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Badri Lankella
2025 - Present
2027
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Badri Lankella is a member of the Madison Common Council in Wisconsin, representing District 7. He assumed office on April 15, 2025. His current term ends on April 20, 2027.
Lankella ran for election to the Madison Common Council to represent District 7 in Wisconsin. He won in the general election on April 1, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Madison, Wisconsin (2025)
General election
General election for Madison Common Council District 7
Badri Lankella defeated Abdirahman Siad in the general election for Madison Common Council District 7 on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Badri Lankella (Nonpartisan) | 53.5 | 3,392 |
| Abdirahman Siad (Nonpartisan) | 45.8 | 2,908 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 45 | ||
| Total votes: 6,345 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Badri Lankella and Abdirahman Siad advanced from the primary for Madison Common Council District 7.
Endorsements
Lankella received the following endorsements.
2023
See also: Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin, elections (2023)
General election
General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 6
Blair Feltham defeated Badri Lankella in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 6 on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Blair Feltham (Nonpartisan) | 55.6 | 51,986 | |
| Badri Lankella (Nonpartisan) | 43.3 | 40,518 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 964 | ||
| Total votes: 93,468 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Blair Feltham and Badri Lankella advanced from the primary for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 6.
2020
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 78
Incumbent Lisa Subeck won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 78 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa Subeck (D) | 98.0 | 34,576 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 720 | ||
| Total votes: 35,296 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ronald Rosenberry Chase (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 78
Incumbent Lisa Subeck defeated Robert Louis Slamka in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 78 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Subeck | 91.3 | 14,092 |
| Robert Louis Slamka | 8.6 | 1,321 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 15,429 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Badri Lankella (D)
Campaign finance
2019
See also: City elections in Madison, Wisconsin (2019)
General election
General election for Madison Common Council District 7
Donna Moreland defeated Badri Lankella in the general election for Madison Common Council District 7 on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Donna Moreland (Nonpartisan) | 56.4 | 1,526 | |
| Badri Lankella (Nonpartisan) | 43.1 | 1,166 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 2,706 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Badri Lankella did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Badri Lankella did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Badri Lankella did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Madison Common Council District 7 |
Officeholder Madison Common Council District 7 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Nasra Wehelie |
Madison Common Council District 7 2025-Present |
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