Richmond Mayor · Nov 3, 2026
Ed McDaniel
Candidate for Mayor
10 candidates · 5 seats1 sourced position
Ed McDaniel is running for mayor of Richmond in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Robert R. Blythe.
Voter registration deadline · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayFormer Richmond city commissioner who served four years and lost his seat in the 2022 race.
Where Ed McDaniel stands: positions on the record
Open government1 sourced position
Said that executive sessions over several years have gone without explanation and that open-records requests take longer than usual.
“You have an extraordinary amount of executive sessions that have taken place over the last several years with no explanation as to what those sessions were about.”
Own statementThe Edge
Also running for Mayor
- Robert R. Blythe (incumbent)
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