John C. Cheeks

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John C. Cheeks

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November 3, 2020

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John C. Cheeks (independent) ran for election for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)	86.3	281,831
		Patrick Hynes (L)	3.0	9,678
		Barbara Washington Franklin (Independent)	2.3	7,628
	Submit photo	Omari Musa (Independent)	2.1	6,702
		Natale Stracuzzi (G)	1.7	5,553
		David Krucoff (Independent)	1.5	5,017
		Amir Lowery (Independent)	1.5	5,001
		John C. Cheeks (Independent)	0.9	2,914
		Greg Maye (D) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	2,263

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 326,587
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ford Fischer (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eleanor Holmes Norton	98.0	103,898
		Other/Write-in votes	2.0	2,100

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 105,998
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Greg Maye (D)

Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Natale Stracuzzi advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Natale Stracuzzi	79.4	367
		Other/Write-in votes	20.6	95

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 462
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Ford Fischer advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ford Fischer	85.7	138
		Other/Write-in votes	14.3	23

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 161
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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Washington, D.C. (2018)

General election

General election for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton defeated Nelson Rimensnyder, Natale Stracuzzi, John C. Cheeks, and Bruce Majors in the general election for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)	87.0	199,124
		Nelson Rimensnyder (R)	4.2	9,700
		Natale Stracuzzi (G)	3.8	8,636
		John C. Cheeks (Independent)	2.4	5,509
		Bruce Majors (L)	1.8	4,034
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	1,766

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 228,769
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton defeated Kim Ford in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 19, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eleanor Holmes Norton	77.0	60,842
	Submit photo	Kim Ford	23.0	18,178

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,020
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Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Natale Stracuzzi advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 19, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Natale Stracuzzi	100.0	368

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 368
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Bruce Majors advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 19, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bruce Majors	100.0	111

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 111
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2016

The following candidates ran in the Washington, D.C. Council At-large general election.

Washington, D.C. Council At-large, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert White Incumbent	52.80%	233,983
	Independent	David Grosso Incumbent	24.54%	108,745
	Green	G. Lee Aikin	6.58%	29,165
	Republican	Carolina Celnik	6.50%	28,823
	Independent	John Cheeks	5.58%	24,714
	Libertarian	Matt Klokel	3.20%	14,178
		Write-in votes	0.8%	3,536
Total Votes				443,144
Source: District of Columbia Board of Elections, "General Election 2016 - Unofficial Results," accessed November 8, 2016

2014

See also: Washington, D.C. Council elections, 2014

Washington, D.C. held city council elections on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on April 1. In the race for the council chairmanship, incumbent Phil Mendelson (D) defeated Calvin Gurley in the Democratic primary. Mendelson defeated Kyle Walker (L), Kris Hammond (R), G. Lee Aikin (SG) and John C. Cheeks (I) in the general election.

Washington, D.C. Council, Chairman, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Phil Mendelson Incumbent	77.8%	138,066
	Republican	Kris Hammond	6.8%	12,114
	Libertarian	Kyle Walker	2.1%	3,674
	Green	G. Lee Aikin	3.3%	5,930
	Independent	John C. Cheeks	3.9%	6,949
	Other	Write-in	0.5%	849
	Other	Over and Over Votes	5.5%	9,776
Total Votes				177,358
Source: Washington, D.C. Board of Elections - General Election Results

Washington D.C. Council Chairman Primary Election Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Phil Mendelson Incumbent	81.2%	69,138
Calvin Gurley	17.8%	15,178
Write-in	1%	825
Total Votes		85,141
Source: Washington D.C. Board of Elections

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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John C. Cheeks did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Cheeks submitted responses to Ballotpedia's survey of municipal candidates in August 2016 and October 2016. Click [show] on the boxes below to read these responses.

Survey responses on October 10, 2016

See also: Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey Cheeks participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of municipal government candidates. The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement: “ Reperations and Benefits of Restitution for Living Decendants of American Slaves ” When asked what he would most like to change about the city, the candidate made the following statement: “ Affordable Housing ” When asked what he is most proud of about the city, the candidate made the following statement: “ Development of Buildings ” Ranking the issues The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important: Issue importance ranking Candidate's ranking Issue 1 Civil rights 2 Government transparency 3 City services 4 K-12 education 5 Homelessness 6 Public pensions/retirement funds 7 Transportation 8 Unemployment 9 N/A 10 N/A 11 Environment 12 Recreational opportunities Positions on the issues The candidate was asked to answer four questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column: Question Response Is it important for the city’s budget to be balanced? Important Which level of government do you feel should set a minimum wage? Local What do you think is the best way to improve a city’s public safety? Increased economic opportunities How do you think your city should emphasize economic development? Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform

Survey responses on August 24, 2016

See also: Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey Cheeks participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of municipal government candidates. The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement: “ Reperations and Benefits of Restitution for Living Decendants of American Slaves ” When asked what he would most like to change about the city, the candidate made the following statement: “ Small Business and Housing ” When asked what he is most proud of about the city, the candidate made the following statement: “ New Housing Development ” Ranking the issues The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important: Issue importance ranking Candidate's ranking Issue 1 Civil rights 2 Housing 3 Unemployment 4 Homelessness 5 Crime reduction/prevention 6 K-12 education 7 Public pensions/retirement funds 8 N/A 9 City services 10 Recreational opportunities 11 Environment 12 Government transparency Positions on the issues The candidate was asked to answer four questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column: Question Response Is it important for the city’s budget to be balanced? A little important, but required by state law Which level of government do you feel should set a minimum wage? Local What do you think is the best way to improve a city’s public safety? Increased economic opportunities How do you think your city should emphasize economic development? Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform

2014

On his campaign website, Cheeks featured a "15 Point Program," highlighting some of the issues he would address if elected. The program included issues such as:

• Education
• Parking reorganization
• Homelessness
• Public safety
• Affordable housing

See also

• Washington, D.C.
• Municipal elections in Washington, D.C. (2020)

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