Voters in Hampton will elect a new mayor, four City Council members and four school board members this November.
Candidates had to file by the June 18 deadline. Candidates run without party designation.
The mayor’s race is between Jimmy Gray and Richelle Wallace as Mayor Donnie Tuck is retiring. Gray is resigning from his position as vice mayor to run for mayor, and his resignation has an effective date of Dec. 31.
Because of Gray’s departure, the Hampton City Council has authorized a special election on Nov. 5 to fill his council seat. The three candidates who qualified to be on the ballot by the Aug. 16 deadline are Michelle Taylor Ferebee, Jeannie Belgrave and Chelsea Greenwood. Whoever wins the special election will serve the remainder of Gray’s term, which expires on Dec. 31, 2026.
Nine candidates are vying for the other three full-term seats in Hampton City Council. The seats are all at-large and the three candidates with the most votes will end up on the council. Incumbents Hope Harper, Billy Hobbs and Chris Bowman are all seeking re-election. Competing for their seats are Carolyn S. Campbell, Randy Bowman, Aaron T. Weaver, Latoya Fleming, Whalan McDew and Janice Richison.
For the school board, four incumbents — Stephanie Jackson Afonja, Ann Stephens Cherry, Tina Banks-Gray and Reginal C. Woodhouse — are seeking re-election and are facing competition from one challenger, Natalie M. Kidd.
The top four vote-getters will be elected to the school board.
Josh Janney, joshua.janney@virginiamedia.com
