Virginia Beach is an independent city located on the southeastern coast of Virginia,United States. The population was 459,470 at the 2020 census. Although mostly suburban in character,it is the most populous city in Virginia,fifth-most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic,ninth-most populous city in the Southeast and the 42nd-most populous city in the U.S. Located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay,Virginia Beach is the largest city in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area which includes 6 other cities. This area,sometimes referred to as "America's First Region",also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake,Hampton,Newport News,Norfolk,Portsmouth,and Suffolk,as well as other smaller cities,counties,and towns of Hampton Roads.
Aaron Roosevelt Rouse is an American politician and former football player. A member of the Democratic Party,Rouse represents the 7th district in the Senate of Virginia. He previously served on the Virginia Beach City Council. Rouse formerly played in the National Football League (NFL) and United Football League (UFL).
Frank W. Wagner is an American politician. A Republican,he served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1992–2001,and was elected to the Senate of Virginia in a special election on December 19,2000. He represented the 7th district in Virginia Beach and Norfolk from 2001 until 2019. He was a member of the Commerce and Labor,General Laws and Technology,Rehabilitation and Social Services,and Transportation committees.
Jody Moses Wagner is an American politician from Virginia Beach,Virginia. A Democrat,she served as State Treasurer of Virginia from January 2002 to January 2006,and as Virginia Secretary of Finance in the Cabinet of Governor Tim Kaine from January 2006 to August 2008. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Virginia's 2nd congressional district in the 2000 election She was the Democratic Party nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in the 2009 election,and was defeated by Republican incumbent Bill Bolling.
The following offices were up for election in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia in the November 2009 general election:
William Douglas Sessoms Jr. is an American politician and bank officer who served as the mayor of Virginia Beach,Virginia from 2008 until his resignation in April,2018. He was president and CEO of Towne Financial Services Group,a division of TowneBank of Hampton Roads,Virginia from 2011 to 2014.
The 2014 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic governor Martin O'Malley was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third consecutive term.
The 2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election took place on November 5,2013. Democrat Bill Peduto was elected the 60th Mayor of Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania. The primary election was held on May 21,2013. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Luke Ravenstahl,although eligible for a second full term,did not seek reelection as Mayor of Pittsburgh.
The 2017 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2017. Incumbent Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe was unable to run for reelection,as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits the officeholder from serving consecutive terms,although he later ran unsuccessfully for a second term in the 2021 election.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 8,2016 to elect a U.S. representative from each of Virginia's 11 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as House of Representatives elections in other states,U.S. Senate elections and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 14.
The 2017 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2017. After the party primary elections were held,the major party nominees were Jill Vogel (Republican) and Justin Fairfax (Democrat). The incumbent Lieutenant Governor,Democrat Ralph Northam,declined to run for re-election in order to run for Governor. In the general election on November 7,2017,Democratic nominee Justin Fairfax defeated Republican state Senator Jill Vogel to become the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
The 2019 Kansas City mayoral election took place on June 18,2019,to elect the next mayor of Kansas City,Missouri. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections,and was officially nonpartisan.
On May 31,2019,a mass shooting occurred at a municipal building in the Princess Anne area of Virginia Beach,Virginia. The gunman,DeWayne Craddock,who was a disgruntled city employee,fatally shot 12 people and wounded four others before he was fatally shot by responding police officers. It is the second-deadliest workplace shooting in U.S. history after the 1986 Edmond post office shooting and the deadliest mass shooting in Virginia since the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting.
The 2020 California State Senate election was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,with the primary election scheduled for March 3,2020. Voters in the 20 odd-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices,including for U.S. President and the state assembly.
The mayor of Virginia Beach is the head of the municipal government in Virginia Beach,Virginia,which has a council-manager system of government. The mayor presides over city council meetings and serves as the ceremonial head and spokesperson of the city. The mayor is elected to a four-year term through direct election and the office has no term limits. These elections are nonpartisan,as are all municipal elections in Virginia Beach. Prior to 1988,the mayor was appointed from among city council members elected to represent the city's various boroughs. The mayor's office is located within the City Clerk's office in the Virginia Beach Municipal Center.
The Virginia Beach mayoral election of 2020 took place on November 3,2020. Voters elected the next Mayor of Virginia Beach,which has a council-manager system of government. The mayor presides over city council meetings and serves as the ceremonial head and spokesperson of the city. The mayor is elected to a four-year term through a direct election and the office has no term limits. The mayoral election occurred simultaneously with the election of four seats on the city council. These elections were nonpartisan,as are all municipal elections in Virginia Beach.
The Virginia Beach City Council is the legislative branch that governs the City of Virginia Beach and its more than 450,000 citizens. It has 11 members that serve four-year terms and are elected on a staggered basis. General elections are held the Tuesday following the first Monday in November in even-numbered years. All registered voters are eligible to vote for all members of City Council. Three Council Members and the Mayor serve "At Large" with no district residency requirement. All other Council Members are required to live in the districts they represent:Bayside,Beach,Centerville,Kempsville,Lynnhaven,Princess Anne,and Rose Hall. The Council holds regular meetings on alternate Tuesday evenings on the second floor of the Virginia Beach City Hall.
The 2020 elections for members of the Virginia Beach City Council were held on November 3,2020. Five seats on the council,including the Mayor of Virginia Beach in the 2020 Virginia Beach mayoral election,were up for election in this cycle. While officially nonpartisan,most of the candidates were affiliated with and endorsed by various political parties.
The 2023 Virginia Senate election is scheduled to be held on Tuesday,November 7,2023,concurrently with elections for the Virginia House of Delegates,to elect senators to all 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia for the 163rd and 164th Virginia Assembly. Nomination primaries held through the Department of Elections were held June 20,2023. These will be the first elections held following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census.
On January 10,2023,voters in the 7th district of the Virginia Senate voted in a special election to fill the seat left vacant by Republican Jen Kiggans,the previous incumbent,who had resigned on January 3,2023,after having being elected to Congress the preceding November. New state legislative maps took effect on January 11,2023,at the start of 2023 legislative. However,this special election took place under previous district lines. As a result of the redistricting process,the 7th district became the 22nd district in November,. Final official vote tallies were not released until January 13 because mail-in ballots were accepted after election day if postmarked for January 10. Democrat Aaron Rouse,an at-large Virginia Beach City Council member and former professional football player defeated Republican Kevin Adams,a retired U.S. Navy lieutenant commander and small business owner.
