Mayoral election in Chesapeake, Virginia (2018)

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2018 Chesapeake elections

Election dates
Filing deadline: March 6, 2018
General election: May 1, 2018
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor, City council
Total seats up: 7 (click here for other city elections)

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

Chesapeake also held elections for city council. Click here for more information about those races.

In addition to the regularly scheduled elections for five at-large members of the city council, there was also a special election for mayor and another city council seat. After then-Mayor Alan P. Krasnoff resigned in order to take office as clerk of the circuit court, Vice Mayor Richard W. West became mayor in November 2017. Councilman John de Triquet was then appointed vice mayor, and Dwight Parker was appointed to de Triquet's seat on the city council. West and Parker were required to run in special elections in 2018 in order to serve out unexpired terms that ended on June 30, 2020.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 2 Candidates
* 3 Additional elections on the ballot
* 3.1 Municipal partisanship
* 3.2 About the city
* 3.2.1 City government
* 3.2.2 Demographics
* 3.3 Pivot Counties
* 3.4 Recent news
* 3.5 See also
* 3.6 External links
* 3.7 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

# Candidates[edit]

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

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| Richard West (Nonpartisan)  |

57.8

| 13,342

| Jo Anne Gallant (Nonpartisan)  |

41.7

| 9,630
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.5

| 108

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

| Total votes: 23,080

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# Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: Virginia elections, 2018

## Municipal partisanship[edit]

At the end of 2018, 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 by year's end. 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: Chesapeake, Virginia

Chesapeake is a city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is considered a county equivalent. As of 2013, its population was 230,571.[2]

### City government[edit]

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Chesapeake 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.[3]

### Demographics[edit]

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

Demographic data for Chesapeake, Virginia (2015)

| Chesapeake| Virginia
Total population:| 230,601| 8,367,587
Land area (square miles):| 341| 39,490
Race and ethnicity[4]
White:| 62.3%| 69%
Black/African American:| 29.7%| 19.2%
Asian:| 3.3%| 6%
Native American:| 0.2%| 0.3%
Pacific Islander:| 0.1%| 0.1%
Two or more:| 3%| 3.2%
Hispanic/Latino:| 5.1%| 8.6%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 91.1%| 88.3%
College graduation rate:| 29.6%| 36.3%
Income
Median household income:| $68,620| $65,015
Persons below poverty level:| 9.7%| 13%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)

## 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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Mayoral election in Chesapeake, Virginia (2018) - Google News

## See also[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ The Virginia Pilot, "A shuffle at Chesapeake City Hall and one new, but familiar, face joins the City Council," November 16, 2017
2. ↑ U.S. Census, "State and County Quick Facts," accessed August 28, 2014
3. ↑ City of Chesapeake, "Plan of Government," accessed August 26, 2014
4. ↑ 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.

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