Joe Nelson
Joe "Sarge" Nelson was a candidate for Ward 3 representative on the Oklahoma City Council in Oklahoma. He was defeated in the primary election on February 14, 2017.
Nelson's 2017 city council campaign was his fifth bid to serve as an elected official in the city. He previously ran for Oklahoma City mayor four times, most recently in 2014.[1]
Biography
Nelson graduated from the Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology.[2]
Nelson is a veteran of the Vietnam War, who served as an underwater demolitions expert in a forerunner of the U.S. Navy SEALs. Until his retirement in 1998, he worked as a general contractor. He has been a supporter of the Memphis-based St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital and organized community events in Oklahoma City, such as the Red Andrews Christmas Dinner.[1][3]
Elections
2017
The city of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, held a primary election for city council on February 14, 2017. A general election was scheduled for April 4, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was December 7, 2016.
The city council seats in Wards 1, 3, 4, and 7 were up for election in the February primary. Incumbents ran for re-election in every ward except for Ward 4. Ward 4 incumbent Pete White announced his intention to retire from the council in November 2016.[4][5] Incumbent Larry McAtee defeated Matthew Olsen and Joe Nelson in the primary election for the Ward 3 seat on the Oklahoma City Council.[6]
| Oklahoma City Council, Ward 3 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Larry McAtee Incumbent |
51.74% | 1,114 |
| Matthew Olsen | 35.86% | 772 |
| Joe Nelson | 12.40% | 267 |
| Total Votes | 2,153 | |
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results," accessed March 4, 2017 | ||
2014
Incumbent Mick Cornett defeated challengers Ed Shadid, Joe Sarge Nelson, and Phil Hughes in the mayoral election on March 4, 2014. Because Cornett won with over 50 percent of the vote, a runoff election was not necessary.[7][8][9]
| Mayor of Oklahoma City, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Mick Cornett Incumbent |
64.3% | 25,517 | |
| Ed Shadid | 34.4% | 13,641 | |
| Joe Sarge Nelson | 0.7% | 284 | |
| Phil Hughes | 0.7% | 264 | |
| Total Votes | 39,706 | ||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board | |||
See also
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External links
- Oklahoma City Council
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oklahoma Gazette, "Sarge in Charge?" January 24, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Joe Sarge Nelson," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ Red Dirt Report, "With City Elites in His Sights, Sarge Marches Onward in Mayoral Race," February 13, 2014
- ↑ City of Oklahoma City, "Upcoming Elections," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ NewsOK, "Ward 4 Oklahoma City Councilman Pete White to Retire," November 25, 2016
- ↑ The City of Oklahoma City, "2017 Council Elections," accessed January 26, 2017
- ↑ City of Oklahoma City "Candidates for the March 2014 Election" accessed February 14, 2014
- ↑ KOCO.com "Mick Cornett wins mayoral race with nearly 66% of vote," March 5, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official election results," accessed July 4, 2014
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