Follow all coverage of Richmond’s 2026 election cycle, including mayoral and city council races, candidate announcements, campaign developments, and updates shaping the city’s political landscape.
Election'26
Follow all coverage of Richmond’s 2026 election cycle, including mayoral and city council races, candidate announcements, campaign developments, and updates shaping the city’s political landscape.
Doria Robinson grew up on Fifth and Nevin in the 1980s, when the crack epidemic was tearing through her neighborhood, and drive-by shootings were routine.
“My friends I grew up with did not make it,” she said. “Most of them.”
Now a sitting Richmond City Councilmember seeking a second term
Brandon Evans is running for the District 3 seat on the Richmond City Council, an independent candidate who says his decade of hands-on experience inside city and county government sets him apart in the race.
Evans, 34, is challenging incumbent Doria Robinson. He currently serves as chief executive of Men
Jamin Pursell is running for the District 4 seat on the Richmond City Council, seeking a rematch against incumbent Soheila Bana, and says his years of involvement in local Democratic politics and city and county commissions give him a deep understanding of how Richmond government works.
A longtime figure in
Jamin Pursell is running for the District 4 seat on the Richmond City Council, seeking a rematch against incumbent Soheila Bana, and says his years of involvement in local Democratic politics and city and county commissions give him a deep understanding of how Richmond government works.
A longtime figure in
Doria Robinson grew up on Fifth and Nevin in the 1980s, when the crack epidemic was tearing through her neighborhood, and drive-by shootings were routine.
“My friends I grew up with did not make it,” she said. “Most of them.”
Now a sitting Richmond City Councilmember seeking a second term
Brandon Evans is running for the District 3 seat on the Richmond City Council, an independent candidate who says his decade of hands-on experience inside city and county government sets him apart in the race.
Evans, 34, is challenging incumbent Doria Robinson. He currently serves as chief executive of Men
The last time Cesar Zepeda's political future hung in the balance, it took a name pulled from a bag and then a recount to settle things. This time, nobody challenged him at all.
Zepeda secured reelection to his District 2 seat on the Richmond City Council without opposition
Richmond City Councilmember Claudia Jiménez appears to have entered the city's mayoral race, posting a campaign announcement graphic to her Facebook page early Wednesday morning, setting up a potential intra-party contest with incumbent Mayor Eduardo Martinez, both members of the Richmond Progressive Alliance, ahead of the June 2,
A 21-year-old college student and retail worker has entered the race for Richmond City Council District 3, positioning himself as a voice for everyday residents in next June's primary election.
Manmeet Matthew Singh says youth is his strength, not a weakness, in seeking public office.
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Doria Robinson held her campaign kickoff event to formally enter the race for Richmond City Council District 3 last Saturday, officially declaring her reelection bid.
“We knew the holidays were coming up, and people kept asking me, ' Are you running?” Robinson said at the Richmond Civic Center Plaza event.
Four candidates have filed to run for mayor of Richmond, and multiple city council seats also drew challengers, as the city prepares for its first primary under a new majority-vote system, according to documents filed with the city clerk as of October 3, 2025.
The June 2026 election will be
