Roanoke City Council

The Roanoke City Council is the governing body of the city of Roanoke, Virginia. Currently, the council has six members, all elected in an at-large manner, and a mayor elected in an individual election.

The city council’s duties are primarily legislative. It also oversees financial decisions the city pursues. Council directs affairs of Roanoke by passing ordinances or adopting resolutions. Roanoke uses a weak mayor system in which the mayor is simply the "first of equals" on the City Council.

Current Council

Current councilors
  • Sherman P. Lea, Sr. (D) – Mayor
  • Anita J. Price (D)
  • Michelle L. Davis (I)
  • Joe Cobb (D) – Vice-Mayor
  • William D. Bestpitch (I)
  • Djuna Osborne (D)
  • Patricia White-Boyd (D)[1]

May 2018 Election

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Roanoke City Council Elections, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joseph L. "Joe" Cobb 5,113 22.40% -
Democratic Djuna Osborne 5,004 21.92% -
Independent William D. "Bill" Bespitch (Incumbent) 3,924 17.15% -
Democratic Robert L. Jeffrey, Jr. 3,590 15.73%
Independent Raphael E. "Ray" Ferris (Incumbent) 2,452 14.93%
Independent Grover C. Price III 1,041 4.56%
Independent Shawn M. Hunter 535 2.34%
No party Write-ins 218 0.95% -
Democratic gain from Independent Swing +1

See also

References
  1. "Members of City Council | Roanoke, VA". www.roanokeva.gov.
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