D. Marcus Ranger
Marcus Ranger was a 2015 candidate for District 4 of the Dallas, Texas City Council.
In 2014, Ranger was a candidate for the District 6 seat on the Dallas Board of Trustees in Texas. He lost election against fellow challengers Lew Blackburn, Jr., Bertha Bailey Whatley, Joyce Foreman and Carlos Sherman in the general election on May 10, 2014. Ranger ran for the seat held by his wife Carla, who did not file for re-election. District 6 covers schools in southwestern Dallas.[1] Ranger was appointed on June 19, 2014, to the 15-member commission developing a home-rule charter for the district.
Biography
Ranger is an attorney practicing in the Dallas area. He and his wife, Carla, have one child who graduated from district schools.[1][2]
Elections
2015
- See also: Dallas, Texas municipal elections, 2015
The city of Dallas, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 9, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 27, 2015. Early voting began on April 27, 2015.
All 14 city council seats were up for election.[3][4] In District 4, Carolyn King Arnold defeated Sandra Crenshaw, Carl Hays, Stephen King, D. Marcus Ranger, James Ross, Keyaira D. Saunders and Linda M. Wilkerson-Wynn.[5] Incumbent Dwaine Caraway did not run for re-election.[6]
| Dallas City Council District 4, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Carolyn King Arnold |
51.5% | 1,552 | |
| Sandra Crenshaw | 13.2% | 397 | |
| Carl Hays | 12.6% | 380 | |
| D. Marcus Ranger | 8.4% | 254 | |
| Keyaira D. Saunders | 5.9% | 177 | |
| James Ross | 3.3% | 99 | |
| Linda M. Wilkerson-Wynn | 3.3% | 98 | |
| Stephen King | 1.9% | 56 | |
| Total Votes | 2,760 | ||
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Official election results," accessed July 30, 2015 | |||
2014
D. Marcus Ranger sought election to the District 6 seat against newcomers Lew Blackburn, Jr., Bertha Bailey Whatley, Joyce Foreman and Carlos Sherman in the general election on May 10, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Bertha Bailey Whatley |
41.3% | 974 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joyce Foreman |
36.4% | 858 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lew Blackburn, Jr. | 12.8% | 301 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carlos Sherman | 5.1% | 120 | |
| Nonpartisan | D. Marcus Ranger | 4.4% | 104 | |
| Total Votes | 2,357 | |||
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Unofficial Cumulative Results," May 10, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Ranger did not report any campaign contributions or expenditures to the district office prior to the election.[7]
Endorsements
Ranger did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
Recent news
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See also
- Dallas, Texas
- United States municipal elections, 2015
- Dallas Independent School District, Texas
- Dallas Independent School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dallas Morning News, "District 2 Trustee Mike Morath picks up a challenger," January 30, 2014
- ↑ Dallas Independent School District, "Carla Ranger," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ City of Dallas, "Upcoming Elections," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Dallas, "Notice of Deadline to File," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ Dallas County Elections, "2015 Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 9, 2015
- ↑ City of Dallas, "2015 Official Candidate List," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ Dallas Independent School District, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed April 14, 2014
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| Candidates: | District 2: • Mike Morath District 6: • Lew Blackburn, Jr. • Joyce Foreman • D. Marcus Ranger • Carlos Sherman • Bertha Bailey Whatley |
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