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Doris DeBerry-Bradshaw
Doris DeBerry-Bradshaw (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 91. DeBerry-Bradshaw lost in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2018.
Elections
2018
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 91
London Lamar won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 91 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | London Lamar (D) | 100.0 | 13,163 |
| Total votes: 13,163 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 91
London Lamar defeated Doris DeBerry-Bradshaw and Juliette Eskridge in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 91 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | London Lamar | 47.1 | 3,392 |
 | Doris DeBerry-Bradshaw | 29.6 | 2,135 | |
| Juliette Eskridge | 23.3 | 1,681 | ||
| Total votes: 7,208 | |||
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2015
The city of Memphis, Tennessee, held elections for mayor and city council on October 8, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 17, 2015.[1] In the District 4 race, Doris DeBerry-Bradshaw, Kirstin L. Cheers, Donnell Cobbins, John Cornes, Adrian Jones, Louis Matthew Morganfield, III, Jamita E. Swearengen, George Walker faced off in the general election on October 8, 2015. Incumbent Wanda Halbert did not run for re-election.[2] A runoff between DeBerry-Bradshaw and Swearengen took place on November 19, 2015.[3]
| Memphis City Council, District 4, Runoff election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jamita E. Swearengen |
77.2% | 1,154 |
| Doris DeBerry-Bradshaw | 22.8% | 340 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 1,494 | |
| Source: WMC Action News 5, "Election Results," accessed November 19, 2015 | ||
| Memphis City Council District 4 General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Jamita E. Swearengen |
33.1% | 3,688 | |
| Doris DeBerry-Bradshaw |
24.4% | 2,726 | |
| Donnell Cobbins | 12.4% | 1,388 | |
| Kirstin L. Cheers | 9.2% | 1,023 | |
| John Cornes | 7.9% | 884 | |
| Adrian Jones | 4.8% | 533 | |
| George Walker | 4.6% | 508 | |
| Louis Matthew Morganfield, III | 3.2% | 361 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.4% | 43 | |
| Total Votes | 9,709 | ||
| Source: Shelby County Election Commission, "Memphis Election 2015 October," accessed October 8, 2015 | |||
2014
Elections for 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Incumbent Raumesh Akbari defeated Doris DeBerry-Bradshaw in the Democratic primary. Samuel Watkins defeated Orrden Williams, Jr. in the Republican primary. Akbari defeated Watkins in the general election.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Raumesh A. Akbari Incumbent |
81.9% | 8,053 | |
| Republican | Samuel (Sam) Watkins | 18.1% | 1,777 | |
| Total Votes | 9,830 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Raumesh Akbari Incumbent |
55.7% | 3,964 |
| Doris DeBerry-Bradshaw | 44.3% | 3,147 |
| Total Votes | 7,111 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Samuel Watkins |
85.7% | 634 |
| Orrden Williams, Jr. | 14.3% | 106 |
| Total Votes | 740 | |
2013
DeBerry-Bradshaw ran in a special election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 91. The seat was vacant following Rep. Lois DeBerry (D)'s death on July 29, 2013, from pancreatic cancer. DeBerry-Bradshaw was defeated by Raumesh Akbari in the Democratic primary on October 8.[6][7][8]
Recent news
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See also
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Memphis, Tennessee municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
- Tennessee General Assembly
- Tennessee House of Representatives District 91
- Tennessee House of Representatives
- Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2014
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Election Calendar 2015," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Official candidate list," accessed July 27, 2015
- ↑ WREG, "City Council elections going to a runoff," October 9, 2015
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedmemphis - ↑ shelbyvote.com, "Certified Candidate List," accessed September 6, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ memphisdailynews.com, "Akbari Wins Democratic State House Primary," October 9, 2013
