Aaron Holmes

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Aaron Holmes

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Aaron Holmes (Democratic Party) ran for election for an at-large seat of the Washington D.C. City Council. He was disqualified from the Democratic primary scheduled on June 19, 2018.

He was disqualified after failing to receive the required number of petition signatures.

Holmes was previously a candidate for the Ward 8 seat on the Washington, D.C. Council. He ran in the primary election on June 14, 2016.

Biography

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Holmes is the founder of entertainment production company Triple Star Soundstage.

Elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Washington, D.C. (2018)

General election

General election for Washington D.C. City Council At-large (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Washington D.C. City Council At-large on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anita Bonds (D)	44.6	152,460
✔		Elissa Silverman (Independent)	26.5	90,589
	Submit photo	Dionne Reeder (Independent)	14.4	49,132
		David Schwartzman (G)	7.6	26,006
		Ralph Chittams Sr. (R)	3.7	12,629
	Submit photo	Rustin Lewis (Independent)	2.5	8,463
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	2,909

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 342,188
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• S. Kathryn Allen (Independent)
• Denise Hicks (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Anita Bonds defeated Jeremiah Lowery and Marcus Goodwin in the Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large on June 19, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anita Bonds	52.8	39,351
	Submit photo	Jeremiah Lowery	23.8	17,688
		Marcus Goodwin	23.4	17,419

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,458
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Aaron Holmes (D)

Green primary election

Green primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large (2 seats)

David Schwartzman advanced from the Green primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large on June 19, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Schwartzman	100.0	382

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 382
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large (2 seats)

Denise Hicks advanced from the Libertarian primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large on June 19, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Denise Hicks	100.0	110

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 110
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2016

Trayon White defeated incumbent LaRuby May, Aaron Holmes, Bonita Goode, and Maurice Dickens in the Washington, D.C. Council Ward 8 Democratic primary election.

Washington, D.C. Council Ward 8, Democratic Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Trayon White	51.40%	4,272
LaRuby May Incumbent	43.12%	3,584
Aaron Holmes	3.37%	280
Bonita Goode	0.90%	75
Maurice Dickens	0.84%	70
Write-in votes	0.36%	30
Total Votes		8,311
Source: District of Columbia Board of Elections, "Primary Election 2016 - Certified Results," June 28, 2016

Campaign themes

2016

Holmes' campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:

“	Aaron Holmes is running to be your Ward 8 City Councilman because he believes that Ward 8 is already great. He believes that every person has something to teach and that every voice has value. He is excited for the opportunity to listen to you, his Ward 8 neighbors, and learn from your collective experience. Like you, Aaron’s desires are simple yet fundamental: to live in a safe, inclusive, interconnected community, built and sustained by the people who reside there. Aaron’s story is not unique. He comes from a working-class family where his parents taught him to think, work hard, respect others, and most importantly to support those around him. He believes there is no better way to exemplify the values his parents instilled in him than to represent and serve the people of Ward 8. At the age of twelve, Aaron started selling the Sunday Post on a street corner, providing a small service for his neighbors. As Aaron grew, so did his sense of community. After graduating from Oxon Hill High School, he founded Triple Star Soundstage, a live performance production company, with the goal of providing affordable, quality entertainment for his neighbors at THEARC. While running his own business, Aaron also launched a career in the public and private sectors, eventually using his management experience to run the travel program of a Fortune 15 company. As Aaron gained experience and ability, he expanded the scope of his vision for the people around him. Aaron will use the personal and professional experience he has gained on both sides of the river to preserve the community he calls home, and to promote and protect the people whose generosity and teaching provided the stable foundation on which his experience is built.	”
—Aaron Holmes (2016),

Endorsements

2016

The following table displays endorsements issued in the 2016 election:

Candidate endorsements
Candidate	The Washington Post	D.C. for Democracy	Gertrude Stein Democratic Club	Democrats for Education Reform
At-large
Vincent Orange (Incumbent)
David Garber
Robert White
District 2
Jack Evans (Incumbent)
District 4
Brandon Todd (Incumbent)
Leon Andrews Jr.
Ron Austin
Calvin Gurley
District 7
Yvette Alexander (Incumbent)
Delmar Chesley
Vincent Gray
Grant Thompson
District 8
LaRuby May (Incumbent)
Maurice Dickens
Bonita Goode
Aaron Holmes
Trayon White

See also

• Washington, D.C.
• Municipal elections in Washington, D.C. (2018)
• Municipal elections in Washington, D.C. (2016)
• United States municipal elections, 2016

External links

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• Search Google News for this topic
• District of Columbia Board of Elections, "List of Candidates in the June 14, 2016 Primary Election"
• Campaign website