Republican Nick Hagen and Democrats Terry McGuire and Phazhon Nash represent a wave of younger leaders elected to Roanoke City Council.

For City Council, Democrats Terry McGuire and Phazhon Nash lead the field, with the third open seat statistically close.

The poll gauged voters on various local issues, including on reforms that ended single-family-only zoning and potential development of Evans Spring.

Three candidate forums in the last week were marked by feisty exchanges over policy and groan-inducing remarks on racism.

Some prominent Roanoke Democrats are showing support for independent Evelyn Powers over Democrat Benjamin Woods.

None of the candidates has been elected to City Council before, and many found common ground in attacking the status quo.

Evelyn Powers is running for City Council as an independent, while Jamaal Jackson dropped out Tuesday, hours before polls closed in a Democratic primary.

Andrew Cochran, who's served as Roanoke's voter registrar since 2013, says he will retire in September.

Despite last week announcing his withdrawal from the race, Jamaal Jackson has not given formal notice to elections officials about the June 18 contest.

A week after city officials received a complaint alleging an illegal campaign act, Jamaal Jackson said he is dropping out.

Democrats and Republicans running for City Council are encouraging incumbents to hold off on picking Bob Cowell’s permanent successor.

Priddy made the announcement 18 months into a Council term left vacant by disgraced former councilman Robert Jeffrey Jr.

Luke Priddy won't seek reelection, while Nick Hagen and Jim Garrett are vying to become the first Republicans on Council in decades.

A victory for any would be historic — Moon Reynolds as Roanoke's first female mayor, Cobb as its first openly gay mayor and Bowers for the sheer precedent of a fifth term.

Cobb is laying the groundwork for a campaign as Mayor Sherman Lea and Councilwoman Trish White-Boyd announce they won’t seek reelection.

Roanoke City had long been represented in the Senate by a Democrat, Sen. John Edwards, who was elected in 1995 and opted to retire.

The city’s relative lag in early voting could be a troublesome sign for Democrats, though other theories could explain the low rate.