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Kishan Putta
Kishan Putta (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Washington D.C. City Council to represent Ward 2. Putta lost in the Democratic primary on June 2, 2020.
Putta also ran in a special election to the Washington D.C. City Council to represent Ward 2. Putta lost in the special general election on June 16, 2020.
Putta was a 2014 Independent candidate for an at-large seat on the Washington, D.C. City Council.
Elections
2020
Ward 2 (Special election)
See also: City elections in Washington, D.C. (2020)
General election
Special general election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 2
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 2 on June 16, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brooke Pinto (D) | 42.7 | 4,554 |
| Patrick Kennedy (D) | 20.2 | 2,159 | ||
| Jordan Grossman (D) | 14.6 | 1,563 | ||
 | Kishan Putta (D) | 8.4 | 895 | |
| Katherine Venice (R) (Unofficially withdrew) | 5.1 | 549 | ||
| John Fanning (D) | 4.6 | 488 | ||
 | Yilin Zhang (D)  | 3.6 | 382 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 82 | ||
| Total votes: 10,672 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jack Evans (D)
Ward 2 (Regular election)
See also: City elections in Washington, D.C. (2020)
General election
General election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 2
Incumbent Brooke Pinto defeated Randy Downs, Martín Fernandez, and Peter Bolton in the general election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brooke Pinto (D) | 68.3 | 20,364 |
| Randy Downs (Independent) | 20.6 | 6,141 | ||
| Martín Fernandez (Independent) | 7.2 | 2,137 | ||
| Peter Bolton (G) | 2.9 | 873 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 302 | ||
| Total votes: 29,817 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Katherine Venice (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 2
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 2 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brooke Pinto | 28.4 | 3,142 |
| Patrick Kennedy | 25.0 | 2,763 | ||
| Jordan Grossman | 21.5 | 2,385 | ||
| Kishan Putta | 9.9 | 1,100 | |
| John Fanning | 6.3 | 695 | ||
| Yilin Zhang | 4.3 | 473 | |
 | Jack Evans | 3.4 | 376 | |
| Daniel Hernandez | 1.2 | 129 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 11,071 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 2
Katherine Venice advanced from the Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 2 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Katherine Venice | 84.7 | 359 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 15.3 | 65 | ||
| Total votes: 424 | |||
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2014
- See also: Washington, D.C. Council elections, 2014
Washington, D.C. held elections for two at-large city council seats on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on April 1.
Incumbent Anita Bonds defeated Nate Bennett Fleming, Kathy Henderson, Chantel Mapp, Pedro Rubio, John Settles, II and Kevin Valentine Jr. in the Democratic primary. Eugene Puryear defeated G. Lee Aikin in the D.C. Statehood Green Party primary.[1][2] Bonds and Elissa Silverman (I) defeated Puryear, Michael D. Brown (I), Frederick Steiner (L), Eric J. Jones (I), Kishan Putta (I), Wendell Felder (I), Courtney R. Snowden (I), Brian Hart (I), Robert White (I), Calvin H. Gurley (I), Graylan Scott Hagler (I) and Khalid Pitts (I) in the general election.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Anita Bonds Incumbent |
24.1% | 85,575 | |
| Independent | Elissa Silverman |
11.6% | 41,300 | |
| Independent | Michael D. Brown | 8.1% | 28,614 | |
| Libertarian | Frederick Steiner | 1.1% | 3,766 | |
| Independent | Eric J. Jones | 1.2% | 4,405 | |
| Independent | Kishan Putta | 1.7% | 6,135 | |
| Independent | Wendell Felder | 0.8% | 2,964 | |
| Green | Eugene Puryear | 3.5% | 12,525 | |
| Independent | Courtney R. Snowden | 5.5% | 19,551 | |
| Independent | Brian Hart | 2.5% | 8,933 | |
| Independent | Robert White | 6.3% | 22,198 | |
| Independent | Calvin H. Gurley | 1.3% | 4,553 | |
| Republican | Marc Morgan | 2.8% | 9,947 | |
| Independent | Graylan Scott Hagler | 3% | 10,539 | |
| Independent | Khalid Pitts | 2.9% | 10,392 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.4% | 1,472 | |
| Other | Over and Under Votes | 23.1% | 81,847 | |
| Total Votes | 354,716 | |||
| Source: Washington, D.C. Board of Elections - General Election Results | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Anita Bonds Incumbent |
53.2% | 43,586 | ||
| Nate Bennett Fleming | 22.3% | 18,232 | ||
| Pedro Rubio | 7.4% | 6,082 | ||
| John Settles, II | 13.2% | 10,775 | ||
| Kevin Valentine Jr. | 3.1% | 2,560 | ||
| Write-in | 0.8% | 624 | ||
| Total Votes | 81,859 | |||
| Source: Washington D.C. Board of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ward 2 (Special election)
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kishan Putta did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Ward 2 (Regular election)
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kishan Putta did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
External links
- Campaign website
- Social Media
Footnotes
- ↑ District of Columbia Board of Elections, "Official primary candidate list," accessed June 16, 2014
- ↑ District of Columbia Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed June 16, 2014
- ↑ DC Board of Elections, "November 4, 2014 General Election Sample Ballot," accessed October 13, 2014
- ↑ Washington, D.C. Board of Elections, "2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
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