Les Smith Jr.
Les Smith Jr. is a member-elect of the Chesapeake City Council in Virginia. He assumes office on January 1, 2025.
Smith ran for election to the Chesapeake City Council in Virginia. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Smith earned his B.S. in business administration from St. Paul's College in 1983. He later received an M.S. in human resources management from the University of Richmond. Smith served as a deputy lieutenant with the Chesapeake Sheriff's Department for 28 years before his retirement. He volunteers his time with the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice and New Chesapeake Men for Progress.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Chesapeake, Virginia (2024)
General election
General election for Chesapeake City Council (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Chesapeake City Council on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | S.Z. Ritter (Nonpartisan) | 16.2 | 50,547 |
| ✔ |  | Les Smith Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 15.8 | 49,252 |
| ✔ |  | Patricia King (Nonpartisan)  | 15.7 | 49,073 |
 | Jeff Jefferies (Nonpartisan) | 14.9 | 46,401 | |
 | Eric Wray (Nonpartisan) | 13.3 | 41,445 | |
 | Reagan Davis (Nonpartisan) | 12.0 | 37,525 | |
 | Robert Ike (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 13,308 | |
| Jennifer Naperala (Nonpartisan) | 4.2 | 12,989 | |
 | Jeff Staples (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 9,933 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1,204 | ||
| Total votes: 311,677 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Smith in this election.
2022
See also: City elections in Chesapeake, Virginia (2022)
General election
General election for Chesapeake City Council (5 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Chesapeake City Council on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John de Triquet (Nonpartisan) | 11.4 | 41,198 |
| ✔ |  | Ella Ward (Nonpartisan) | 10.8 | 38,984 |
| ✔ | | Daniel Whitaker (Nonpartisan) | 10.5 | 37,807 |
| ✔ |  | Charles Bunn (Nonpartisan) | 10.3 | 37,159 |
| ✔ | | Amanda Newins (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 36,960 |
 | N. Baxter Ennis (Nonpartisan) | 9.6 | 34,499 | |
| Patricia King (Nonpartisan) | 9.4 | 34,068 | |
| Les Smith Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 9.3 | 33,647 | |
| Santiera Brown-Yearling (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 28,280 | |
| Susan Vitale (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 19,054 | |
 | Karen Moultrie (Nonpartisan) | 2.1 | 7,498 | |
| B.D. Knowles (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 5,947 | |
| Brian Economy (Nonpartisan) | 1.4 | 4,887 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 987 | ||
| Total votes: 360,975 | |||
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2020
See also: City elections in Chesapeake, Virginia (2020)
General election
General election for Chesapeake City Council (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Chesapeake City Council on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Don Carey III (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 17,693 |
| ✔ | | S.Z. Ritter (Nonpartisan) | 19.6 | 17,569 |
| ✔ | | Robert Ike (Nonpartisan) | 17.8 | 15,979 |
 | Dwight Parker (Nonpartisan) | 14.5 | 13,029 | |
| Les Smith Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 12,278 | |
 | Sharon Johnson-Clayton (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 9,157 | |
| Victoria Nicholls (Nonpartisan) | 3.9 | 3,503 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 410 | ||
| Total votes: 89,618 | |||
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2018
The city of Chesapeake, Virginia, held general elections for mayor and city council on May 1, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was March 6, 2018. Five seats on the city council were up for regularly-scheduled elections. There were also special elections held for mayor and a sixth city council seat.
General election
General election for Chesapeake City Council (5 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Chesapeake City Council on May 1, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ella Ward (Nonpartisan) | 12.4 | 11,765 |
| ✔ | | R. Steve Best (Nonpartisan) | 12.1 | 11,458 |
| ✔ | | John de Triquet (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 10,753 |
| ✔ | | Susan Vitale (Nonpartisan) | 11.0 | 10,477 |
| ✔ | | Matthew Hamel (Nonpartisan) | 10.7 | 10,130 |
 | Roland Davis Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 10.5 | 9,974 | |
| Les Smith Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 9.4 | 8,901 | |
 | Gene Waters (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 8,590 | |
| Jennifer Barnes (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 4,887 | |
| Mary Burke (Nonpartisan) | 4.5 | 4,246 | |
| Levin Turner (Nonpartisan) | 3.7 | 3,483 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 291 | ||
| Total votes: 94,955 | |||
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2014
Les Smith, Jr. sought election to an at-large seat against incumbents Christie Craig, Harry A. Murphy and Michael J. Woods and six challengers during the general election on May 10, 2014. Board members Bonita Billingsley Harris and Ann R. Wiggins did not file for re-election by the March 4, 2014 deadline.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Christie Craig Incumbent |
12.3% | 8,275 | |
| Nonpartisan | Colleen C. Leary |
12.3% | 8,261 | |
| Nonpartisan | Harry A. Murphy Incumbent |
11.4% | 7,698 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael J. Woods Incumbent |
11% | 7,388 | |
| Nonpartisan | Louis J. Tayon, Jr. |
10% | 6,748 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brenda J. Johnson | 10% | 6,716 | |
| Nonpartisan | Les Smith, Jr. | 9.7% | 6,543 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kimberly S. Hobbs | 8.2% | 5,525 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael David Brown | 7.7% | 5,188 | |
| Nonpartisan | Wilford A. Clark, Jr. | 7.3% | 4,892 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 116 | |
| Total Votes | 67,350 | |||
| Source: Virginia State Board of Elections, "Official Results - General and Special Elections - May 6, 2014," May 6, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Smith reported $6,400.72 in contributions and $5,773.44 in expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections, leaving his campaign with $627.28 on hand prior to the election.[2]
Endorsements
Smith received the endorsement of the Chesapeake Democratic Committee on March 14, 2014.[3] The Virginian-Pilot endorsed Smith ahead of the May 6, 2014 election.[4]
2013
Smith ran unsuccessfully in the city sheriff's election on November 5, 2013.
| Chesapeake City Sheriff, 4-year term, November 5, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jim J. O'Sullivan |
68.5% | 41,025 | |
| Independent | Les Smith, Jr. | 31.5% | 18,847 | |
| Total Votes | 59,872 | |||
| Source: Virginia Board of Elections, "Official Results," accessed March 12, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Les Smith Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Les Smith Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Les Smith Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Les Smith," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Reporting," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ The Virginian-Pilot, "Chesapeake Democrats announce endorsements," March 14, 2014
- ↑ The Virginian-Pilot, "Best bets in Chesapeake | City Council and School Board," April 27, 2014
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