Larry Blackmon
Larry Blackmon (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Fort Bend County Commissioners Court to represent Precinct 2 in Texas. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.
Biography
Blackmon attended Jack Yates High School, received a bachelor's degree from Lamar University and master's degrees in public administration and urban & regional planning from Texas Southern University. His professional experience includes teaching in Houston and Fort Bend County, and serving as the administrative assistant to the city manager of Galveston and the executive director of PACCO (Parents Against Community Crime Organization). He has served on the following boards: Houston Industrial Board, Houston Higher Education Learning Board, Houston Health Facilities Board.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Fort Bend County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 2
Incumbent Grady Prestage defeated Melissa M. Wilson in the general election for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Grady Prestage (D) | 60.8 | 39,443 |
 | Melissa M. Wilson (R) | 39.2 | 25,441 | |
| Total votes: 64,884 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 2
Incumbent Grady Prestage defeated Larry Blackmon and Geneane Hughes in the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Grady Prestage | 50.4 | 7,300 |
 | Larry Blackmon | 25.4 | 3,680 | |
| Geneane Hughes | 24.2 | 3,503 | ||
| Total votes: 14,483 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 2
Melissa M. Wilson defeated Eric Ramirez in the Republican primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melissa M. Wilson | 57.4 | 4,123 |
 | Eric Ramirez | 42.6 | 3,061 | |
| Total votes: 7,184 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Houston, Texas (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Houston City Council At-large Position 1
Incumbent Mike Knox defeated Raj Salhotra in the general runoff election for Houston City Council At-large Position 1 on December 14, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Knox (Nonpartisan) | 56.5 | 99,643 |
| Raj Salhotra (Nonpartisan) | 43.5 | 76,738 | ||
| Total votes: 176,381 | |||
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General election
General election for Houston City Council At-large Position 1
Incumbent Mike Knox and Raj Salhotra advanced to a runoff. They defeated Yolanda Flores, Georgia Provost, and Larry Blackmon in the general election for Houston City Council At-large Position 1 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Knox (Nonpartisan) | 36.5 | 73,657 |
| ✔ | Raj Salhotra (Nonpartisan) | 22.1 | 44,545 | |
| Yolanda Flores (Nonpartisan) | 18.3 | 36,906 | ||
| Georgia Provost (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 27,648 | ||
| Larry Blackmon (Nonpartisan) | 9.4 | 18,962 | |
| Total votes: 201,718 | |||
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2018
General election
Special general election for Houston City Council District K
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Houston City Council District K on May 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Martha Castex-Tatum (Nonpartisan) | 64.9 | 3,292 |
| Patricia Frazier (Nonpartisan) | 14.2 | 720 | ||
| Larry Blackmon (Nonpartisan) | 6.8 | 345 | |
 | Gerry Vander-Lyn (Nonpartisan) | 5.2 | 262 | |
| Carl David Evans (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 159 | ||
 | Elisabeth Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 99 | |
| Lawrence McGaffie (Nonpartisan) | 1.4 | 69 | ||
| Anthony Freddie (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 64 | ||
| Aisha Savoy (Nonpartisan) | 1.2 | 61 | ||
| Total votes: 5,071 | |||
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2015
- See also: Houston, Texas municipal elections, 2015
The city of Houston, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 24, 2015.[2] In the race for At-Large Position 4, Roy Morales and Amanda Edwards defeated Larry Blackmon, Jonathan Hansen, Matt Murphy, Laurie Robinson and Evelyn Husband Thompson in the general election. Edwards defeated Morales in the runoff election on December 12, 2015.[3][4]
Amanda Edwards defeated Roy Morales in the runoff election.
| Houston City Council At-large Position 4, Runoff election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Amanda Edwards |
61.5% | 106,126 |
| Roy Morales | 38.5% | 66,372 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 172,498 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Runoff Election Results," December 12, 2015 | ||
| Houston City Council At-large Position 4, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Amanda Edwards |
34.9% | 67,261 |
| Roy Morales |
16.9% | 32,563 |
| Laurie Robinson | 16.4% | 31,628 |
| Evelyn Husband Thompson | 13.4% | 25,880 |
| Matt Murphy | 9.2% | 17,722 |
| Larry Blackmon | 5.8% | 11,101 |
| Jonathan Hansen | 3.3% | 6,444 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 192,599 | |
| Source: Harris County Texas, "Official general election results," accessed November 16, 2015 | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Larry Blackmon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Larry Blackmon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Larry Blackmon campaign website, "About Larry Blackmon," accessed September 16, 2015
- ↑ Harris County, "Important 2015 Election Dates," accessed January 12, 2015
- ↑ City of Houston website, "November 3, 2015 General Election Candidates," accessed August 27, 2015
- ↑ Harris County Texas, "Unofficial general election results," accessed November 3, 2015
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