2016 Richmond, Virginia, mayoral election

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2016 Richmond, Virginia, mayoral election
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Nominee Levar Stoney Jack Berry
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote35,52533,447
Percentage35.64%33.56%
 
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Nominee Joe Morrissey Michelle Mosby
Party Independent Democratic
Popular vote20,9955,792
Percentage21.06%5.81%
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Precinct results
Stoney:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%
Berry:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Morrissey:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%
Mayor before election

Dwight Jones
Democratic

Elected mayor

Levar Stoney
Democratic

Richmond, Virginia, held a general election on November 8, 2016. Voters elected the Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, members of the Richmond City Council, as well as several other local officials. In an officially nonpartisan, three-way race, Levar Stoney, the former state Secretary of the Commonwealth defeated Jack Berry, former Hanover County Administrator, and Joe Morrissey, former delegate of the Virginia House of Delegates. Former councilperson, Michelle Mosby, finished in a distant third. On January 1, 2017, Stoney took office as the 80th mayor of Richmond, Virginia.

Contents

In the Richmond mayoral election, in addition to winning the popular vote, mayoral candidates must win the popular vote in five of the nine city districts. Stoney was able to achieve a majority of the popular vote, receiving 35,525 votes, in addition to winning five city districts, compared to three won by Berry and one won by Morrissey. The night of November 8, the Morrissey campaign conceded to Berry and Stoney, [1] and Berry's campaign conceded to Stoney the following day, when provisional and absentee ballots still had Stoney in the lead. [2]

At the age of 35, Stoney became the youngest politician to ever be elected as the Mayor of Richmond. On November 12, 2016, the Stoney campaign began the transition team between his administration, and Jones' departing administration.

Background

Incumbent Democrat Dwight C. Jones was ineligible to seek re-election due to mayoral term limits. The election was the fourth citywide election for mayor through popular vote. The election is nonpartisan, meaning no candidate can be affiliated with any party on the ticket.

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Jon Baliles

Media

Jack Berry

Individuals

  • Viola Baskerville, former State Delegate and former Richmond City Councilwoman [34]
  • Bill Johnson, former Richmond City Council member
  • Ted Ukrop, of the Ukrop's, a local grocery chain in the region.

Organizations

  • Richmond Association of Realtors [35]
Levar Stoney

Individuals

Organizations

  • Home Building Association of Richmond [41]
  • Richmond City Democratic Committee [42]
  • Richmond Education Association [43]
  • SEIU [44]

Polling

Early polling has suggested that Joe Morrissey is the front-runner in the mayoral election, followed by Jack Berry. [45]

Poll sourceDate(s) administeredSample sizeMargin of errorJon BalilesJack BerryJoe MorrisseyMichelle MosbyLevar StoneyBruce TylerOther/Undecided
CNU [45] August 24 – 30, 2016600±4.9%9%16%28%10%7%4%18%
American Strategies [46] [47] September 17 – 21, 2016600±4.0%12%25%29%7%14%—11%

Results

Richmond mayoral election, 2016 [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Levar Stoney 35,52535.64
Democratic Jack Berry33,44733.56
Independent Joe Morrissey 20,99521.06
Democratic Michelle Mosby5,7925.81
Democratic Jon Baliles (withdrew)2,2302.24
Independent Lawrence Williams5430.54
Republican Bruce Tyler (withdrew)5000.50
Independent Bobby Junes (withdrew)3810.38
Write-in 2550.26
Total votes99,668 100
Democratic hold

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