Mayoral elections in Chesapeake, Virginia

Elections are currently held every four years to elect the mayor of Chesapeake, Virginia.

2004
The 2004 Chesapeake mayoral election was held on May 4, 2004. It saw the reelection of the incumbent mayor William E. Ward.

2008
The 2008 Chesapeake mayoral election was held on May 6, 2008. It saw the election of Alan Krasnoff, a member of the city council.

2012
The 2012 Chesapeake mayoral election was held on May 1, 2012. The incumbent mayor Alan Krasnoff won a second term to his mayoral office.

2016
The 2016 Chesapeake mayoral election was held on May 3, 2016. The incumbent mayor Alan Krasnoff won by default due to the lack of opposing candidates.

2018
On the municipal election of Chesapeake in November 2017, the incumbent mayor Alan Krasnoff ran for and won the election was the Chesapeake City Clerk of Court. Since Krasnoff left the post of mayor on November 14, Richard West, a city council member, became the acting mayor. A special mayoral election was held on May 1, 2018. It saw the election of the acting mayor Richard West.

2020
The 2020 Chesapeake mayoral election was held on May 19, 2020. It saw the reelection of the incumbent mayor Richard West.

List of mayors
The following served as mayors of Chesapeake:
 * Colon L. Hall, 1963
 * Howard R. McPherson, 1963-1965
 * G.A. Treakle, 1965-1970
 * William S Overton, 1970-1972
 * Marian P. Whitehurst, 1972-1980
 * Sidney M. Oman, 1980-1984, 1986-1988
 * J. Bennie Jennings, 1984-1986
 * David I. Wynne, 1988-1990
 * William E Ward, 1990-2004
 * Dalton S Edge, 2004-2008
 * Alan P. Krasnoff, 2008-2017
 * Rick West, 2017-present