Winner’s list: Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Suffolk

Yes, there were local elections in Hampton Roads yesterday (although I still am against them). Here are the winners (contested races only):

Virginia Beach

• Mayor: Will Sessoms*
• City Council – At Large: Rosemary Wilson*
• City Council – Kempsville: Amelia Ross-Hammond
• City Council – Rose Hall: Glenn Davis*
• School Board – At Large (2 seats): Beverly Anderson and Elizabeth Taylor
• School Board – Centreville: Leonard Tengco
• School Board – Rose Hall: Joel McDonald
• School Board – At Large (special election): Bobby Melatti
• Referendum on light rail: Yes

Portsmouth

• Mayor: Kenny Wright*
• City Council (3 seats): Curtis Edmonds*, Danny Meeks, and Elizabeth Psimas
• School Board (6 seats): Keith Nance*, Costella Williams*, Ned McCabe*, Elizabeth Daniels*, James Bridgeford* and Ted Lamb
• School Board (special election): Joseph Fleming

Suffolk

• Mayor: Linda Johnson*
• City Council – Nansemond: Lue Ward
• City Council – Sleepy Hole: Roger Fawcett
• School Board – Whaleyville: Phyllis C. Byrum*

* – denotes incumbent