7 candidates are tracked for Member City Council, Roanoke City on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Vivian Y. Sanchez-Jones, S. M. "Danny" Clawson, Raekwon M. Moore, Amanda F. Marko, Kathy S. Cohen, Stephanie M. Moon and David A. Bowers. Candidate information follows official Roanoke City election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
7 certified candidates for Member City Council, Roanoke City on the November 3, 2026 ballot; Vivian Y. Sanchez-Jones is listed as the incumbent by the Department of Elections, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified local candidate list (updated September 3, 2026). Virginia local offices are nonpartisan on the ballot unless a candidate was nominated by a party; the number of seats filled and the district lines come from the locality's own ballot.
City council member. The council is the city's legislative body. It adopts the city budget and tax rate, passes ordinances on zoning, public safety, utilities and local services, and hires the city manager where the charter provides one. Members may represent a district or the whole city.
This race. The sitting officeholder, Vivian Y. Sanchez-Jones, is on the ballot.
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Democratic Incumbent
Vivian Y. Sanchez-Jones is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member City Council, Roanoke City, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified local candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Democratic
Per the campaign site.
S. M. "Danny" Clawson is a first-time candidate who placed second in the Roanoke City Council Democratic primary on August 4, 2026, per Cardinal News. His campaign site lists housing, education and transparency as his priorities for one of the three at-large council seats.
Democratic
Per the campaign material.
Raekwon M. Moore is a mental health administrator who works in healthcare and was born and raised in Roanoke, per his campaign material. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Republican
Per the campaign site.
Amanda F. Marko describes herself as a business leader and problem solver who relocated to Roanoke, per her campaign site. She is the Republican candidate for one of the three at-large city council seats on the November 2026 ballot, citing economic development, infrastructure and education as priorities.
Independent
Per the campaign site.
Kathy S. Cohen is Rabbi Emerita at Temple Emanuel, having served 30 years as a rabbi and community activist, per her campaign site. A NAACP Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, she chaired Roanoke's Gun Violence Prevention Commission for three years, per the same source, and is running as an independent for one of the three at-large council seats.
Independent
Per the K92 Radio.
Stephanie M. Moon (Moon Reynolds) previously served on Roanoke City Council after being elected as an independent in 2020, and ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2024, per K92 Radio. She is running again for one of the three at-large council seats as an independent, citing responsive government and neighborhood investment as priorities. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Independent
Per the WDBJ7.
David A. Bowers is a four-time Roanoke mayor who served 1992-2000 and 2008-2016 and ran for mayor again in 2024, losing to Joe Cobb, per WDBJ7. He is running as an independent for one of the three at-large council seats, citing economic development and city-school relations as priorities. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Who is running for Member City Council, Roanoke City in 2026?
7 candidates are tracked for Member City Council, Roanoke City on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Vivian Y. Sanchez-Jones, S. M. "Danny" Clawson, Raekwon M. Moore, Amanda F. Marko, Kathy S. Cohen, Stephanie M. Moon and David A. Bowers. Candidate information follows official Roanoke City election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Member City Council, Roanoke City election in Virginia?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Virginia are on the Virginia election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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