Lafayette Dickens
Candidate for Mayor of Blackstone
Background
- Occupation
- Mayor of Blackstone; retired
Mayor of Blackstone since his appointment in May 2025, then elected unopposed in a November 2025 special election. Retired after a 27-year sales career in school fundraising and eight years as executive director of DBI.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Supports keeping living costs affordable as utility rates rise.
ReportContested race for Mayor: Jesse Bean vs. Lafayette DickensCandidate questionnaire · The Courier-Record · courier-record.com
“Maintaining an affordable cost of living for those on fixed incomes or who make below average median household incomes as infrastructure needs are addressed”
Roads & infrastructure
Supports adding downtown parking as upper-floor residences grow.
ReportContested race for Mayor: Jesse Bean vs. Lafayette DickensCandidate questionnaire · The Courier-Record · courier-record.com
“Adequate parking downtown as more property owners add first floor residents.”
Government & transparency
Pledges office hours and ward cookouts to meet residents.
ReportContested race for Mayor: Jesse Bean vs. Lafayette DickensCandidate questionnaire · The Courier-Record · courier-record.com
“I will be attending ward cookouts, as well as establishing office hours and being available by appointment and by phone.”
All sources (4)
- Candidate list, November 3, 2026 General Election: Nottoway County (all offices)
Election filing · Virginia Department of Elections · elections.virginia.gov
- Sample ballots (all ballot styles), November 3, 2026 General and Special Elections: Nottoway County
Election filing · Nottoway County Electoral Board · nottoway.org
- Busy local elections ahead
News coverage · The Courier-Record · courier-record.com
- Contested race for Mayor: Jesse Bean vs. Lafayette Dickens
Candidate questionnaire · The Courier-Record · courier-record.com
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