapeake, Virginia (2024)
General election
General election for Chesapeake City Council (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Chesapeake City Council on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | S.Z. Ritter (Nonpartisan) | 16.2 | 50,547 |
| ✔ |  | Les Smith Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 15.8 | 49,252 |
| ✔ |  | Patricia King (Nonpartisan)  | 15.7 | 49,073 |
| Jeff Jefferies (Nonpartisan) | 14.9 | 46,401 | ||
 | Eric Wray (Nonpartisan) | 13.3 | 41,445 | |
 | Reagan Davis (Nonpartisan) | 12.0 | 37,525 | |
 | Robert Ike (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 13,308 | |
| Jennifer Naperala (Nonpartisan) | 4.2 | 12,989 | ||
 | Jeff Staples (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 9,933 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1,204 | ||
| Total votes: 311,677 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ike in this election.
2020
See also: City elections in Chesapeake, Virginia (2020)
General election
General election for Chesapeake City Council (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Chesapeake City Council on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Don Carey III (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 17,693 | |
| ✔ | | S.Z. Ritter (Nonpartisan) | 19.6 | 17,569 |
| ✔ | | Robert Ike (Nonpartisan) | 17.8 | 15,979 |
 | Dwight Parker (Nonpartisan) | 14.5 | 13,029 | |
| Les Smith Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 12,278 | |
 | Sharon Johnson-Clayton (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 9,157 | |
| Victoria Nicholls (Nonpartisan) | 3.9 | 3,503 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 410 | ||
| Total votes: 89,618 | |||
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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 | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Robert Ike completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ike's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I stand solidly for Honesty, Transparency and Accountability in government! The days of back-room deals must end.
- Safety in our city is very important to me. We need to support our Police, Fire and Sheriff's departments and make them the best of the best in pay, equipment and training.
- We need to look at lowering taxes and even eliminating the car tax (Personal Property Tax). As real estate assessments rise, we should lower the tax rate to keep the actual cost steady.
Like a police officer, he possesses no special powers. He only uses his cunning and the tools he carries on his belt.
They both need to be changed regularly, and for the same reason!
The Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce
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2020
Robert Ike did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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