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Newport News City, Virginia

Member City Council - Seat B, North District

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One candidate is tracked for Member City Council - Seat B, North District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Curtis D. Bethany III. Candidate information follows official Newport News City election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

1 certified candidate for Member City Council - Seat B, North District on the November 3, 2026 ballot; Curtis D. Bethany III 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.

Curtis D. Bethany III

Independent · Incumbent

Curtis D. Bethany III serves as Vice Mayor of Newport News and holds the North District Seat B on the city council, per his campaign site. He has a background in Fortune 500 corporate finance and nonprofit leadership, and holds degrees from Old Dominion University and a master's in public policy from Liberty University, per the same source.

2026 priorities (per the campaign site)

Source: candidate campaign site.

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Candidate roster from official Newport News City Supervisor of Elections filings. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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