Bobby Dyer | |
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25th Mayor of Virginia Beach | |
Assumed office November 20, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Will Sessoms |
Member of the Virginia Beach City Council from the Centerville district | |
In office July 1,2004 –November 19,2018 | |
Preceded by | Margaret Eure |
Succeeded by | Sabrina Wooten |
Personal details | |
Born | August 10,1950 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Trish Dyer |
Education | Saint Louis University (BS) Fairleigh Dickinson University (MPA) Regent University (PhD) |
Robert M. Dyer (born August 10,1950) is an American politician serving as the mayor of Virginia Beach,Virginia since 2018. [1] A Republican,he served as a member of the city council for 14 years prior to his election as mayor. Dyer has also been a physical therapist for over 40 years and a professor of government at his alma mater,Regent University. [2] [3] He won the November 2018 election for mayor despite being outraised by his opponent Ben Davenport nearly 5 to 1. [4]
Dyer ran for re-election for mayor in 2020. On June 9,2020,Jody Wagner announced she would run for the seat;Dyer's previous opponent,City Councilman Aaron Rouse,ended his campaign on May 30,2020. [5] [6] Dyer won a second term as mayor against Wagner in the November 2020 election. [7]
Dyer ran for re-election for mayor in 2024,facing four opponents. Dyer won a third term as mayor against Councilmember Sabrina Wooten,former Councilmember John Moss,Councilmember Chris Taylor and Richard Kowalewitch.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Bobby Dyer | 82,201 | 51.8 | |
Nonpartisan | M. Ben Davenport | 75,693 | 47.7 | |
Write-in | 789 | 0.5 | ||
Total votes | 158,683 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Bobby Dyer (incumbent) | 111,736 | 51.7 | |
Nonpartisan | Jody Wagner | 94,507 | 43.7 | |
Nonpartisan | Richard W. "RK" Kowalewitch | 9,251 | 4.2 | |
Write-in | 335 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 215,829 | 100.0 |