3 candidates are tracked for Member City Council, District 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: K. Elaine L. Fekete, Barbara M. Henley and Jeff L. Bruzzesi. Candidate information follows official Virginia Beach City election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
3 certified candidates for Member City Council, District 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot; Barbara M. Henley 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. Only the seats for your town, ward or district appear on your 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, Barbara M. Henley, is on the ballot.
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Fekete is president of the Sandbridge civic league and previously ran against incumbent Barbara Henley for the Virginia Beach City Council District 2 seat, per WHRO. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
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Per the WHRO.
Henley is a former teacher who later farmed with her husband, per WHRO. First elected to the Virginia Beach City Council in 1978, she is the council's longest-serving member and has represented District 2 for roughly four decades, helping establish the city's Green Line growth boundary and its Agricultural Reserve Program. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Bruzzesi is a businessperson seeking the Virginia Beach City Council District 2 seat, per WHRO. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Who is running for Member City Council, District 2 in 2026?
3 candidates are tracked for Member City Council, District 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: K. Elaine L. Fekete, Barbara M. Henley and Jeff L. Bruzzesi. Candidate information follows official Virginia Beach City election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Member City Council, District 2 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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