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Deshawnda Williams
Deshawnda Williams (Democratic Party) ran for election for an at-large seat of the Philadelphia City Council in Pennsylvania. Williams lost in the Democratic primary on May 16, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2023)
General election
General election for Philadelphia City Council At-large (7 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Philadelphia City Council At-large on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Isaiah Thomas (D) | 16.8 | 197,642 |
| ✔ |  | Katherine Richardson (D) | 16.1 | 189,917 |
| ✔ |  | Nina Ahmad (D) | 15.7 | 184,332 |
| ✔ | Rue Landau (D) | 14.9 | 175,976 | |
| ✔ | Jim Harrity (D) | 13.1 | 153,839 | |
| ✔ |  | Kendra Brooks (Working Families Party) | 7.1 | 83,616 |
| ✔ |  | Nicolas O'Rourke (Working Families Party) | 5.9 | 70,062 |
 | Drew Murray (R) | 5.1 | 60,277 | |
| Jim Hasher (R) | 5.1 | 60,274 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,622 | ||
| Total votes: 1,177,557 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gary Grisafi (R)
- Frank Cristinzio (R)
- Mary Kelly (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Philadelphia City Council At-large (7 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Philadelphia City Council At-large on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Isaiah Thomas | 12.7 | 107,315 |
| ✔ | | Katherine Richardson | 11.1 | 93,418 |
| ✔ | Rue Landau | 9.0 | 75,798 | |
| ✔ | | Nina Ahmad | 7.9 | 66,689 |
| ✔ | Jim Harrity | 6.2 | 52,323 | |
| Eryn Santamoor | 5.6 | 47,410 | ||
 | Amanda McIllmurray | 5.5 | 46,379 | |
| Erika Almiron | 5.1 | 43,029 | ||
 | Sherrie Cohen | 3.9 | 32,430 | |
| Job Itzkowitz | 3.3 | 27,648 | ||
| Melissa Robbins | 2.9 | 24,523 | ||
| Deshawnda Williams | 2.7 | 22,506 | ||
 | Luz Colon | 2.6 | 21,917 | |
| Donavan West | 2.6 | 21,830 | ||
| John Kelly | 2.5 | 21,153 | ||
| Jalon Alexander | 2.0 | 16,628 | ||
| Qiana Shedrick | 2.0 | 16,422 | ||
| Abu Edwards | 1.8 | 15,105 | ||
 | Michelle Prettyman | 1.7 | 14,720 | |
| Naderah Griffin | 1.5 | 12,354 | ||
| Derwood Selby | 1.4 | 11,952 | ||
| Charles Reyes | 1.3 | 11,301 | ||
| Wayne Dorsey | 1.2 | 10,378 | ||
 | Ogbonna Hagins | 0.9 | 7,403 | |
| Christopher Booth | 0.9 | 7,195 | ||
| George Stevenson | 0.8 | 7,023 | ||
| Curtis Segers III | 0.7 | 6,064 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 957 | ||
| Total votes: 841,870 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Orsino (D)
- Clayton Prince (D)
- Max Tuttleman (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Philadelphia City Council At-large (7 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Philadelphia City Council At-large on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Drew Murray | 18.7 | 10,584 |
| ✔ | Frank Cristinzio | 18.6 | 10,518 | |
| ✔ |  | Gary Grisafi | 16.6 | 9,369 |
| ✔ | Jim Hasher | 16.5 | 9,333 | |
| ✔ | Mary Kelly | 15.5 | 8,751 | |
 | Sam Oropeza | 13.3 | 7,527 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 408 | ||
| Total votes: 56,490 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Williams in this election.
2016
Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016. Incumbent Shirley Kitchen (D) did not seek re-election.
Sharif Street ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania State Senate District 3 general election.[1][2]
| Pennsylvania State Senate District 3, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Sharif Street (unopposed) | |
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State | ||
Sharif Street ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania State Senate District 3 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Pennsylvania State Senate District 3, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Sharif Street (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Deshawnda Williams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Pennsylvania Voter Services, "Candidate listing," accessed August 31, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "November 8, 2016, official election results," accessed May 17, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "Election Information," accessed February 18, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Presidential Primary," accessed August 2, 2016
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