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James Turknett
James Turknett (also known as JT) ran for election to the Dallas City Council to represent District 7 in Texas. Turknett lost in the general election on May 1, 2021.
Turknett was a nonpartisan candidate for District 7 representative on the Dallas City Council in Texas. Turknett was defeated in the general election on May 6, 2017.
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2021)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Dallas City Council District 7
Incumbent Adam Bazaldua defeated Kevin Felder in the general runoff election for Dallas City Council District 7 on June 5, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Adam Bazaldua (Nonpartisan) | 63.3 | 1,787 |
 | Kevin Felder (Nonpartisan) | 36.7 | 1,035 | |
| Total votes: 2,822 | |||
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General election
General election for Dallas City Council District 7
The following candidates ran in the general election for Dallas City Council District 7 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adam Bazaldua (Nonpartisan) | 39.2 | 1,472 |
| ✔ | | Kevin Felder (Nonpartisan) | 15.4 | 579 |
| Donald Parish (Nonpartisan) | 14.7 | 551 | ||
| Israel Varela (Nonpartisan) | 11.4 | 426 | ||
| Tramonica Brown (Nonpartisan) | 7.6 | 286 | ||
| Calvin Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 7.4 | 277 | ||
| Walter Higgins (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 102 | ||
| James Turknett (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 47 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 3,752 | |||
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2017
The city of Dallas, Texas, held elections for all 14 seats of the city council on May 6, 2017. A runoff election, if necessary, was held on June 10, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 17, 2017.[1]
The following candidates ran in the general election for District 7 of the Dallas City Council.[2]
| Dallas City Council, District 7 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tiffinni A. Young Incumbent |
37.45% | 1,245 |
| Kevin Felder |
23.86% | 793 |
| Tammy Johnston | 20.52% | 682 |
| Adam Bazaldua | 13.60% | 452 |
| James Turknett | 2.62% | 87 |
| Marvin Crenshaw | 1.96% | 65 |
| Total Votes | 3,324 | |
| Source: City of Dallas, "May 2017 Final Election Results," accessed May 8, 2017 | ||
2015
- See also: Dallas, Texas municipal elections, 2015
The city of Dallas, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 9, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 27, 2015. Early voting began on April 27, 2015.
All 14 city council seats were up for election.[3][4] In District 7, candidates included Hasani Burton, Kevin Felder, Baranda J. Fermin, John Lawson, Randall Parker, James Turknett, Juanita Wallace and Tiffinni A. Young. Because no candidate received a majority in the general election, the top-two candidates — Felder and Young — advanced to a runoff election on June 13.[5] Young was the winner.[6] Incumbent Carolyn Davis did not run for re-election.[7]
| Dallas City Council, District 7, Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Tiffinni A. Young |
55.1% | 1,094 | |
| Kevin Felder | 44.9% | 892 | |
| Total Votes | 1,986 | ||
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Official runoff election results," accessed August 17, 2015 | |||
| Dallas City Council, District 7, General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Tiffinni A. Young |
40.5% | 1,304 | |
| Kevin Felder |
14.2% | 456 | |
| Baranda J. Fermin | 13.5% | 433 | |
| Hasani Burton | 12.8% | 413 | |
| Juanita Wallace | 7.5% | 240 | |
| John Lawson | 5.1% | 165 | |
| Randall Parker | 4.1% | 131 | |
| James Turknett | 2.3% | 74 | |
| Total Votes | 2,846 | ||
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Official election results," accessed July 30, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
James Turknett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Dallas, Texas, "Upcoming Elections," accessed February 18, 2017
- ↑ City of Dallas, "Candidates for the May 6, 2017 General Election," accessed February 18, 2017
- ↑ City of Dallas, "Upcoming Elections," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Dallas, "Notice of Deadline to File," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ Dallas County Elections, "2015 Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 9, 2015
- ↑ Dallas County Elections, "2015 Unofficial Runoff Election Results," accessed June 13, 2015
- ↑ City of Dallas, "2015 Official Candidate List," accessed March 18, 2015
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