GOTV Intel

Stacy Cummings Jr.

Member City Council (District 8), Virginia Beach City, Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 8 · Nonpartisan

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 8 · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Virginia Department of Elections — November 3, 2026 General Election, All Offices candidate list (rev. 9/29/2026): Member City Council, District 8 (Virginia Beach City) (1 seat), status Qualified · read Oct 4, 2026

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The District

What Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 8 covers

Covers part of Virginia Beach city.

Includes Virginia Beach (part).

Map of Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 8 with 14 precincts

14 precincts · District lines: City of Virginia Beach GIS, Voting_Information MapServer layer 2 'Council Districts' · Precinct lines: precinct-to-district assignment from the city's official precinct layer (no precinct is split by a district line); Virginia Beach 2020 Census VTDs (va-census-vtd2020) for the 2020 year layer with 2020 Census block population shares

Results

Certified results for Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 8

City Council — Virginia Beach City - District 8

2024 November General · Nov 5, 2024
CandidateVotesShare
Stacy Cummings, Jr.12,52749.7%
Phillip J. "Phil" Hines6,03124.0%
M. Cody Conner4,81519.1%
Leland G. Jones1,7026.8%
Write-In1060.4%

Official — Virginia Department of Elections ENR media export (created 2025-03-05, after State Board certification Dec 2 2024) · Virginia Department of Elections — official election results

City Council — Virginia Beach City - District 8

2022 November General · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Christopher TaylorIndependent8,78842.0%
John Scott AndrewsIndependent6,06929.0%
Rona Kraschel MarshIndependent5,94928.4%
Write-In1170.6%

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 Yes

    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
  • FY2025-26 through FY2030-31 Capital Improvement Program — voted Yes

    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
  • FY2026 real estate tax levy — voted Yes

    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 Yes

    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

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 · Atlantic Park Community Development Authority (appointed member); Audit Committee (liaison); Bayfront Advisory Commission (liaison); Community Criminal Justice Board (appointed member); Military Economic Development Advisory Committee (liaison); Process Improvement Steering Committee (liaison); Transition Area ITA (liaison); Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (appointed member); School Modernization (special projects liaison) · 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
Raised
Not on file
Cash on Hand
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No totals on file from the reports listed below.

Finance Reports

  • Stacy Cummings Jr. — campaign finance summary, 2026 election cycle

    Sep 15, 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 the News

Press coverage

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

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 8

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • Current office: Member City Council, District 8, Virginia Beach

    Member of the Virginia Beach City Council for District 8, listed on the City Clerk's City Council Members roster as of October 7, 2026. Won the District 8 seat in the November 5, 2024 general election (certified results).

    Oct 7, 2026 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council Members · source
  • Current office: Member City Council, District 8, Virginia Beach

    Holds the District 8 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 5, 2024 general election.

    Sep 29, 2026 · Official · Virginia Department of Elections · source
  • On the Nov 3, 2026 general ballot — Virginia Beach City Council, District 8

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

    Sep 29, 2026 · Official · Virginia Department of Elections · source
  • Member City Council (District 8), Virginia Beach · VA-LOC-VIRGINIA-BEACH-CITY-COUNCIL-8

    Nonpartisan · candidate · incumbent · on the 2026 ballot

    Sep 29, 2026 · Official · Virginia Department of Elections · source
  • Won the November 5, 2024 general election for Virginia Beach City Council, District 8: 12,527 votes (49.75%), first of four candidates

    Stacy Cummings, Jr. 12,527 (49.75%); Phillip J. "Phil" Hines 6,031 (23.95%); M. Cody Conner 4,815 (19.12%); Leland G. Jones 1,702 (6.76%); Write-In 106 (0.42%). Total 25,181 votes. Certified results, Virginia Department of Elections.

    Nov 5, 2024 · Official · Virginia Department of Elections · source

Not on file for Stacy yet: Advertising, In Their Words, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Oct 7, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_y4yn69800.

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