No Recommendation
About the Race
The election for Nansemond Borough’s representative for Suffolk City Council takes place on November 3, 2020, in conjunction with the US presidential election. Incumbent Lou Ward, former local NAACP president, is running against newcomer Courtney Wolfe.
About the District
Suffolk is an independent city located in Hampton Roads. Much of the city is located on either the James or Nansemond Rivers and the city has a population of roughly 100,000. Suffolk has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2008, with Hillary Clinton earning just under 55% of the vote. Despite this, many members of the Suffolk City Council are still conservative, and the city declared itself a Second Amendment Sanctuary in 2020. The Nansemond Borough consists of the Harborview, Burbage Grant, and Huntersville precincts. Nansemond tends to vote Democratic, with Hillary Clinton earning more than 60% of the borough’s vote in 2016.
Recommendation
Candidate Courtney Wolfe is the former Parent Teacher Student Association President of John Yeates Middle School. Wolfe has spoken on wanting to address infrastructure issues and has solicited public input over how people in the Nansemond Borough would like to see the money that Suffolk received from the federal Coronavirus relief package, the CARES Act, properly distributed.
However, a lack of other online information about her means we cannot guarantee she will make progressive choices.
Incumbent Lue Ward was the president of his local chapter of the NAACP before being elected to City Council in 2012. He has openly expressed opinions against racially gerrymandered districts and maps and has called for fair redistricting reforms.
However, Lue Ward also voted in support of a resolution that would turn Suffolk into a Second Amendment sanctuary in late 2019.
No Recommendation - Suffolk - Nansemond Borough
About the Race
The election for Nansemond Borough’s representative for Suffolk City Council takes place on November 3, 2020, in conjunction with the US presidential election. Incumbent Lou Ward, former local NAACP president, is running against newcomer Courtney Wolfe.
About the Race
The election for President of the United States is on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Former Vice President and Senator from Delaware Joe Biden (D) is running against the current president, Donald J. Trump (R), a businessman and former reality television star.
About the State
Every eligible voter may cast a ballot in the presidential election. The majority of the U.S. population has voted Democratic for the last twenty-eight years, except 2004. However, the allocation of electoral college votes led to Republicans taking the White House in two of those seven elections. Turnout is typically higher during presidential election years, though 2018 saw the highest record turnout for a non-presidential election since 1914, with 50.3% of the electorate turning out to vote. Turnout for the 2016 election was at 55.7%. In 2008, when the nation elected President Barack Obama (D), turnout was 58.2% but dropped to 54.9% in 2012.