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1. cardinalnews.org › 2023/09/13 › former-roanoke-mayorFormer Roanoke Mayor David Bowers is now a Republican. Why ...

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   Sep 13, 2023 · Former Roanoke Mayor David Bowers is now a Republican. Why that matters. His party switch fits into a national realignment that has seen Democrats become more white-collar and Republicans more blue-collar. David Bowers with his wife, Margarita, and Gov. Glenn Youngkin. Courtesy of Bowers.

2. www.wdbj7.com › 2024/03/12 › bowers-run-roanokeBowers to run for Roanoke mayor as Republican - WDBJ

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   Mar 12, 2024 · ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Former Roanoke Mayor David Bowers is running again. Tuesday afternoon, Bowers announced he will seek the Republican nomination for the office he held for 16 years. Bowers...

3. cardinalnews.org › 2023/09/09 › former-roanoke-mayorFormer Roanoke Mayor David Bowers changes parties to join ...

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   Sep 9, 2023 · Former Roanoke Mayor David Bowers will announce Monday he’s leaving the Democratic Party to become a Republican. In a statement set for delivery Monday, the 71-year-old Bowers, who served 16 years as mayor, said that “Today’s Democratic Party is not the party which embodied those historic and inspiring words of President John F. Kennedy ...

4. www.wsls.com › news › localFormer Roanoke Mayor Bowers announces switch ... - WSLS 10 News

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   Sep 12, 2023 · – Four-term Roanoke Mayor David Bowers — a Democrat for most of his years in office, including his most recent term which ended in 2016 — announced he feels more at home in the Republican...

5. roanoke.com › news › localBowers announces switch to Republican Party - Roanoke Times

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   Four-term Roanoke Mayor David Bowers — a Democrat for most of his years in office, including his most recent term that ended in 2016 — announced that he feels more at home in the Republican...

6. roanoke.com › news › localDavid Bowers announces Republican bid for Roanoke mayor

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   The 2024 race for Roanoke mayor expanded to three candidates on Monday, with David Bowers announcing another run, this time as a Republican. Bowers served four terms as mayor: three as a...

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   Is Roanoke mayor David Bowers a Democrat?

   • Four-term Roanoke Mayor David Bowers — a Democrat for most of his years in office, including his most recent term that ended in 2016 — announced that he feels more at home in the Republican Party. “Switching now is the right thing to do,” Bowers said in a written statement.

   Bowers announces switch to Republican Party - Roanoke Times

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   Will John Bowers run for mayor?

   • He won three of his terms as mayor as a Democrat and another as an independent. In recent years, he lost two comeback bids in which he ran as an independent. Reached by telephone Saturday, Bowers said that he could not rule out another run for office — but also was not ready to declare his candidacy.

   Bowers announces switch to Republican Party - Roanoke Times

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   Who won Lea vs Bowers?

   • As an independent, Bowers took 47% of the vote to Lea’s 52%. Get local news delivered to your inbox! Bowers won numerous city elections as a Democrat – and in 2008, as an independent. But after his fourth term as mayor ended in 2016, his independent campaigns have lost.

   Bowers announces switch to Republican Party - Roanoke Times

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8. www.wsls.com › news › localFormer Roanoke Mayor David Bowers announces ... - WSLS 10 News

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   Mar 14, 2024 · ROANOKE, Va. – Former Roanoke City Mayor David Bowers is throwing his hat in the ring for the Star City’s top public office. In December 2023, current Roanoke Mayor Sherman Lea announced that...