Lamont Westmoreland

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Lamont Westmoreland

Nonpartisan

Milwaukee Common Council District 5

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Nikiya Harris Dodd

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Last elected

April 2, 2024

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Lamont Westmoreland is a member of the Milwaukee Common Council in Wisconsin, representing District 5. He assumed office on April 18, 2023. His current term ends in 2028.

Westmoreland ran for re-election to the Milwaukee Common Council to represent District 5 in Wisconsin. He won in the general election on April 2, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: City elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2024)

General election

General election for Milwaukee Common Council District 5

Incumbent Lamont Westmoreland defeated Bruce Winter in the general election for Milwaukee Common Council District 5 on April 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lamont Westmoreland (Nonpartisan)	71.4	3,755
		Bruce Winter (Nonpartisan)	28.1	1,475
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	27

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,257
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Milwaukee Common Council District 5

Incumbent Lamont Westmoreland and Bruce Winter defeated Stacy Smiter in the primary for Milwaukee Common Council District 5 on February 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lamont Westmoreland (Nonpartisan)	83.7	2,672
✔		Bruce Winter (Nonpartisan)	9.1	289
	Submit photo	Stacy Smiter (Nonpartisan)	7.2	231

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 3,192
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Westmoreland in this election.

2023

See also: City elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2023)

General election

Special general election for Milwaukee Common Council District 5

Lamont Westmoreland defeated Annette Jackson in the special general election for Milwaukee Common Council District 5 on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lamont Westmoreland (Nonpartisan)	66.2	5,936
	Submit photo	Annette Jackson (Nonpartisan)	33.2	2,973
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	59

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,968
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Milwaukee Common Council District 5

The following candidates ran in the special primary for Milwaukee Common Council District 5 on February 21, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lamont Westmoreland (Nonpartisan)	29.0	1,581
✔	Submit photo	Annette Jackson (Nonpartisan)	18.1	989
	Submit photo	Ray Banks (Nonpartisan)	15.5	847
		Jeff Spence (Nonpartisan)	11.9	652
	Submit photo	P. Thomas Thadison III (Nonpartisan)	10.5	573
		Bruce Winter (Nonpartisan)	7.3	397
	Submit photo	Joe Fisch (Nonpartisan)	7.1	385
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	35

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,459
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Walt Love (Nonpartisan)

Campaign themes

2024

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2023

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Preceded by Nikiya Harris Dodd	Milwaukee Common Council District 5 2023-Present	Succeeded by -