Manassas Mayor Faces Challenger, 3 City Council Seats Up For Election In November

MANASSAS, VA — Manassas Mayor Michelle Davis-Younger will face a re-election challenge, and six candidates are running for three Manassas City Council seats in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election.

In the mayoral race, Democratic Mayor Michelle Davis-Younger is seeking re-election. Republican Xiao-Yin "Tang" Byrom is challenging the incumbent. Davis-Younger, who was previously elected to the city council in 2019, also ran the human resources consulting firm The1ForHR, LLC. Byrom is owner of Tang's Bridal Alterations & Bespoke. A mayoral forum will be hosted by the Prince William Chamber on Oct. 1 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in person at the Manassas Museum and virtually.

The Manassas City Council is made up of six members, and three of the seats are up for election in 2024. The councilmembers' four-year terms are staggered, which means elections are held every two years for three seats. Members are elected at large, so voters will cast a ballot for up to three candidates in November's election.

• Related: Manassas November General Election Voter Guide: Candidates, How To Vote

Democratic primary winners who advanced to the general election are Ashley Hutson, Tom Osina, Mark Wolfe. The Republican Party nominated Robyn Williams, Lynn Forkell Greene and Stephen Kent as its candidates.

Osina and Wolfe are incumbents seeking re-election. The third council seat up for election comes from Vice Mayor Pamela Sebesky, who chose not to run for re-election.

SEE ALSO:

• 2024 General Election Candidate Profile: Lynn Forkell Greene For Manassas City Council
• 2024 General Election Candidate Profile: Ashley Hutson For Manassas City Council
• 2024 General Election Candidate Profile: Stephen Kent For Manassas City Council
• 2024 General Election Candidate Profile: Tom Osina For Manassas City Council
• Candidate Profile: Mark Wolfe For Manassas City Council (primary candidate profile)

Along with mayor and city council, Manassas residents will have four Manassas School Board seats, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, president and a Virginia constitutional amendment on the general election ballot.

Early voting began on Sept. 20 and will continue until Nov. 2. The deadline to request a mail-in ballot will be 5 p.m. on Oct. 25.

Completed ballots must be returned to the elections office by 7 p.m. on Nov. 5 or postmarked by Nov. 5 and received in the office by noon on Nov. 8.

The deadline for voter registration or updating your address is Oct. 15, but same-day registrations with a provisional ballot will be accepted through Election Day. For Election Day voting, polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5. An acceptable form of ID is required to vote in person.

Follow Patch on election night for live results of the Manassas local elections and other key races in Northern Virginia.

For more information on the upcoming election and voting in Manassas, visit the Manassas Voter Registration and Elections Office website.