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Virginia Newport News City Council South

Newport News City Council South District

Covers part of Newport News city.

Who Holds This Seat

John R. Eley III

Independent · Member City Council - Seat B (South District), Newport News City

Holds This SeatOn the 2026 ballot

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Running in 2026

IncumbentNov 3 General
John R. Eley III

Independent · Member City Council - Seat B (South District), Newport News City

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Oct 4
Raised
Not on file
Cash on Hand
Not on file

No finance filing on record.

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ChallengerNov 3 General
Clifton J. Atkins

Independent

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Oct 4
Raised
Not on file
Cash on Hand
Not on file

No finance filing on record.

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ChallengerNov 3 General
Devon P. Hamilton

Independent

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Oct 4
Raised
Not on file
Cash on Hand
Not on file

No finance filing on record.

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The District

Includes Newport News (part).

Map of Virginia Newport News City Council South with 19 precincts

Precinct breakdown not available for this district yet.

19 precincts · District lines: City of Newport News GIS, Operational/VotingPrecinct MapServer layer 0 'Voting Precinct' · Precinct lines: precinct-to-district assignment from the city's official precinct layer (no precinct is split by a district line)

Past Results

City Council — Newport News - South

2024 November General · Nov 5, 2024
CandidateVotesShare
Tina L. Vick14,92167.7%
Clifton J. Atkins6,76330.7%
Write-In3421.6%

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 — Newport News - South

2022 November General · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
John Randold Eley, IIIIndependent9,41663.7%
Yugonda Latoya Sample-JonesIndependent5,19735.2%
Write-In1721.2%

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