Every seat on the Richmond City Council and School Board was up for grabs in 2024. According to unofficial results, the city's voters opted to return most incumbent councilors to City Hall, but the results of the school board races were more mixed.
Looking for other election results? VPM News has unofficial results from Virginia's U.S. House races, the U.S. Senate contest and Richmond's mayoral race.
1st District
For City Council, Andrew "Gumby" Breton won just under 50% of the vote, defeating longtime Democratic strategist Paul Goldman and Zac Walker to fill the seat vacated by Andreas Addison — who ran for mayor.
Matthew Percival won the School Board seat after running unopposed.
2nd District
Councilor Katherine Jordan retained her seat after running unopposed.
Katie Ricard defeated incumbent Maria White in the School Board race.
3rd District
Current School Board member Kenya Gibson won the seat in a narrow three-way race against Council Vice President Ann-Frances Lambert — the only incumbent who sought re-election and lost — and Maria Carra Rose.
One polling place in the 3rd District handed out incorrect ballots to 11 voters Tuesday, a mistake that led to the removal of the precinct captain.
Ali Faruk won 58% of the vote in a three-person race to replace Gibson on the School Board.
4th District
Sarah M.A. Abubaker was unopposed in her bid to replace departing Council President Kristen Nye.
In the School Board race, Wesley Hedgepeth, a teacher at Collegiate School, defeated Garrett Sawyer.
5th District
In the council race, incumbent Stephanie Lynch held her seat after running unopposed.
School Board incumbent Stephanie Rizzi narrowly won re-election over challenger Mamie Taylor.
6th District
In one of the most closely-watched races in the city, Councilor Ellen Robertson — who has represented the district since 2003 — won re-election. She received nearly 54% of the vote to defeat Willie Hilliard and her former aide Tavares Floyd, whose campaign came under intense scrutiny in the race's final weeks.
Shonda Harris-Muhammed was unopposed in her bid for re-election to the School Board.
7th District
Incumbent Cynthia Newbille easily held off a challenge from Eric Sundberg to continue representing the city's East End on the council. She won with just over 67% of the vote.
Cheryl Burke, the incumbent School Board member, was unopposed in her bid for re-election.
8th District
Councilor Reva Trammell won re-election comfortably over challenger Frank H. Wilson Jr., earning nearly 68% of the vote.
E.J. Jafari defeated P.H. "Cruz" Sherman in the race to replace outgoing School Board President Dawn Paige.
9th District
Nicole Jones, who was appointed to the district's council seat earlier this year, defeated community organizer Stephanie Starling with 58% of the vote.
School Board member Shavonda Fernandez was unopposed in her re-election bid.
Constitutional Amendment
Virginia voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment expanding eligibility for a property tax exemption given to surviving spouses of military members.
Previously, only the spouses of service members killed in action were eligible for the benefit. The amendment widens eligibility to the spouses of service members killed while on active duty.
