Dyer wins reelection as Virginia Beach mayor

Brian Reese

4 weeks ago

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Incumbent Bobby Dyer has topped four challengers to win reelection as Virginia Beach’s mayor.

Dyer led the field with 43.68% of the vote, to 29.63% for Sabrina Wooten and 15.55% for John Moss, with early voting, Election Day and mailed absentee ballots counted as of about 3 a.m. Wednesday. Chris Taylor won 8.29% of the vote and RK Kowalewitch had 2.86%.

Wooten currently sits on the Virginia Beach City Council, while Moss had previously served on council until coming in second in a three-way race for the District 9 seat.

Rocky Holcomb defeated Aldo DiBelandino, with Holcomb taking 72.27% of the vote to DeBelandino’s 27.73%.

Here are where things stand with the other council and school board races:

City Council

District 1: David Hutcheson 57.48%, Ryan Gilliam 42.52%

District 3: Michael Berlucchi 54.03%, Cleon Jones 27.84%, Christina Felder 18.13%

District 5: Rosemary Wilson 50.07%, L.G. Shaw III 49.93%

District 7: Cash Green 56.30%, Mabinty Saffie Scott 43.70%

District 8: Stacy Cummings Jr. 51.21%, Phil Hines 25.81%, Cody Conner 14.19%, Leland Jones 8.78%

School Board

At-Large: Sharon Felton 60.26%, Monty Ashliman Jr. 39.07%

District 1: Rose Dwyer 52.99%, Jennifer Franklin 47.01%

District 4: Alveta Green 45.27%, Shannon Kendrick 42.85%, Anissa Bowden 11.87%

District 5: Melinda Rogers 54.13%, Vincent Smith 45.87%

District 7: Matt Cummings 61.49%, Noah Moreland 38.51%

Previously:

In addition to the race for president, all Virginia voters will pick between Democratic incumbent Tim Kaine and Republican Hung Cao for one of Virginia’s U.S. Senate seats.

And all of Virginia’s 11 House of Representatives seats are also up for grabs in 2024. In Virginia Beach, that’s the 2nd Congressional District race between Republican incumbent Jen Kiggans and Democrat Missy Cotter Smasal. A recent Christopher Newport University Wason Center poll showed Kiggans with a razon thin lead.

Polls in Virginia close at 7 p.m. on Nov. 5. Voters in line by 7 p.m. will be able to vote. After the polls close, as results are tabulated, they will be updated below.

Virginia Beach Mayor

There’s also plenty of races at the local level, including the 5-person race for mayor. WAVY’s Brett Hall sat down with all five candidates for extended interviews. Click on their name to watch the interview with the candidate.

Virginia Beach Sheriff

Then there’s the race for sheriff, with Sheriff Rocky Holcomb looking to win a special election after being appointed in September 2023 to take over for the retiring Ken Stolle. He faces Aldo “PeaceMaker” Dibelardino.

Virginia Beach School Board

There’s also an at-large school board seat, meaning all voters in the city will vote on this race, between Sharon Felton and Monty Gerald Ashliman, Jr.

The last citywide issue on the ballot is a proposed constitutional amendment for Virginia:

Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended so that the tax exemption that is currently available to the surviving spouses of soldiers killed in action is also available to the surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty?
2024 proposed Virginia constitutional amendment

Meanwhile there are some city council races depending on where you live.

You can see the full sample ballots for your particular district here.

Click here to read WAVY’s 2024 Voter Guide.

Voting on Election Day

Polls are open in Virginia from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Election Day.

Anyone in line by 7 p.m. on Election Day will be able to vote. Accessible and curbside voting is available by request.

Be sure to bring an eligible ID with you when you show up at your assigned polling place. You can look up your polling location at this link.

Voter Resources

Virginia is an open primary state, meaning voters don’t have to be registered with a party ahead of time to participate in that party’s primary. Though they will have to pick one party’s ballot when they do go to vote. Those will also include races for any nonpartisan local positions.

Who can vote?

To register to vote in Virginia, you must meet these criteria, according to the Virginia Department of Elections.

Be a resident of Virginia (a person who has come to Virginia for temporary purposes and intends to return to another state is not considered a resident for voting purposes).
Be a U. S. Citizen.
Be 18 years old (any person who is 17 years old and will be eighteen years of age at the next general election shall be permitted to register in advance and also vote in any intervening primary or special election).
Not be registered and plan to vote in another state.
Not currently declared mentally incompetent by a court of law.
If convicted of a felony, your right to vote must have been restored.

Those without a valid Virginia Driver’s license or state ID can still vote by signing an ID statement affirming their identity or vote via provisional ballot.

For instructions to register to vote and to register, click here.