2016 mayoral election in Virginia
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2016 Richmond, Virginia, mayoral election ← 2012 November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08 ) 2020 →
Precinct resultsStoney: 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%
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Richmond, Virginia , held ageneral election on November 8, 2016. Voters elected theMayor of Richmond, Virginia , members of theRichmond City Council , as well as several other local officials. In an officially nonpartisan, three-way race,Levar Stoney , the former stateSecretary of the Commonwealth defeated Jack Berry, formerHanover County Administrator , andJoe Morrissey , former delegate of theVirginia House of Delegates . Former councilperson, Michelle Mosby, finished in a distant third. On January 1, 2017, Stoney took office as the 80th mayor ofRichmond, Virginia .
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] [ 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.
IncumbentDemocrat 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.
Jon Baliles, 1st District City Councilman and former City Planner for Richmond[ 3] Jack Berry, Venture Richmond director and formerHanover County administrator[ 4] Bobby Junes, retired real estate consultant[ 5] [ 6] Joe Morrissey , former State Delegate and former Richmond Commonwealth's Attorney[ 7] Michelle Mosby, President of the Richmond City Council[ 8] Levar Stoney , formerSecretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia [ 9] Bruce Tyler, former Richmond City Councilman and 2015 Republican State Senate candidate (withdrew September 27, but will remain on the ballot)[ 10] [ 11] Lawrence E. Williams, architect and candidate for Mayor in 2004 and 2008[ 12] [ 13] Mike Dickinson, strip club owner and perennial candidate[ 14] [ 15] Lillie Estes, community strategist, former substitute teacher and former member of the Richmond Anti-Poverty Commission[ 16] [ 17] Brad Froman, businessman and write-in candidate forU.S. Senate in2014 [ 5] [ 18] [ 19] L. Shirley Harvey, former Richmond City Councilwoman and perennial candidate[ 5] [ 20] Chad Ingold, teacher atRichmond City Public Schools [ 20] [ 21] [ 22] Nate Peterson, medical administrator[ 20] [ 23] Amon Rayford[ 20] Chuck Richardson, former Richmond City Councilman[ 14] [ 24] Alan Schintzius, carpenter and formerOccupy Richmond activist[ 20] [ 25] Rick Tatnall, community activist and candidate in 2012[ 22] [ 26] [ 27] Jeff Bourne, Chairman of the Richmond School Board (running for re-election)[ 28] Chris Hilbert, 3rd District City Councilman (running for re-election)[ 29] Delores McQuinn , State Delegate and former Richmond City Councilwoman[ 30] [ 31] Charles Samuels, Richmond City Councilman[ 30] Jack Berry
Individuals
Viola Baskerville , former State Delegate and former Richmond City Councilwoman[ 34] Bill Johnson, former Richmond City Council member Ted Ukrop, of theUkrop'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] Early polling has suggested thatJoe Morrissey is the front-runner in the mayoral election, followed by Jack Berry.[ 45]
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Jon Baliles Jack Berry Joe Morrissey Michelle Mosby Levar Stoney Bruce Tyler Other/Undecided CNU [ 45] August 24 – 30, 2016 600 ±4.9% 9% 16% 28% 10% 7% 4% 18% American Strategies[ 46] [ 47] September 17 – 21, 2016 600 ±4.0% 12% 25% 29% 7% 14% — 11%
^ Freeman, Jr., Vernon (November 8, 2016)."Joe Morrissey concedes Richmond mayoral race" .CBS6 .WTVR . RetrievedDecember 20, 2016 . ^ Robinson, Mark."Field Notes: Berry Concedes" .Richmond Magazine . RetrievedDecember 20, 2016 . ^ Dickerson, Trevor (April 5, 2016)."City Councilman Jon Baliles joins race for Richmond mayor" .RVA News . RVANews.com. RetrievedMay 26, 2016 . ^ Oliver, Ned (April 5, 2016)."Venture Richmond Director Jack Berry declares he's running for mayor" .Richmond Times-Dispatch . RetrievedMay 26, 2016 . ^a b c Oliver, Ned (May 6, 2016)."There are now 16 candidates running for mayor of Richmond; none yet finalized for ballot" .Richmond Times-Dispatch . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^ Mattingly, Justin (July 9, 2016)."Junes says he will work 'to get the city back on track' .Richmond Times-Dispatch . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^ Robinson, Mark (March 31, 2016)."Field Notes: Morrissey In" . RetrievedApril 6, 2016 . ^ Moomaw, Graham (August 17, 2015)."Mosby confirms she's running for mayor" .Richmond Times-Dispatch . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^ Small, Leah (April 21, 2016)."Holdout Candidate Levar Stoney Joins Crowded Race for Richmond Mayor" .Style Weekly . StyleWeekly.com. RetrievedMay 26, 2016 . ^ Zullo, Robert (March 24, 2016)."Former Richmond councilman Bruce Tyler will run for mayor" .Richmond Times-Dispatch . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^ Oliver, Ned (September 27, 2016)."Former Councilman Bruce Tyler drops out of Richmond mayoral race; cites concerns about Morrissey victory" .Richmond Times-Dispatch . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^ Oliver, Ned (April 2, 2016)."Two more candidates enter Richmond mayoral race and another drops out ahead of first forum" .Richmond Times-Dispatch . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^ Murden, John (April 3, 2016)."Williams making 3rd bid for mayor" .Church Hill People's News . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^a b Oliver, Ned (May 19, 2016)."Ex-councilman Chuck Richardson, Richmond strip club owner enter mayoral race" .Richmond Times-Dispatch . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^ Oliver, Ned (June 14, 2016)."Richmond mayoral race down to 13 candidates after filing deadline" .Richmond Times-Dispatch . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^ Murden, John (July 31, 2015)."Lillie A. Estes announces bid for mayor" .Church Hill People's News . RetrievedSeptember 19, 2016 . ^ Estes, Lillie (June 10, 2016)."Today, after giving much thought, prayer and consideration, I have decided NOT to continue my candidacy for mayor for the city of Richmond, Virginia" .Facebook . RetrievedSeptember 19, 2016 . ^ Robinson, Mark (April 4, 2016)."Field Notes: Come One, Come All" .Richmond Magazine . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^ Froman, Brad (June 13, 2016)."Brad Froman Suspends Campaign for Richmond Mayor" .Facebook . RetrievedOctober 7, 2016 . ^a b c d e Oliver, Ned (June 22, 2016)."Five mayoral candidates fail to meet ballot requirements; Tichi Pinkney Eppes disqualified for School Board" .Richmond Times-Dispatch . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^ Murden, John (February 12, 2016)."Ingold collecting signatures to run for Mayor" .Church Hill People's News . RetrievedSeptember 19, 2016 . ^a b Robinson, Mark (February 18, 2016)."Field Notes: More in the Mix" .Richmond Magazine . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^ Robinson, Mark (April 18, 2016)."Field Notes: Domain Wars" .Richmond Magazine . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^ Oliver, Ned (June 13, 2016)."Ex-Richmond councilman Chuck Richardson drops out of mayoral race" .Richmond Times-Dispatch . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^ Small, Leah (March 29, 2016)."Former Occupy Richmond Activist Alan Schintzius Enters Mayoral Race" .Scrum Blog . Style Weekly. RetrievedMay 26, 2016 . ^ "Rick Tatnall makes run for Richmond mayor official" .WRIC-TV . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 .^ Robinson, Mark (May 20, 2016)."Field Notes: Tatnall Drops Mayoral Bid" .Richmond Magazine . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^ Robinson, Mark (March 29, 2016)."Field Notes: Bourne's Decision" .Richmond Magazine . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^ Small, Leah."Chris Hilbert Decides Against Richmond Mayoral Run" .Style Weekly . RetrievedMay 26, 2016 . ^a b Lazarus, Jeremy (May 1, 2015)."Samuels to run for mayor?" .Richmond Free Press . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^ Robinson, Mark (November 3, 2015)."Mayorology 2016: Let the Elbowing Begin" .Richmond Magazine . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^ Kutner, Brad (September 20, 2016)."RVA Magazine endorses Jon Baliles for Mayor of Richmond" .RVA Magazine the original on September 24, 2016. RetrievedOctober 7, 2016 . ^ "Students for Bernie VCU endorses Jon Baliles for Mayor of Richmond" .Our Revolution RVA . orrva.com. June 24, 2016. Archived fromthe original on December 7, 2017. RetrievedDecember 7, 2017 .^ Robinson, Mark (August 18, 2016)."Field Notes: Baskerville for Berry" .Richmond Magazine . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^ Oliver, Ned (September 10, 2016)."Richmond Association of Realtors endorses Berry for mayor" .Richmond Times-Dispatch . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^a b Robinson, Mark (October 10, 2016)."Field Notes: Holton Endorses Stoney" .Richmond Magazine . RetrievedOctober 12, 2016 . ^ Hylton, David (September 13, 2016)."McAuliffe endorses Stoney for Richmond mayor" .WWBT . RetrievedSeptember 19, 2016 . ^ "McClellan endorses Stoney in Richmond mayoral race" .Richmond Times-Dispatch . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 .^a b c Solomon, Brent (October 3, 2016)."Richmond Mayoral race heats up with new endorsements, criticism of other ones" .WWBT . RetrievedOctober 7, 2016 . ^ Hylton, David (September 9, 2016)."Levar Stoney picks up key endorsement" .WWBT . RetrievedSeptember 19, 2016 . ^ Oliver, Ned (August 17, 2016)."Home builders group endorses Stoney in Richmond mayoral race" .Richmond Times-Dispatch . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^ Oliver, Ned (September 8, 2016)."Richmond Democrats vote to endorse Levar Stoney for mayor" .Richmond Times-Dispatch . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^ Oliver, Ned (September 14, 2016)."Richmond teachers union endorses Stoney in mayoral race" .Richmond Times-Dispatch . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^ Robinson, Mark (August 15, 2016)."Field Notes: Labor Union Backs Stoney" .Richmond Magazine . RetrievedOctober 6, 2016 . ^a b "Morrissey leads crowded contest for Richmond mayor; voters sour on current City Council and School Board" (PDF) .Christopher Newport University . The Judy Ford Wason Center for Public Policy. August 30, 2016.[permanent dead link ^ Oliver, Ned."Realtors' poll shows Morrissey still has lead, but Berry and Stoney gaining ground" .Richmond Times-Dispatch . RetrievedOctober 7, 2016 . ^ Poll conducted on behalf of the Richmond Association of Realtors, which has endorsed Jack Berry ^ "Citywide Election Results, 2016" .Richmond, Virginia Government . RetrievedNovember 11, 2016 .[permanent dead link Official campaign websites
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