Municipal elections in Norfolk, Virginia (2018)

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2018 Norfolk elections

Election dates
Filing deadline: March 6, 2018
General election: May 1, 2018
Election stats
Offices up: City council
Total seats up: 5

Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of Norfolk, Virginia, held general elections for city council on May 1, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was March 6, 2018.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 Candidates and results
* 2 Ward 1
* 3 Ward 2
* 4 Ward 3
* 5 Ward 4
* 6 Ward 5
* 7 Additional elections on the ballot
* 7.1 Municipal partisanship
* 7.2 About the city
* 7.2.1 City government
* 7.2.2 Demographics
* 7.3 Pivot Counties
* 7.4 Recent news
* 7.5 See also
* 7.6 External links
* 7.7 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

The Norfolk City Council consists of eight members. Seven members are elected by the city's seven wards, while the mayor is elected at-large. Five seats were up for general election on May 1, 2018; there was no primary election. Qualified individuals who ran in this election were required to file by March 6, 2018.

### Candidates and results[edit]

# Ward 1[edit]

#### 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

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| Martin Thomas Jr. (Nonpartisan) |

96.8

| 1,317
|  | Other/Write-in votes|

3.2

| 44

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 1,361

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# Ward 2[edit]

#### General election

##### General election for Norfolk City Council Ward 2

Courtney Doyle defeated Thomas Warburton IV and Donald Roby Jr. in the general election for Norfolk City Council Ward 2 on May 1, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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| Courtney Doyle (Nonpartisan) |

66.7

| 3,400

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| Thomas Warburton IV (Nonpartisan) |

16.5

| 841

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| Donald Roby Jr. (Nonpartisan) |

16.5

| 840
|  | Other/Write-in votes|

0.4

| 19

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 5,100

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# Ward 3[edit]

#### General election

##### General election for Norfolk City Council Ward 3

Incumbent Mamie Johnson defeated William Collins Jr. in the general election for Norfolk City Council Ward 3 on May 1, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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| Mamie Johnson (Nonpartisan) |

80.8

| 1,428

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| William Collins Jr. (Nonpartisan) |

18.4

| 325
|  | Other/Write-in votes|

0.8

| 14

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 1,767

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# Ward 4[edit]

#### General election

##### General election for Norfolk City Council Ward 4

Incumbent Paul Riddick won election in the general election for Norfolk City Council Ward 4 on May 1, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
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| Paul Riddick (Nonpartisan) |

93.9

| 1,632
|  | Other/Write-in votes|

6.1

| 106

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 1,738

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# Ward 5[edit]

#### General election

##### General election for Norfolk City Council Ward 5

Incumbent Tommy Smigiel won election in the general election for Norfolk City Council Ward 5 on May 1, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
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| Tommy Smigiel (Nonpartisan) |

93.4

| 1,942
|  | Other/Write-in votes|

6.6

| 137

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 2,079

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# Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: Virginia elections, 2018

## Municipal partisanship[edit]

Once mayors elected in 2018 assumed office, Democrats held mayorships in 61 of the 100 largest cities in the country. Out of the twenty-five mayoral elections that were held in 2018 in the 100 largest cities, two party changes occurred. In the election in Lexington, Kentucky, Republican Linda Gorton won the seat, replacing former Democratic Mayor Jim Gray. In Virginia Beach, Virginia, Republican Bob Dyer won the seat, replacing former independent Mayor Louis Jones. Click here to learn more.

## About the city[edit]

See also: Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, its population was 242,803.

### City government[edit]

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Norfolk uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1]

### Demographics[edit]

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Norfolk, Virginia

| Norfolk | Virginia
Population | 242,803 | 8,001,024
Land area (sq mi) | 53 | 39,481
Race and ethnicity**
White | 47% | 67.6%
Black/African American | 41.1% | 19.2%
Asian | 3.7% | 6.4%
Native American | 0.4% | 0.3%
Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1%
Other (single race) | 3% | 2.6%
Multiple | 4.7% | 3.8%
Hispanic/Latino | 8% | 9.4%
Education
High school graduation rate | 88% | 89.7%
College graduation rate | 28.8% | 38.8%
Income
Median household income | $51,590 | $74,222
Persons below poverty level | 18.7% | 10.6%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

## Pivot Counties[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Five of 133 Virginia counties—3.8 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008

County  | Trump margin of victory in 2016  | Obama margin of victory in 2012  | Obama margin of victory in 2008
Buckingham County, Virginia | 11.28% | 2.43% | 0.87%
Caroline County, Virginia | 5.02% | 8.24% | 11.97%
Essex County, Virginia | 2.14% | 7.30% | 10.35%
Nelson County, Virginia | 5.59% | 2.72% | 9.15%
Westmoreland County, Virginia | 7.14% | 6.95% | 10.24%

Note: Although it is highlighted in the map above, the city of Chesapeake is not considered a county and not included in our calculations as such.

In the 2016 presidential election, Virginia was a battleground state. Hillary Clinton (D) won Virginia with 49.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 44.4 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Virginia voted Democratic 56.67 percent of the time and Republican 43.33 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Virginia voted Democratic three times (2008, 2012, and 2016) and Republican two times (2000 and 2004).

## Recent news[edit]

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## See also[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ City of Norfolk, "City Council," accessed October 28, 2014

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