Elections are currently held every four years to elect the mayor of

Chesapeake, Virginia Chesapeake is an independent city in Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 249,422, making it the second-most populous city in Virginia, the tenth largest in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 92nd-most populous city in the ...

2004

The 2004 Chesapeake mayoral election was held on May 4, 2004. It saw the reelection of the incumbent mayor William E. Ward.

2008

The 2008 Chesapeake mayoral election was held on May 6, 2008. It saw the election of Alan Krasnoff, a member of the city council.

2012

The 2012 Chesapeake mayoral election was held on May 1, 2012. The incumbent mayor Alan Krasnoff won a second term to his mayoral office.

2016

The 2016 Chesapeake mayoral election was held on May 3, 2016. The incumbent mayor Alan Krasnoff won by default due to the lack of opposing candidates.

2018

On the municipal election of Chesapeake in November 2017, the incumbent mayor Alan Krasnoff ran for and won the election was the Chesapeake City

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. Since Krasnoff left the post of mayor on November 14, Richard West, a city council member, became the acting mayor. A special mayoral election was held on May 1, 2018. It saw the election of the acting mayor Richard West.

2020

The 2020 Chesapeake mayoral election was held on May 19, 2020. It saw the reelection of the incumbent mayor Richard West.

List of mayors

The following served as mayors of Chesapeake: * Colon L. Hall, 1963 * Howard R. McPherson, 1963-1965 * G.A. Treakle, 1965-1970 * William S Overton, 1970-1972 * Marian P. Whitehurst, 1972-1980 * Sidney M. Oman, 1980-1984, 1986-1988 * J. Bennie Jennings, 1984-1986 * David I. Wynne, 1988-1990 * William E Ward, 1990-2004 * Dalton S Edge, 2004-2008 *

Alan P. Krasnoff Alan Paul Krasnoff is a Republican former mayor of Chesapeake, Virginia Chesapeake is an independent city in Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 249,422, making it the second-most populous city in Virginia, the ...

, 2008-2017 * Rick West, 2017-present

References

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