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Virginia Beach City, Virginia

Member City Council, District 4

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2 candidates are tracked for Member City Council, District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Janet L. Byrnes and Amelia N. Ross-Hammond. Candidate information follows official Virginia Beach City election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

2 certified candidates for Member City Council, District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot; Amelia N. Ross-Hammond 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.

Janet L. Byrnes

Independent

Byrnes is a retired Virginia Beach Police Department officer and military spouse, per her campaign site. She is running for the Virginia Beach City Council District 4 seat.

2026 priorities (per the campaign site)

Source: candidate campaign site.

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Amelia N. Ross-Hammond

Independent · Incumbent

Ross-Hammond is the sitting Virginia Beach City Council member for District 4, per her campaign site, which identifies her with the title "Dr."

2026 priorities

Source: candidate campaign site.

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