Janet L. Byrnes beat council member Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, and Betty J. Spencer beat School Board Chair Kathleen J. Brown. Here is every unofficial result.
Janet L. Byrnes defeated City Council member Amelia N. Ross-Hammond in District 4 in Tuesday’s election. Betty J. Spencer beat School Board Chair Kathleen J. Brown in District 10.
Those were the only two incumbents to lose, according to unofficial results. Every other incumbent on the ballot won another term. Three School Board seats had no incumbent running, so the board will have at least five new members in January.
The results come from the Virginia Department of Elections results site. All 108 Virginia Beach precincts had reported by Thursday evening. The figures stay unofficial until they are certified. Who holds each seat now comes from the city’s 2026 guide to federal, state and local offices.
VB Daily does not endorse candidates. The state lists no party for any City Council or School Board candidate.
City Council results
| District | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 2 | Barbara M. Henley (incumbent) | 8,537 (41.1%) | Jeff L. Bruzzesi | 7,153 (34.5%) |
| District 4 | Janet L. Byrnes | 6,846 (55.3%) | Amelia N. Ross-Hammond (incumbent) | 5,407 (43.7%) |
| District 6 | Robert W. “Worth” Remick (incumbent) | 10,792 (63.8%) | Richard W. “RK” Kowalewitch | 6,032 (35.7%) |
| District 8 | Stacy Cummings Jr. (incumbent) | 11,867 (55.5%) | Chris Taylor | 9,344 (43.7%) |
| District 9 | Joashua F. “Joash” Schulman (incumbent) | 8,929 (50.7%) | John D. Moss | 8,569 (48.7%) |
| District 10 | Jennifer Valentine Rouse (incumbent) | 12,353 (95.9%) | Write-in | 525 (4.1%) |
K. Elaine L. Fekete was third in District 2 with 4,852 votes (23.4%). Rouse had no opponent on the ballot.
The closest council race was District 9, where Schulman finished 360 votes ahead of Moss.
School Board results
| District | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 2 | Zachery C. Taylor (open seat) | 11,761 (57.5%) | James C. “Chris” Lewis | 8,518 (41.7%) |
| District 4 | Alveta J. Green (incumbent) | 8,395 (67.1%) | Melisa D. Herum | 4,006 (32.0%) |
| District 6 | Antoinette D. Kahan (open seat) | 7,778 (48.9%) | Brigid A. Kahng | 5,923 (37.2%) |
| District 8 | Natalie L. Bray (open seat) | 11,587 (55.2%) | Andrew G. “Andy” Baan | 9,265 (44.1%) |
| District 9 | Carolyn D. Weems (incumbent) | 8,882 (50.3%) | Suzanne F. Berman | 8,704 (49.3%) |
| District 10 | Betty J. Spencer | 8,021 (56.7%) | Kathleen J. Brown (incumbent) | 6,016 (42.5%) |
Kendra G. Edwards was third in District 6 with 2,085 votes (13.1%).
The tightest race on the city’s ballot was School Board District 9. Weems, the board’s vice chair, led Berman by 178 votes.
The three open seats are in Districts 2, 6 and 8. The members who hold them now, Kimberly A. Melnyk, Michael Callan and David Culpepper, were not on the ballot. Their terms end Dec. 31, the city’s guide said.
U.S. House and Senate in Virginia Beach
Every Virginia Beach voter also chose a U.S. senator and a member of the House for the 2nd District.
- U.S. Senate: Mark R. Warner had 108,328 votes (58.9%) in Virginia Beach. Bert Mizusawa had 75,310 (40.9%). Statewide, Warner had 61.2% with every locality reporting.
- U.S. House, 2nd District: Elaine G. Luria had 100,661 votes (54.6%) in the city. Jen A. Kiggans, the incumbent, had 79,534 (43.1%). J. Matt Baker had 2,754 and Geral D. “Bishop” Staten had 1,260.
The 2nd District covers more than Virginia Beach. Across the whole district, Luria had 178,741 votes (53.0%) and Kiggans 150,095 (44.5%), the state’s statewide results show.
The three constitutional amendments
Virginia Beach voters said yes to all three proposed amendments to the Virginia Constitution, and so did voters statewide.
| Question | Virginia Beach yes | Statewide yes |
|---|---|---|
| Question 1: reproductive freedom | 118,818 (65.1%) | 62.5% |
| Question 2: removing the ban on same-sex marriage | 109,283 (59.9%) | 57.5% |
| Question 3: voting rights restoration | 102,440 (56.2%) | 56.6% |
The full wording of each question is on the Department of Elections website.
How many people voted
The state’s precinct figures show 185,047 ballots cast in Virginia Beach’s 108 precincts. The same figures list 344,404 registered voters. That works out to turnout of about 53.7%, by VB Daily’s count.
What it means for you
- Find your district with the city’s Know Your District lookup. Districts 1, 3, 5 and 7 had no City Council or School Board race this year.
- New terms start in January. The current terms of every council and School Board seat on this year’s ballot end Dec. 31, according to the city’s guide.
- These are not final numbers. Mailed ballots had until noon Friday, Nov. 6, to arrive, and results stay unofficial until they are certified. The two closest races, School Board District 9 and City Council District 9, are the ones to watch.
- Questions about your ballot go to the Voter Registrar and Elections office at 757-385-8683 or 500 Studio Drive.
Before the election, we listed every name on the Virginia Beach ballot. For registration and polling places, see voting in Virginia Beach and who to call at City Hall.
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