Don Sumners

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Don Sumners

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Republican Party

Prior offices

Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 7, At-Large

Successor: David Brown

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Don Sumners (Republican Party) was an at-large member of the Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees in Texas. Sumners assumed office in 2015. Sumners left office on December 31, 2020.

Sumners (Republican Party) ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees in Texas. Sumners lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Sumners ran for county tax assessor of Harris County, Texas, in 2016. He was defeated in the primary election on March 1, 2016.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)

General election

General election for Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 7, At-Large

David Brown defeated incumbent Don Sumners in the general election for Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 7, At-Large on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	David Brown (D)	54.6	847,322
	Submit photo	Don Sumners (R)	45.4	703,223

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,550,545
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrea Duhon (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 7, At-Large

Andrea Duhon (Unofficially withdrew) defeated David Brown, Obioha Nwabara, and W.R. Morris in the Democratic primary for Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 7, At-Large on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrea Duhon (Unofficially withdrew)	51.0	119,432
	Submit photo	David Brown	19.4	45,363
		Obioha Nwabara	14.9	34,935
	Submit photo	W.R. Morris	14.7	34,504

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 234,234
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 7, At-Large

Incumbent Don Sumners defeated Kay Smith in the Republican primary for Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 7, At-Large on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Don Sumners	75.2	119,271
		Kay Smith	24.8	39,305

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 158,576
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2016

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2016)

Harris County held elections for county commission, justices of the peace, constables, district attorney, county attorney, sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, and the Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees in 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and a primary runoff took place on May 24, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in this election was December 14, 2015. Incumbent Mike Sullivan defeated Don Sumners in the Harris County tax assessor-collector Republican primary.

Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector, Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mike Sullivan Incumbent	83.32%	215,931
Don Sumners	16.68%	43,226
Total Votes		259,157
Source: Harris County Elections, "2016 Republican Primary Results," March 8, 2016

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2020

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