2021 Alexandria, Virginia mayoral election

Alexandria, Virginia mayoral election, 2021

← 2018

November 2, 2021^[1]

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Nominee	Justin Wilson	Annetta Catchings
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	36,276	16,584
Percentage	67.7%	30.9%

Mayor before election

Justin Wilson
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Justin Wilson
Democratic

Federal government

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The general election for mayor of Alexandria, Virginia was held on November 2, 2021. Incumbent mayor Justin Wilson was elected to his first term in 2018, having defeated first-term incumbent Allison Silberberg in the Democratic primary. Wilson was challenged by Silberberg in 2021 but defeated her in the primary on June 8th. Wilson faced Annetta Catchings, the first Republican to run for Mayor since 1994. Wilson defeated Catchings in the general election.

Democratic primary[]

The Democratic primary was held on June 8, 2021.^[2] Incumbent Mayor Justin Wilson defeated his predecessor, Allison Silberberg, in a rematch of the 2018 election.

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Allison Silberberg - Mayor of Alexandria (2016−19)^[3]
Justin Wilson - Incumbent mayor (2019−present)^[4]

Withdrew[]

Mo Seifeldein - City councilman (2019−present)^[5]^[6]

Results[]

Democratic Primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Justin Wilson (incumbent)	13,005	57.21
	Democratic	Allison Silberberg	9,729	42.79
Turnout			22,734	100.00

Republican nomination[]

The Republican party did not hold a primary.^[8] They selected Annetta Catchings as their nominee.

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Annetta Catchings - Flight attendant^[9]

General election[]

The general election was held on November 2, 2021. Wilson defeated Annetta Catchings with over two-thirds of the vote.

General election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Justin Wilson (incumbent)	36,276	67.66
	Republican	Annetta Catchings	16,584	30.93
	Write-in		758	1.41
Turnout

References[]

^ ^a ^b "2021 November General Official Results". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ "Six-Year Election Calendar" (PDF). City of Alexandria. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ Mello-Klein, Cody (25 March 2021). "Allison Silberberg enters mayoral race". Alexandria Times. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ Cullum, James (21 January 2021). "Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson Announces Reelection Bid". ALX Now. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ Cullum, James (4 February 2021). "BREAKING: Councilman Mo Seifeldein Running for Alexandria Mayor, Hatch Act Conflict in Question". ALX Now. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ Leayman, Emily (16 February 2021). "Seifeldein Decides Not To Run For Mayor, City Council". Patch. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ "2021 June Democratic Primary Unofficial Results". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Signed Order To Call Primary" (PDF). City of Alexandria. Department of Elections. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ Mello-Klein, Cody (25 March 2021). "Annetta Catchings runs for mayor as a Republican candidate". Alexandria Times. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

External links[]

Official campaign websites

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