Donnell Cooper
Donnell Cooper ran for election to the Houston City Council to represent At-large Position 3 in Texas. He lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Cooper completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Donnell Cooper was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Cooper earned a high school diploma from Jack Yates High School, a graduate degree from Texas Southern University in 1998, and a bachelor's degree from Southern University in 1994. His career experience includes working as an adjunct professor.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Houston, Texas (2023)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Houston City Council At-large Position 3
Twila Carter defeated Richard Cantu in the general runoff election for Houston City Council At-large Position 3 on December 9, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Twila Carter (Nonpartisan) | 51.0 | 88,570 |
 | Richard Cantu (Nonpartisan)  | 49.0 | 85,012 | |
| Total votes: 173,582 | |||
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General election
General election for Houston City Council At-large Position 3
The following candidates ran in the general election for Houston City Council At-large Position 3 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Cantu (Nonpartisan) | 21.9 | 43,514 |
| ✔ | | Twila Carter (Nonpartisan) | 20.6 | 40,964 |
 | Donnell Cooper (Nonpartisan) | 13.4 | 26,683 | |
 | Ericka McCrutcheon (Nonpartisan) | 13.1 | 26,094 | |
 | Richard Nguyen (Nonpartisan) | 10.1 | 20,012 | |
| Casey Curry (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 17,868 | ||
 | James Joseph (Nonpartisan) | 6.5 | 12,839 | |
 | Ethan Michelle Ganz (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 6,324 | |
| Bernard Amadi (Nonpartisan) | 2.1 | 4,230 | ||
| Total votes: 198,528 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cooper in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Donnell Cooper completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cooper's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Public Safety
- Fiscal Responsibility
- Quality of Life
Houston Black American Democrats
African American Police Officers League
Black Women of Greater Houston
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 11, 2023
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