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Mayoral elections in Norfolk, Virginia are held every four years to elect the mayor of Norfolk, Virginia. The Norfolk mayor has been elected by popular vote since 2006.

All Norfolk municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but most candidates can be affiliated with political parties. The elections occur in line with presidential election years after shifting from midterm years in 2016.

2006

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Norfolk mayoral election, 2006
May 2, 2006 (2006-05-02) 2010 →
Turnout18.26%[1]
 
Nominee Paul D. Fraim Daniel E. Montague
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 15,015 4,177
Percentage 77.8% 21.6%
Mayor before election

Paul D. Fraim
Republican

Elected mayor

Paul D. Fraim
Republican

The Norfolk mayoral election of 2006 took place on May 2, 2006. Voters elected the Mayor of Norfolk. This was the first popular election for mayor of Norfolk since 1916.[2] It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Paul D. Fraim.

Results

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Norfolk mayoral election, 2006[3][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Paul D. Fraim (incumbent) 15,015 77.8
Nonpartisan Daniel E. Montague 4,177 21.6
Write-In Write-ins 106 0.5
Total votes 19,298

2010

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Norfolk mayoral election, 2010
← 2006 May 4, 2010 (2010-05-04) 2014 →
Turnout22.34%[4] Increase 4.08 pp[5]
 
Nominee Paul D. Fraim Daun Sessoms Hester
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 16,688 7,992
Percentage 63.5% 30.4%
Mayor before election

Paul D. Fraim
Republican

Elected mayor

Paul D. Fraim
Republican

The Norfolk mayoral election of 2010 took place on May 4, 2010. Voters elected the Mayor of Norfolk. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Paul D. Fraim.

Results

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Norfolk mayoral election, 2010[4][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Paul D. Fraim (incumbent) 16,688 63.5
Nonpartisan Daun Sessoms Hester 7,992 30.4
Nonpartisan Daniel E. Montague 804 3.1
Nonpartisan Ryan Patrick Cooper 721 2.7
Write-In Write-ins 56 0.2
Total votes 26,261

2014

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Norfolk mayoral election, 2014
← 2010 May 6, 2014 (2014-05-06) 2016 →
Turnout13.65%[7] Decrease 8.69 pp[8]
 
Nominee Paul D. Fraim Michael Jerrell Muhammad Jane Eileen Bethel
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 11,252 2,555 1,869
Percentage 71.0% 16.1% 11.8%
Mayor before election

Paul D. Fraim
Republican

Elected mayor

Paul D. Fraim
Republican

The Norfolk mayoral election of 2014 took place on May 7, 2014. Voters elected the Mayor of Norfolk. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Paul D. Fraim.

Results

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Norfolk mayoral election, 2014[7][9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Paul D. Fraim (incumbent) 11,252 71.0
Nonpartisan Michael Jerrell Muhammad 2,555 16.1
Nonpartisan Jane Eileen Bethel 1,869 11.8
Write-in 161 1%
Total votes 15,837

2016

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Norfolk mayoral election, 2016
← 2014 May 3, 2016 (2016-05-03) 2020 →
Turnout27.56%[10] Increase 13.91 pp[11]
 
Nominee Kenny Alexander Andy A. Protogyrou Robert James McCabe
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 16,397 8,022 7,276
Percentage 51.7% 25.3% 22.9%
2016 Norfolk Mayoral Election with results colored by precinct. Green for Kenny Alexander, orange for Andy A. Protogyrou, and purple for Robert James McCabe.
Mayor before election

Paul D. Fraim
Democratic

Elected mayor

Kenny Alexander
Democratic

The Norfolk mayoral election of 2016 took place on May 3, 2016. Voters elected the Mayor of Norfolk. It saw the election of Kenny Alexander.

Alexander became the first African American mayor of Norfolk.[12]

Results

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Norfolk mayoral election, 2016[10][13][14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Kenny Alexander 16,397 51.7
Nonpartisan Andy A. Protogyrou 8,022 25.3
Nonpartisan Robert James McCabe 7,276 22.9
Write-in 30 0.1
Total votes 31,725

2020

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Norfolk mayoral election, 2020
← 2016 May 19, 2020 (2020-05-19) 2024 →
Turnout9.63%[15] Decrease 17.93 pp[16]
 
Nominee Kenny Alexander Write-in
Party Nonpartisan
Popular vote 12,252 560
Percentage 95.6% 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, Virginia, United States. It saw the election of incumbent mayor Kenny Alexander, who ran unopposed.

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

Results

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Norfolk mayoral election, 2020[15][17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Kenny Alexander 12,252 95.6
Write-in 560 4.4
Total votes 12,812

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2006 Mayor General Election Norfolk City". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Minimum, Harry (February 6, 2018). "Norfolk Cosmopolitan Club names former mayor Paul Fraim city's "First Citizen"". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "MAY 2, 2006 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". City of Norfolk. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "OFFICIAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION May 4, 2010". City of Norfolk. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "MAY 2, 2006 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". City of Norfolk. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "2010 Mayor General Election Norfolk City". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "OFFICIAL RESULTS MAY 6, 2014 GENERAL ELECTION". City of Norfolk. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  8. ^ "OFFICIAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION May 4, 2010". City of Norfolk. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  9. ^ "2014 Mayor General Election Norfolk City". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  10. ^ a b "GENERAL ELECTION - MAY 3, 2016 MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL SUPERWARD & SCHOOL BOARD OFFICIAL RESULTS". City of Norfolk. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  11. ^ "OFFICIAL RESULTS MAY 6, 2014 GENERAL ELECTION". City of Norfolk. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  12. ^ O'Hallarn, Brendan (May 4, 2016). "Old Dominion Alumnus Kenny Alexander Elected Norfolk Mayor". Old Dominion University. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  13. ^ "Results". results.elections.virginia.gov.
  14. ^ "2016 Mayor General Election Norfolk City". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  15. ^ a b "COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA CITY OF NORFOLK GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS* (OFFICIAL) Tuesday, May 19, 2020". City of Norfolk. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  16. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION - MAY 3, 2016 MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL SUPERWARD & SCHOOL BOARD OFFICIAL RESULTS". City of Norfolk. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  17. ^ "2020 Mayor General Election Norfolk City". historical.elections.virginia.gov.
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