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B.J. Williams

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B.J. Williams
Garland City Council District 4
Tenure
2020 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
4
Predecessor: Jim Bookhout (Nonpartisan)
Prior offices:
Garland City Council District 4
Years in office: 2012 - 2018

Elections and appointments
Last election
May 4, 2024
Personal
Profession
Human resources
Contact

B.J. Williams is a member of the Garland City Council in Texas, representing District 4. He assumed office on November 17, 2020. His current term ends in 2026.

Williams ran for re-election to the Garland City Council to represent District 4 in Texas. He won in the general election on May 4, 2024.

Although City Council elections in Garland are officially nonpartisan, Williams is known to be a member of the Democratic Party.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: City elections in Garland, Texas (2024)

General election

General election for Garland City Council District 4

Incumbent B.J. Williams won election in the general election for Garland City Council District 4 on May 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of B.J. Williams
B.J. Williams (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
285

Total votes: 285
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: City elections in Garland, Texas (2022)

General election

The general election was canceled. B.J. Williams (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

2020

See also: City elections in Garland, Texas (2020)

General election

General election for Garland City Council District 4

B.J. Williams defeated incumbent Jim Bookhout in the general election for Garland City Council District 4 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of B.J. Williams
B.J. Williams (Nonpartisan)
 
62.0
 
5,082
Image of Jim Bookhout
Jim Bookhout (Nonpartisan)
 
38.0
 
3,117

Total votes: 8,199
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2016

See also: Municipal elections in Garland, Texas (2016)

Four seats on the Garland City Council were up for election in 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 19, 2016. Since only one person filed to run for each of the seats, the election was cancelled. Had there been any contested races, the election would have occurred on May 7, 2016.[2][3] Williams was unopposed in his bid for re-election to District 4 of the city council.

2014

See also: Garland, Texas city council elections, 2014

Elections for the city council of Garland, Texas took place on May 10, 2014. Incumbent B.J. Williams ran unopposed for the District 5 seat.[4]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

B.J. Williams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Personal

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Williams and his wife, Dorothy, have one child: Chonda.[5]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Jim Bookhout
Garland City Council District 4
2020-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Garland City Council District 4
2012-2018
Succeeded by
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