Robin D. Mines

, an associate minister at Hood Temple AME Zion Church;

Henry “Chuck” Richardson

, a former councilman who represented the district between 1977 and 1995;

Graham Sturm

, a history teacher at Armstrong High School;

Mamie Taylor,

a former Richmond School Board member who represented the district from 2012 through 2016; and

Thad Williamson

, a University of Richmond associate professor and former senior policy adviser to Stoney.

The winner of the special election will replace Councilman Parker Agelasto, who has represented the district since 2013.

Earlier this year, Agelasto announced he would step down at the end of November. His resignation was a condition of a deal he struck with then-Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael Herring to avoid legal action for moving out of the district he was elected to represent in 2018.