Mayor of Chesapeake

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The mayor is Chesapeake's chief executive and presides over its council.

Chesapeake's first November election under its 2023 election ordinance (Ordinance 105.20); a Kanawha Circuit Court ruling of Aug. 21, 2026 upheld the November date, and the mayor's petition to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals was pending as of Sept. 12, 2026 (Charleston Gazette-Mail).

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