Local Races

After three hours of deliberation, the Richmond Board of Elections voted 2-1 to remove the city's top elections official Monday night. Kirk Showalter faced criticism following the November 2020 elections.

Ann-Frances Lambert will replace outgoing City Council Vice President Chris Hilbert, representing the 3rd district in Northside. Katherine Jordan will represent the 2nd District, which encompasses much of the Fan, Jackson Ward and Scott’s Addition neighborhoods. Both Lambert and Jordan will hold elected office for the first time.

The Richmond Police Department says the city’s gun ban was not put into effect Thursday night as dozens of armed right-wing protesters gathered Downtown near the governor’s mansion.

Final results released late Tuesday night show all incumbents running for Richmond City Council have secured reelection.

A majority of Richmond School Board incumbents will be returning for another term in January. Board members Liz Doerr, Kenya Gibson, Jonathan Young, Cheryl Burke and Dawn Page all succeeded in their reelection campaigns. Doerr and Burke ran unopposed. The incumbents will be joined by four new members.

The Richmond Registrar says 90 percent of her office is now in quarantine, after three employees tested positive for COVID-19.

In a year with lots of concerns about voting security and accuracy, in Richmond’s 6th City Council District, a handful of voters received the wrong ballot.

With more than 104,000 reported votes, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney appears to have secured re-election.

With more than 100,000 votes being reported, incumbents running for Richmond City Council and mayor appear likely to win.

Voting lines in Goochland and Powhatan were long at sunrise but petered out through the afternoon.