Chesapeake city is an independent city — it belongs to no county and provides county-level services through its own city government.
Population: 255,332.
Selected officeholders: Commonwealth's Attorney: Matthew R. Hamel · Clerk of the Circuit Court: Alan P. Krasnoff · General Registrar: Mary Lynn Pinkerman · Electoral Board Chair: Michael Brown · Electoral Board Secretary: Susan Cobb · Electoral Board Vice Chair: Winston Odom.