2020 Norfolk mayoral election

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Norfolk mayoral election, 2020
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  2016 May 19, 2020 (2020-05-19)2024 
Turnout9.63% [1] Decrease2.svg 17.93 pp [2]
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Nominee Kenny Alexander Write-in
Party Nonpartisan
Popular vote12,252560
Percentage95.6%4.4%

Mayor before election

Kenny Alexander
Democratic

Elected mayor

Kenny Alexander
Democratic

The Norfolk mayoral election of 2020 took place on May 19, 2020. Voters elected the Mayor of Norfolk. It saw the election of incumbent mayor Kenny Alexander, who ran unopposed.

Contents

Alexander became the first African American mayor of Norfolk to be re-elected following his initial election in 2016, 4 years earlier.

Results

Norfolk mayoral election, 2020 [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Kenny Alexander 12,25295.6
Write-in5604.4
Total votes12,812

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References

  1. 1 2 "COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA CITY OF NORFOLK GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS* (OFFICIAL) Tuesday, May 19, 2020". City of Norfolk. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  2. "GENERAL ELECTION - MAY 3, 2016 MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL SUPERWARD & SCHOOL BOARD OFFICIAL RESULTS". City of Norfolk. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  3. "2020 Mayor General Election Norfolk City". historical.elections.virginia.gov.