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3 candidates are tracked for Member City Council - Seat B, Central District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Cleon M. Long, Andrea R. Diggs and Michael A. Gale. Candidate information follows official Newport News City election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
3 certified candidates for Member City Council - Seat B, Central District on the November 3, 2026 ballot; Cleon M. Long 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.
Independent · Incumbent
Cleon M. Long, a professional engineer, is the current Newport News City Council member for Central District Seat B, per the city's official website. He is seeking reelection in the November 2026 election.
Source: candidate campaign site.
Campaign site →Independent
Andrea R. Diggs, a licensed clinical social worker and small business owner with more than 16 years in the mental health field, is running for the Central District seat on Newport News City Council, per her campaign site. She has lived in Newport News since 2015 and serves on the NNRHA Commission and the city's Human Services Advisory Board.
Source: candidate campaign site.
Campaign site →Independent
Michael A. Gale is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member City Council - Seat B, Central District, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified local candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.