Former Mayors & Vice Mayors of Chesapeake

Elected by City Council

January 1, 1963 to August 31, 1963

Mayor Colon L. Hall
Vice Mayor Charles L. Richardson

September 1, 1963 to August 31, 1965

Mayor Howard R. McPherson
Vice Mayor I. H. Haywood

September 1, 1965 to August 31, 1970

Mayor G.A. Treakle
Vice Mayor Charles L. Richardson

September 1, 1970 to August 31, 1972

Mayor William S Overton
Vice Mayor Marian P. Whitehurst

September 1, 1972 to June 30, 1980

Mayor Marian P. Whitehurst
Vice Mayor Hugo A. Owens (D)

July 1, 1980 to June 30, 1984

Mayor Sidney M. Oman
Vice Mayor Willa S Bazemore

July 1, 1984 to June 30, 1986

Mayor J. Bennie Jennings
Vice Mayor William E Ward

July 1, 1986 to June 30, 1988

Mayor Sidney M. Oman
Vice Mayor Willa S Bazemore

Referendum Approved by General Assembly to Conduct Popular Election of Mayor. 

First Citywide Election held in May, 1988.

June 30, 1988 to October 4, 1990

Mayor David I. Wynne
Vice Mayor William E Ward

October 4, 1990 to June 30, 1992

Mayor William E Ward (Appointed by Council to complete Wynne's term)
Vice Mayor John W Butt

July 1, 1992 to June 30, 1994

Mayor William E Ward
Vice Mayor John W Butt

July 1, 1994 to April 14, 1995

Mayor William E Ward
Vice Mayor Arthur L. Dwyer

April 15, 1995 to June 30, 1996

Mayor William E Ward
Vice Mayor Robert T. Nance, Jr.

July 1, 1996 to June 30, 1998

Mayor William E Ward
Vice Mayor John W Butt

July 1, 1998 to June 30, 2000

Mayor William E Ward
Vice Mayor Dalton S Edge

July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2002

Mayor William E Ward
Vice Mayor John A. Cosgrove (Resigned December 10, 2001 to accept office as State Delegate)
Vice Mayor John de Triquet (December 11 2001toJune 30, 2002)

July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2004

Mayor William E Ward
Vice Mayor John de Triquet

July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2006

Mayor Dalton S Edge
Vice Mayor John de Triquet

July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2008

Mayor Dalton S Edge
Vice Mayor Dwight M. Parker

July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2010

Mayor Alan P. Krasnoff
Vice Mayor John de Triquet

July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2012

Mayor Alan P. Krasnoff
Vice Mayor John de Triquet

July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2014

Mayor Alan P. Krasnoff
Vice Mayor John de Triquet

July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2016

Mayor Alan P. Krasnoff
Vice Mayor John de Triquet

July 1, 2016 to November 14, 2017 

Mayor Alan P. Krasnoff (Resigned November 14, 2017, to accept the office as Clerk of Circuit Court)
Vice Mayor Richard W West