2006 Norfolk mayoral election

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Norfolk mayoral election, 2006
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May 2, 2006 (2006-05-02) 2010  
Turnout18.26% [1]
 
Nominee Paul D. Fraim Daniel E. Montague
Party nonpartisan candidate nonpartisan candidate
Popular vote15,0154,177
Percentage77.8%21.6%

Mayor before election

Paul D. Fraim
Republican

Elected Mayor

Paul D. Fraim
Republican

The Norfolk mayoral election of 2006 took place on May 2, 2006. Voters elected the Mayor of Norfolk. This was the first popular election for mayor of Norfolk since 1916. [2] It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Paul D. Fraim.

Results

Norfolk mayoral election, 2006 [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan candidate Paul D. Fraim (incumbent)15,01577.8
Nonpartisan candidate Daniel E. Montague4,17721.6
Write-In Write-ins1060.5
Total votes19,298

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References

  1. 1 2 "MAY 2, 2006 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". City of Norfolk. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  2. Minimum, Harry (February 6, 2018). "Norfolk Cosmopolitan Club names former mayor Paul Fraim city's "First Citizen"". The Virginian-Pilot . Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  3. "2006 Mayor General Election Norfolk City". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved October 10, 2019.