Gordon Harris
Gordon Harris is a member of the Lubbock City Council in Texas, representing District 2. He assumed office on June 25, 2024. His current term ends in 2028.
Harris ran for election to the Lubbock City Council to represent District 2 in Texas. He won in the general runoff election on June 15, 2024.
Biography
Harris attended Estacado High School in Lubbock, Texas. His professional experience includes working as the assistant administrator of Lubbock Independent School District’s alternative education program.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Lubbock, Texas (2024)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Lubbock City Council District 2
Gordon Harris defeated Anah Menjares in the general runoff election for Lubbock City Council District 2 on June 15, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gordon Harris (Nonpartisan) | 57.7 | 872 | |
| Anah Menjares (Nonpartisan) | 42.3 | 638 | ||
| Total votes: 1,510 | |||
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General election
General election for Lubbock City Council District 2
Gordon Harris and Anah Menjares advanced to a runoff. They defeated Michael Mitchell in the general election for Lubbock City Council District 2 on May 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gordon Harris (Nonpartisan) | 43.2 | 1,192 | |
| ✔ | Anah Menjares (Nonpartisan) | 39.4 | 1,088 | |
| Michael Mitchell (Nonpartisan) | 17.3 | 478 | ||
| Total votes: 2,758 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Harris in this election.
2020
See also: City elections in Lubbock, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Lubbock City Council District 2
Incumbent Shelia Patterson Harris defeated Gordon Harris in the general election for Lubbock City Council District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shelia Patterson Harris (Nonpartisan) | 69.0 | 5,427 |
| Gordon Harris (Nonpartisan) | 31.0 | 2,434 | ||
| Total votes: 7,861 | |||
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2016
The city of Lubbock, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 7, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 19, 2016. Four of six council seats were up for election on the same day, the three regularly-scheduled for election and District 1, which was up for a special election. Two of them were up for runoff election on June 25, 2016, including the District 1 seat.[2] Shelia Patterson-Harris and Jared Hall defeated Gordon Harris, Christopher Moore, and Tiger Pratt in the Lubbock City Council District 2 general election.[3]
| Lubbock City Council District 2, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Shelia Patterson-Harris |
43.78% | 944 |
| Jared Hall |
30.24% | 652 |
| Gordon Harris | 10.11% | 218 |
| Christopher Moore | 8.95% | 193 |
| Tiger Pratt | 6.91% | 149 |
| Total Votes | 2,156 | |
| Source: Lubbock County, Texas, "General and Special Elections Official Results," accessed May 25, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Gordon Harris did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Gordon Harris did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Lubbock City Council District 2 |
Officeholder Lubbock City Council District 2 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, "Gordon Harris hoping to 'right the wrong' for District 2," January 20, 2016
- ↑ City of Lubbock, "Candidate Information," accessed February 12, 2016
- ↑ Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, "Lubbock's municipal ballot set; Joy won't face challenger, 5 candidates compete for City Council District 2," February 19, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Shelia Patterson Harris |
Lubbock City Council District 2 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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