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Kamara Kay
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Kamara Kay was a 2016 candidate for the Eighteenth Essex District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Kay was also a candidate for at-large representative on the Lowell School Committee in Massachusetts. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] Kamara Kay lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Elections
2016
Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 8, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.
Incumbent Rady Mom defeated Kamara Kay in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Eighteenth Middlesex District general election.[2][3]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Eighteenth Middlesex District General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Rady Mom Incumbent |
72.24% | 8,107 | |
| Republican | Kamara Kay | 27.76% | 3,115 | |
| Total Votes | 11,222 | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | ||||
Incumbent Rady Mom defeated David M. Ouellette and Cheth Khim in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Eighteenth Middlesex District Democratic Primary.[4][5]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Eighteenth Middlesex District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Rady Mom Incumbent |
51.36% | 1,074 | |
| Democratic | David M. Ouellette | 29.41% | 615 | |
| Democratic | Cheth Khim | 19.23% | 402 | |
| Total Votes | 2,091 | |||
Kamara Kay ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Eighteenth Middlesex District Republican Primary.[4][5]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Eighteenth Middlesex District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Kamara Kay (unopposed) | |
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2015
- See also: Lowell Public Schools elections (2015)
Six of the seven seats on the Lowell School Committee were up for election on November 3, 2015. All six seats were at-large and voted on by eligible voters in Lowell. The seventh seat was held by the city's mayor, but was not covered by Ballotpedia.[6]
Incumbents Stephen J. Gendron and Connie A. Martin won re-election, while newcomers Jackie Doherty, Robert J. Hoey Jr., Robert James Gignac, and Andre Descoteaux joined the board. They defeated challengers Patrick William Farmer, Kamara Kay, Dominik Hok Y Lay, Dennis R. Mercier, Benjamin T. Opara, and Christopher N. Roux. Gendron and Martin were the only incumbents to file for re-election.[7]
Results
| Lowell School Committee, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Stephen J. Gendron Incumbent |
12.17% | 4,790 |
| Jacqueline Doherty |
10.67% | 4,200 |
| Connie A. Martin Incumbent |
10.51% | 4,137 |
| Robert J. Hoey Jr. |
9.88% | 3,889 |
| Robert James Gignac |
9.70% | 3,820 |
| Andre Descoteaux |
9.62% | 3,789 |
| Dennis R. Mercier | 9.25% | 3,640 |
| Benjamin T. Opara | 6.12% | 2,409 |
| Christopher N. Roux | 5.79% | 2,278 |
| Kamara Kay | 5.71% | 2,249 |
| Patrick William Farmer | 5.30% | 2,087 |
| Dominik Hok Y Lay | 5.02% | 1,978 |
| Write-in votes | 0.26% | 104 |
| Total Votes | 39,370 | |
| Source: Lowell Election Commission, "Municipal Election: Official Results," November 30, 2015 | ||
Funding
Kay reported no contributions or expenditures to the Lowell Election Commission as of October 28, 2015.[8]
Endorsements
Kay did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
Recent news
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See also
- Lowell Public Schools, Massachusetts
- Lowell Public Schools elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Lowell, "Lowell Election Commission Posts 2015 Candidates," August 18, 2015
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 State election candidates," accessed October 3, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Election data lookup," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates (Democratic)," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Secretary of the Commonweath of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Election Statistics," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ Lowell Public Schools, "School Committee," accessed March 6, 2015
- ↑ Lowell Election and Census Office, "2015 Election Calendar," accessed March 6, 2015
- ↑ Lowell Election Commission, "Campaign Finance Reports-2015," accessed October 28, 2015
| 2015 Lowell Public Schools Elections | |
| Middlesex County, Massachusetts | |
| Election date: | Primary election: September 22, 2015 General election: November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Stephen J. Gendron • Incumbent, Connie A. Martin • Andre Descoteaux • Jackie Doherty • Patrick William Farmer • Robert James Gignac • Robert J. Hoey Jr. • Kamara Kay • Dominik Hok Y Lay • Dennis R. Mercier • Benjamin T. Opara • Christopher N. Roux |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
