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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

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.

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.

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.

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

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