GOTV Intel

Barbara M. Henley

Member City Council (District 2), Virginia Beach, Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 2 · Nonpartisan

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 2 · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Virginia Department of Elections — 2026 November Local Offices Candidate List (rev 9-22-2026), status Qualified · read Sep 22, 2026

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The District

What Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 2 covers

Covers part of Virginia Beach city.

Includes Virginia Beach (part).

Map of Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 2 with 13 precincts

13 precincts · District lines: City council lines: City of Virginia Beach GIS, Voting_Information MapServer layer 2 'Council Districts' · Precinct lines: City of Virginia Beach GIS, Voting_Information MapServer layer 1 'Precinct Boundaries'. Shapes untagged (render as vtd2020 set) to match existing Virginia Beach links

Results

Certified results for Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 2

Member City Council (District 2) — Virginia Beach

2022 November General · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Barbara M. Henley5,94730.8%
K. Elaine L. Fekete4,90625.4%
Nanette K. Miller4,59623.8%
Michael C. Mauch2,67413.8%
Matthias Paul Telkamp1,0875.6%
Write In1150.6%

Official results (all reporting stages 'Certified') — Virginia Department of Elections official results site · Virginia Department of Elections — official results site

Key Votes

The record

  • imagineVB2040 Comprehensive Plan — voted No

    Virginia Beach City Council · April 21, 2026 · adopted, 8-3 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    Apr 21, 2026 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, April 21, 2026 Informal And Formal Session Minutes · source

  • FY2026 real estate tax levy — voted No

    Virginia Beach City Council · May 13, 2025 · adopted, 10-1 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    May 13, 2025 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, May 13, 2025 Special Formal Session Minutes (Budget) · source

  • FY2025-26 Operating Budget appropriation ($3.86 billion) — voted No

    Virginia Beach City Council · May 13, 2025 · adopted, 10-1 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    May 13, 2025 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, May 13, 2025 Special Formal Session Minutes (Budget) · source

  • Request for a November 4, 2025 referendum on changing to a 10-1 City Council election system — voted Yes

    Virginia Beach City Council · May 6, 2025 · adopted, 7-4 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    May 6, 2025 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, May 6, 2025 Formal Session Minutes · source

  • Request for proposals for a study of collective bargaining (SWOT analysis) — voted No

    Virginia Beach City Council · June 4, 2024 · adopted, 6-5 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    Jun 4, 2024 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, June 4, 2024 Formal Session Minutes · source

  • FY2024-25 Operating Budget (reconciled proposal) — voted Yes

    Virginia Beach City Council · May 14, 2024 · adopted, 10-1 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    May 14, 2024 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, May 14, 2024 Special Formal Session Minutes · source

  • Economic impact study and infrastructure cost analysis for the Sports and Convention District — voted No

    Virginia Beach City Council · January 16, 2024 · adopted, 7-4 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    Jan 16, 2024 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, January 16, 2024 Formal Session Minutes · source

  • Ban on weapons at the Housing Resource Center (City Code Section 38-9) — voted Yes

    Virginia Beach City Council · November 21, 2023 · adopted, 6-4 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    Nov 21, 2023 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, November 21, 2023 Formal Session Minutes · source
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  • Request to the General Assembly to amend the City Charter for a ten single-member district system — voted No

    Virginia Beach City Council · November 14, 2023 · adopted, 9-1 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    Nov 14, 2023 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, November 14, 2023 Formal Session Minutes · source

  • 2023 Redistricting Plan and ten single-member district election system — voted No

    Virginia Beach City Council · August 15, 2023 · adopted, 10-1 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    Aug 15, 2023 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, August 15, 2023 Formal Session Minutes · source

  • FY2024 real estate tax levy — voted No

    Virginia Beach City Council · May 9, 2023 · adopted, 8-3 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    May 9, 2023 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, May 9, 2023 Special Formal Session Minutes · source

  • FY2023-24 Operating Budget appropriation ($3.48 billion) — voted No

    Virginia Beach City Council · May 9, 2023 · adopted, 8-3 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    May 9, 2023 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, May 9, 2023 Special Formal Session Minutes · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Committees and Appointments

  • City Council liaison and board assignments

    Virginia Beach City Council · Agricultural Advisory Commission (liaison); Atlantic Park Community Development Authority (appointed member); Green Ribbon Committee (liaison); Historical Review Board (liaison); Open Space Advisory Committee (liaison); Stormwater Appeals Board (liaison); Transition Area ITA (liaison); Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (appointed member) · as listed February 18, 2026

    Feb 18, 2026 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council Liaisons/Members (updated February 18, 2026) · source

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Oct 7
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Finance Reports

  • Barbara M. Henley — campaign finance summary, 2026 election cycle

    Sep 7, 2026 · Official · Virginia Department of Elections · source

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

““I couldn’t even get a second.””
For Henley, Virginia Beach’s longest-serving council member, there is always unfinished businessJun 25, 2026 · Press · WHRO (John-Henry Doucette) · source
““Building was just hot and heavy, really going fast at that time. The ‘70s and ‘80s was when it was just going so strong and everything was kind of at stake – the schools, lack of infrastructure. It was a very different time.””
For Henley, Virginia Beach’s longest-serving council member, there is always unfinished businessJun 25, 2026 · Press · WHRO (John-Henry Doucette) · source
““I kept looking for somebody who would be from this southern part of the district and would know the people and the people would know the person,” Henley said. “And I haven’t found that person, so it looks like it’s going to be me.””
For Henley, Virginia Beach’s longest-serving council member, there is always unfinished businessJun 25, 2026 · Press · WHRO (John-Henry Doucette) · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 2

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • Current office: Member City Council, District 2, Virginia Beach

    Member of the Virginia Beach City Council for District 2, listed on the City Clerk's City Council Members roster as of October 7, 2026. Won the District 2 seat in the November 8, 2022 general election (certified results).

    Oct 7, 2026 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council Members · source

  • Current office: Member City Council, District 2, Virginia Beach

    Holds the District 2 seat on the Virginia Beach City Council. Listed as the incumbent on the Virginia Department of Elections candidate list for the November 3, 2026 general election (rev. 9-29-2026); won the seat in the certified November 8, 2022 general election.

    Sep 29, 2026 · Official · Virginia Department of Elections · source

  • On the Nov 3, 2026 general ballot — Virginia Beach City Council, District 2

    Nonpartisan · qualified per the Virginia Department of Elections candidate list · incumbent

    Sep 22, 2026 · Official · Virginia Department of Elections · source

  • Member City Council (District 2), Virginia Beach · VA-LOC-VIRGINIA-BEACH-CITY-COUNCIL-2

    Nonpartisan · candidate · incumbent · on the 2026 ballot

    Sep 22, 2026 · Official · Virginia Department of Elections · source

  • Won the November 8, 2022 general election for Virginia Beach City Council, District 2: 5,947 votes (30.77%), first of five candidates

    Barbara M. Henley 5,947 (30.77%); K. Elaine L. Fekete 4,906 (25.39%); Nanette K. Miller 4,596 (23.78%); Michael C. Mauch 2,674 (13.84%); Matthias Paul Telkamp 1,087 (5.62%); Write In 115 (0.60%). Total 19,325 votes. Certified results, Virginia Department of Elections.

    Nov 8, 2022 · Official · Virginia Department of Elections · source

  • Won the November 6, 2018 general election for Virginia Beach City Council, Princess Anne District: 66,709 votes (46.81%), first of four candidates

    Barbara M. Henley 66,709 (46.81%); Timothy Patrick Worst 37,217 (26.11%); Karen Beardslee Kwasny 33,561 (23.55%); Pieri Evan Burton 4,150 (2.91%); Write-In 887 (0.62%). Total 142,524 votes. Certified results, Virginia Department of Elections.

    Nov 6, 2018 · Official · Virginia Department of Elections · source

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