Darrell Bonapart
Darrell Bonapart (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 39. Bonapart was disqualified from the Democratic primary scheduled on March 3, 2020.
Bonapart was a Democratic candidate for District 5 representative on the Charlotte City Council in North Carolina. Bonapart was defeated in the runoff election on October 10, 2017. Click here to read Bonapart's response to Ballotpedia's 2017 municipal candidate survey.
Bonapart was a 2015 Democratic candidate for an at-large seat on the Charlotte City Council. He was defeated in the Democratic primary election on September 15, 2015.
Biography
Bonapart attended South Mecklenburg High School.[1] He served in the North Carolina Army National Guard for 15 years. His professional experience includes working as a life insurance broker.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 39
DeAndrea Salvador defeated Joshua Niday in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 39 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | DeAndrea Salvador (D) | 62.2 | 68,752 |
 | Joshua Niday (R) | 37.8 | 41,823 | |
| Total votes: 110,575 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. DeAndrea Salvador advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 39.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Darrell Bonapart (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Joshua Niday advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 39.
Campaign finance
2017
The city of Charlotte, North Carolina, held elections for mayor and city council on November 7, 2017. A primary was held on September 12, 2017. A primary runoff was held on October 10, 2017, for the district 5 race. A candidate needed to receive over 40% of the vote in order to avoid a runoff election. All 11 seats on the city council were up for election. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 21, 2017.
Matt Newton defeated Darrell Bonapart in the Charlotte City Council District 5 Democratic runoff election.
| Charlotte City Council, District 5 Democratic Primary Runoff, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Matt Newton |
57.09% | 970 |
| Darrell Bonapart | 42.91% | 729 |
| Total Votes | 1,699 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Second Primary Election Results," October 20, 2017 | ||
The following candidates ran in the Charlotte City Council District 5 Democratic primary election.[3]
| Charlotte City Council, District 5 Democratic Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Darrell Bonapart |
34.51% | 1,466 |
| Matt Newton |
28.44% | 1,208 |
| Gary Young II | 18.53% | 787 |
| Kris Chambers-Woodruff | 10.62% | 451 |
| Scott Derek Jenkins | 4.52% | 192 |
| Vinroy Reid | 3.39% | 144 |
| Total Votes | 4,248 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 18, 2017 | ||
2015
The city of Charlotte, North Carolina, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A primary took place on September 15, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 17, 2015.[4] At-large city council candidates in the Democratic primary were Laurence E. Bibbs, Darrell Bonapart, Bruce Clark, Julie Eiselt, Claire Green Fallon, Sean Gautam, Shawn Greeson, Mo Idlibby, Vi Lyles, Billy D. Maddalon, James "Smuggie" Mitchell and Aaron Sanders. Pablo Carvajal, John K. Powell, Jr. and David Michael Rice were unopposed in the Republican primary. In the general election, Democratic candidates Lyles, Mitchell, Eiselt and Fallon won election over Republican candidates Carvajal, Powell and Rice.[5][6][7]
| Charlotte City Council At-large, General election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Julie Eiselt |
17.0% | 44,419 | |
| Democratic | Vi Lyles Incumbent |
16.4% | 42,807 | |
| Democratic | Claire Green Fallon Incumbent |
15.8% | 41,352 | |
| Democratic | James "Smuggie" Mitchell |
14.3% | 37,406 | |
| Republican | John K. Powell, Jr. | 14.2% | 37,158 | |
| Republican | Pablo Carvajal | 11.7% | 30,517 | |
| Republican | David Michael Rice | 10.4% | 27,246 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.29% | 764 | ||
| Total Votes | 261,669 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results - Mecklenburg County," November 16, 2015 | ||||
| Charlotte City Council, At-large Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Vi Lyles Incumbent |
18.8% | 19,194 | ||
| James "Smuggie" Mitchell |
17.3% | 17,689 | ||
| Julie Eiselt |
12.7% | 13,011 | ||
| Claire Green Fallon Incumbent |
11.8% | 12,029 | ||
| Billy D. Maddalon | 9.3% | 9,525 | ||
| Darrell Bonapart | 9% | 9,179 | ||
| Mo Idlibby | 6.6% | 6,759 | ||
| Bruce Clark | 3.8% | 3,872 | ||
| Aaron Sanders | 3.4% | 3,434 | ||
| Shawn Greeson | 3.1% | 3,198 | ||
| Sean Gautam | 2.3% | 2,369 | ||
| Laurence E. Bibbs | 2.1% | 2,106 | ||
| Total Votes | 102,365 | |||
| Source: Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed September 24, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Darrell Bonapart did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Bonapart participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates.[8] The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | The reduction of Human Sex Trafficking and creating an abundance of real affordable housing complexes throughout the city[9] | ” |
| —Darrell Bonapart (August 4, 2017)[2] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.
| Issue importance ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking |
Issue | Candidate's ranking |
Issue |
| Housing | Crime reduction/prevention | ||
| K-12 education | City services (trash, utilities, etc.) | ||
| Environment | Unemployment | ||
| Transportation | Government transparency | ||
| Civil rights | Recreational opportunities | ||
| Homelessness | Public pensions/retirement funds | ||
Nationwide municipal issues
The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Very important | |
| Local | |
| Increased economic opportunities. Recruiting police officers to work in the communities where they live. Provides a better connection to the communities. Allows for better opportunities to de-escalate issues. The officers know the residents better. | |
| Focusing on small business development. Our minimum wage is still $7.25 per hour. That needs to be increased in addition to strengthening the small business development opportunities. | |
| Our place in the country as the 2nd wealthiest financial district | |
| The city's ranking as 6th worst in the country for Human Trafficking |
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook.com, "Darrell Bonapart Charlotte CityCouncil," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Darrell Bonapart's Responses," August 4, 2017
- ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 23, 2017
- ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Multi Year Election Schedule," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed September 24, 2015
- ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed July 28, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results - Mecklenburg County," November 3, 2015
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
