The Mayor's First OP-ED: Make Education a Priority
New Mayor Dwight Jones Sits Down With CBS 6
Jones names 2 mayoral staffers (Welcomes Suzette Denslow and David Hicks)
James River Maven: Happy New Year Mister Mayor
Richmond’s new mayor issues challenge from pulpit...hails immigrants as inspiration
Graziano is new Richmond council president
-Council members take their oaths
-Council members on New Mayor
Jones takes Richmond mayor oath | CBS6
Richmond City Council Reporter & Telegraph (First post: takes the new mayor to task on private swearing-in ceremony)
-Silver’s New Blog Already Having an Effect on Jones Administration...The Persinger Effect
-new: Richmond City Council Reporter & Telegraph
Jones faces pressing issues as Richmond mayor...Unlike Wilder, Jones to Disclose Inaugural Finances
Finally, When is someone going to update this?
Farewell Lap:
Citizen Doug's New Weblog: Visions (via What's in a Name? Ask Wilder)
-Wilder’s next act is online, starting a political blog | AP
-On Twitter, too?
In politics, he didn't look for fights, but never fled from one
Wilder often got, even as he gave
For Wilder and media, show is over
McDonnell Reaches Out To Wilder
Wilder had hits, misses as Richmond mayor...When History Walks Through the Door...Bliley: Master of the Big Surprise
Wilder’s become so irrelevant that he only gets this blurb
Wilder Taken From City Hall In Arms Of Richard Gere
Mayor Riley Replies to Mayor's Letter...Mayor Releases Letter to Mayor Riley
More
Transition Articles
Results
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Candidates |
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34,554 39.4% |
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#2
Bill Pantele |
29,215 33.3% |
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#3 Robert Grey |
18,610 21.2% |
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1,603 1.8% |
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#NA Write-Ins |
373 0.4% |
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Source: State
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Jones' Transition Team
David Hicks, Chair: A former Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney, serving in that elected position for 12 years. Hicks is currently partner at Hicks Tymas Law Firm in Richmond. C.T. Hill, Honorary Chair: Chairman, President and CEO of SunTrust Bank. C.T. also serves as Chairman and CEO of Venture Richmond. Delegate Franklin Hall, Honorary Chair: Has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 1976 representing parts of Richmond and Chesterfield County. Delegate Jennifer McClellan, Honorary Chair: Has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2006 representing parts of Richmond and Henrico County. William Leighty, Transition Co-Director: The former Chief of Staff to both Governors Mark Warner and Timothy Kaine. He has a wide-range of experience from nearly 30 years of state government service. Sheila Hill-Christian, Transition Co-Director: The former Richmond Chief Administrative Officer. Prior to being named to that position she served as the Director of the Virginia State Lottery in Governor Timothy Kaine’s administration. Richmond Mayor-elect Dwight Jones Announces Additional Transition Team Members and Research Committees Mayor-elect Transition Office |
Budget and Finance: • Gil Minor • C.T. Hill • Ivan Jecklin • Thomas Chewning • Mike Williams • Marge Connelly • Darius Johnson • Paul Timmreck • Hon. Franklin Hall Education: • Dr. Thomas Shields • Melvin Law • Julian Ferras • Renee White • William Murray Public Safety: • Hon. C.T. Woody • Hon. John Hager • Victoria Pearson • Robert Blue • Willie Jones • Heidi Abbott Community Development: • Adele Johnson • David Smith • Alexander Macaulay • Thomas Kasper • Anthony Scott |
Economic Development: • Michael Schewel • Michel Zajur • Carlos Brown • Brian Jackson • Lynda Sharp Anderson Human Service: • Betty Jolly • Doris Crouse-Mays • Dr. Thelma Bland Watson Parks and Recreation: • Jeffrey Bourne • Hon. Panny Rhodes • John Newman Transportation: • Whitt Clement • Ann Leigh Kerr • John Lewis Employee Relations: • Walter Kenney • Sindy Benavides • Felix Sarfo-Kantanka Information Technology: • Syd Dorsey • John Ambrose • Ranjit Sen |
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Also see Style (Blog Coverage) | City Registrar (official)| State Board (By District)
-It's official: Jones wins election
| It's Official - Richmond's Next Mayor is Dwight Jones
-Still No Official Results In Richmond Mayoral Race...Richmond vote totals to be finalized tomorrow
-Richmond still counting mayoral votes (print
edition)...Richmond inches forward on mayoral tally; Jones may have won 6 districts
-Final vote tally not ready in Richmond:
Officials say breakdown of 6,300 absentee votes could tip city from Jones to Pantele...Why The Numbers Keep Changing.
-Richmond: Jones wins mayor's race; Dawson loses school board seat; Samuels gets council spot...Early
Edition: Jones declares victory; Pantele concedes
-The Local Networks: CBS6
| NBC12
| WRIC8
-Student Papers: Jones Elected Richmond Mayor
| Jones wins 4-way Richmond mayor's race
-Jones elected mayor in Richmond
-The Unifiers...Victory Too Soon?
-The Richmond.com Poll (or why
internet polls are statistically meaningless)
-This Week's Richmond Free Press
(November 6, 2008): Mayor-elect Jones tells vision A1 | Only one newcomer on City Council A8 | Five new faces on the School Board A8
Transition
-Mayor Elected? (in Petersburg)
-Jones pleased with committees’ work
-Sunlight in 2009
-'Small businesses really drive the train,’ says Mayor-Elect
-Mayor-elect focused on new relationships
-Pantele strikes gavel at final Richmond council meeting
-Drop the Suits Brother Mayor
-Lobbyists help Jones’ transition
-Can mayor put aside job as minister?...Will Mayor-Elect Jones Keep Job as Pastor?
-Mayor-Elect Dwight Jones’ Collectible Plates Not Exactly Flying Off Shelves
;)
-Jones undecided on police protection
-Graziano likely next council leader...Kathy Graziano would make an excellent president of Richmond’s City
Council
-Wilder: Smooth Transition Will Ensure Continued Progress |
Newsletter
-Commendation to Mayor L. Douglas Wilder
-Jones Unveils New Transition Team Members
-Mayor-elect Jones ready for
business
-Mayor-elect Jones adds big names to transition team
-City Hall’s transition: Who will go and who will stay
-Contractor’s $205 Million Lawsuit Against City Awaits Mayor-Elect
-City Names New Chief Financial Officer...Richmond's
financial officer will take job in private sector...Chief Financial Officer Harry Black Stepping Down
-Bridge Repair:
Mayor-elect Dwight Jones’ transition team signals a new direction — reconnecting with the statehouse and the business community.
-Advice to Mayor-elect Jones
-Hill-Christian, Leighty to lead Jones'
team...First
Edition
House of Delegates 70th District
70th District (parts of Chesterfield, Henrico and the City of Richmond)
-McQuinn unopposed for House seat
-Council’s first step: Replace McQuinn?
-Dems nominate McQuinn for delegate | CBS6 | CHPN | NBC12 | TD
-Delores McQuinn on Baseball
-Democratic primary for 70th is Saturday
-Henrico lawyer joins race for Jones’ seat Carlos Brown, a corporate finance lawyer...Perennial Loser, Jackie Jackson, Now Helps Others Win
-John Murden to run in the seventh?
-The Farm Team endorses McQuinn
-Jones offers tentative blessing to McQuinn
-McQuinn says she's being asked to run for Jones' seat
-Several eyeing Jones' House of Delegates seatCity Council 7th East End District
Local Blogger Eyes Council Seat
-Murden announces bid for council seat (personal blog)
-"Murden for Council" Future Website
-J's Notes Endorsement
-Murden's Run for Church Hill Seat Gains Steam
-Blogger-Turned-Council Candidate Runs Up City Hall Steps, Spins, Throws Punches Into Air
-Rewind: CHPN | Is Murden Ready for the Plunge? Is Council Ready for Murden? | Murden in the 7th?
The Other Contenders:
Anthony Dale, City Council Budget Analyst, City of Richmond
-Sorensen Institute Profile
Jennie Dotts, CEO, Old House Authority (Formerly Executive Director @ Acorn)
-The Provocateur (2004 Style Richmonder of the Year) | Reconnecting Dotts
-New venture can help with restoration
Antoine Green, President, Richmond Crusade for Voters, Virginia Young Democrats Executive Committee
-Style Profile: Antoine Green, 29
James Minor, Communications Specialist, Richmond Tenant Organization (RTO)
-Delores McQuinn's son
-RTO demands inclusion from city and RRHA RRHA and city says RTO is not truthful
Post-Mortem/Wed
Morning QB
-Green Things for Mayor Elect Jones To Consider
-School Board Stunner:
How challenger Kim Gray upset the incumbent in a campaign that just might reinvent local
politics
-Post-Election Thoughts
-What happened on Nov. 4 and why
-Dems Wrecking Democracy in
RVA?
-Save Richmond: Election Winners and Losers
-Jones Elected Richmond
Mayor (Palazzolo's analysis)
-Bob Holsworth
(more analysis) at St. Paul's
-Wilder:
Richmond: Moving Forward on the Right Track (Intro)
-Recap - All Dwight all the time AND BONUS INTERVIEW not heard before
-From a news junkie to the mayor-elect
-Dancing with the Donkeys: It's a good time and place to be a Democrat.
-TD Editorial: Jones for Mayor...Council, Board
-Jones' South Side base puts him close to mayor's office
-Voter Suppression through Bureaucratic Lethargy
-Richmond finances looking grimmer...Budget solution appears unlikely till
January...Corrections to Council Budget Misstatements
-A Letter to
Our Next Mayor Dwight Jones From John Moeser
The city to which you have committed your allegiance is full of promise and opportunity, but whether the promise is realized and the opportunities are unlocked will depend largely on you.
-Holsworth: Bob Grey Lacked Passion
| Precinct | Voting Location | Address | Voters | Jones | Pantele | Grey | Williams | Goldman | Write In |
| 101 | Westhampton Baptist Church | 6110 Three Chopt Road | 1,678 | 11% | 53% | 28% | 2% | 5% | 1% |
| 102 | Maple Avenue Fire Station | 311 Maple Ave | 868 | 17% | 56% | 23% | 1% | 2% | 0% |
| 104 | First Presbyterian Church | 4602 Cary Street Road | 1,366 | 6% | 62% | 28% | 1% | 3% | 0% |
| 105 | Mary Munford Elementary School | 211 Westmoreland St | 1,177 | 9% | 59% | 26% | 1% | 4% | 1% |
| 106 | Grace Baptist Church | 4200 Dover Road | 1,470 | 4% | 64% | 29% | 1% | 2% | 0% |
| 111 | Holy Comforter Episcopal Church | 4819 Monument Ave | 1,166 | 10% | 60% | 23% | 1% | 6% | 0% |
| 112 | Thomas Jefferson High School | 4100 W Grace St | 964 | 10% | 60% | 25% | 1% | 4% | 0% |
| 113 | Albert H. Hill Middle School | 3400 Patterson Ave | 1,269 | 11% | 54% | 24% | 3% | 7% | 1% |
| 114 | Beth El Education Building | 213 Roseneath Road | 1,756 | 13% | 51% | 28% | 2% | 6% | 1% |
| 203 | Hermitage Methodist Home | 1601 Palmyra Ave | 1,096 | 15% | 58% | 24% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
| 204 | First Baptist Church | 2709 Monument Ave | 1,266 | 18% | 50% | 23% | 1% | 6% | 1% |
| 206 | Dominion Place | 1025 W Grace St | 988 | 23% | 42% | 27% | 2% | 4% | 2% |
| 207 | William Fox Elementary School | 2300 Hanover Ave | 1,626 | 12% | 55% | 25% | 2% | 5% | 1% |
| 208 | Tabernacle Baptist Church | 1915 Grove Ave | 1,615 | 11% | 59% | 25% | 1% | 3% | 0% |
| 211 | Main Library | 101 E Franklin St | 1,006 | 32% | 31% | 21% | 4% | 11% | 2% |
| 212 | Calhoun Center | 436 Calhoun St | 546 | 53% | 28% | 14% | 2% | 4% | 0% |
| 213 | G. Washington Carver Elementary School | 1110 W Leigh St | 1,635 | 39% | 30% | 22% | 2% | 6% | 1% |
| 301 | John Marshall High School | 4225 Old Brook Road | 881 | 50% | 21% | 25% | 1% | 3% | 0% |
| 302 | Northminster Baptist Church | 3121 Moss Side Ave | 967 | 36% | 37% | 23% | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| 303 | J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School | 3101 Fendall St | 801 | 51% | 28% | 19% | 1% | 2% | 0% |
| 304 | North Avenue Branch Library | 2901 North Ave | 1,346 | 58% | 21% | 18% | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| 305 | Albert V. Norrell Elementary | 2120 Fendall St | 948 | 50% | 23% | 21% | 2% | 3% | 0% |
| 306 | VUU Henderson Center | 1500 N Lombardy St | 642 | 46% | 17% | 28% | 3% | 5% | 0% |
| 307 | Ginter Park Presbyterian Church | 3601 Seminary Ave | 1,088 | 18% | 53% | 26% | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| 308 | Ginter Park Branch Library | 1200 Westbrook Ave | 1,306 | 18% | 56% | 22% | 1% | 2% | 0% |
| 309 | Imperial Plaza | 1717 Bellevue Ave | 897 | 12% | 68% | 15% | 2% | 3% | 0% |
| 402 | Forest Hill Presbyterian Church | 4401 Forest Hill Ave | 2,261 | 17% | 56% | 21% | 1% | 3% | 0% |
| 404 | Bethany Christian Church | 5400 Forest Hills Ave | 2,170 | 42% | 35% | 17% | 2% | 4% | 0% |
| 409 | J.B. Fisher Elementary School | 3701 Garden Road | 2,306 | 18% | 60% | 18% | 1% | 3% | 0% |
| 410 | Thompson Middle School | 7825 Forest Hill AVe | 2,117 | 26% | 49% | 19% | 2% | 4% | 0% |
| 412 | Beaufont Towers Residence | 7015 Carnation St | 1,130 | 48% | 28% | 16% | 2% | 6% | 1% |
| 413 | Southampton Baptist Church | 7521 Comanche Dr | 2,069 | 13% | 60% | 22% | 1% | 3% | 0% |
| 501 | John B. Cary Elementary School | 3021 Maplewood Ave | 1,408 | 33% | 36% | 27% | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| 503 | Maymont Elementary School | 1211 S Allen Ave | 1,651 | 47% | 32% | 18% | 1% | 2% | 0% |
| 504 | Randolph Community Center | 1415 Grayland Ave | 2,044 | 37% | 35% | 23% | 1% | 3% | 1% |
| 505 | William Byrd Community Center | 224 S Cherry St | 795 | 31% | 42% | 16% | 3% | 7% | 1% |
| 508 | Woodland Heights Baptist Church | 611 W 31st St | 836 | 24% | 50% | 20% | 2% | 2% | 1% |
| 509 | George Wythe High School | 4314 Crutchfield St | 1,361 | 54% | 20% | 23% | 1% | 2% | 0% |
| 510 | Swansboro Elementary School | 3160 Midlothian Tnpk | 1,387 | 58% | 19% | 19% | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| 602 | Whitcomb Court Recreation Room | 2302 Carmine St | 1,189 | 68% | 5% | 19% | 5% | 3% | 0% |
| 603 | Fire Engine House | 2614 1st Ave | 863 | 61% | 13% | 20% | 3% | 3% | 0% |
| 604 | 5th Street Baptist Church | 2800 3rd Ave | 902 | 68% | 8% | 18% | 3% | 4% | 0% |
| 606 | Highland Park Plaza Field House | 3300 1st Ave | 1,225 | 62% | 8% | 24% | 4% | 2% | 0% |
| 607 | City Hall Lobby | 900 E Broad St | 534 | 28% | 26% | 32% | 4% | 8% | 1% |
| 609 | Fire Engine House | 411 Commerce Rd | 548 | 51% | 19% | 23% | 2% | 5% | 0% |
| 610 | Bellemeade Community Center | 1800 Lynhaven Ave | 1,131 | 69% | 5% | 19% | 2% | 4% | 0% |
| 701 | Woodville Elementary School | 2000 N 28th St | 1,148 | 74% | 5% | 12% | 3% | 5% | 0% |
| 702 | Fairmount House | 1501 N 21st St | 688 | 74% | 7% | 14% | 2% | 4% | 0% |
| 703 | Fourth Baptist Church | 2800 P St | 1,208 | 64% | 9% | 20% | 3% | 5% |