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Larry Carr
Larry Carr was a member of the Sacramento City Council in California, representing District 8. He was elected to a two-year term on the council in a special election on November 4, 2014, following the resignation of former District 8 representative Bonnie Pannell, who resigned from the council in June 2014 because of health problems.[1] Carr was sworn into office on December 9, 2014.[2] Carr did not file to run for re-election in 2020.[3]
Carr won a full term in 2016. He received a majority of the votes cast in the primary election on June 7, 2016, making a general election for the seat unnecessary.
Although city council elections in Sacramento are officially nonpartisan, Carr was known to be a member of the Democratic Party as of November 2016.[4]
Elections
2016
The mayor's chair and four seats on the Sacramento City Council were up for election on June 7, 2016. Because incumbent Mayor Kevin Johnson did not seek re-election, the filing period for that race was extended to March 16, 2016.
While the June election was called a primary, it was functionally a general election. The only races where no candidate won a majority (50 percent plus one) of the votes cast in the primary advanced to the election on November 8, 2016. The November election was called a general election, but it was functionally a runoff election.[5] Incumbent Larry Carr defeated Ronald Bell and Chris Baker in the Sacramento City Council District 8 primary election.
| Sacramento City Council District 8, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Larry Carr Incumbent |
64.07% | 2,666 |
| Ronald Bell | 27.52% | 1,145 |
| Chris Baker | 7.88% | 328 |
| Write-in votes | 0.53% | 22 |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 4,161 | |
| Source: Sacramento County, California, "Unofficial Results Primary Election - June 7, 2016," June 8, 2016 | ||
2014
A special election for the District 8 seat of the Sacramento City Council coincided with the November 4 general elections. The District 8 seat was vacated by Bonnie Pannell in April 2014.[6] Larry Carr defeated Ronald Bell, Toni Colley-Perry and Ted Ware.[7]
| Sacramento City Council, District 8 Special Election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Larry Carr |
50.2% | 3,412 | |
| Ronald Bell | 22.5% | 1,526 | |
| Toni Colley-Perry | 20.8% | 1,414 | |
| Ted Ware | 5.8% | 397 | |
| Write-in | 0.6% | 43 | |
| Total Votes | 6,792 | ||
| Source: City of Sacramento - 2014 Election Results | |||
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See also
- Sacramento, California
- Municipal elections in Sacramento, California (2016)
- Sacramento, California city council elections, 2014
- United States municipal elections, 2016
- United States municipal elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ KCRA, "Bonnie Pannell to retire from Sacramento City Council," April 1, 2014
- ↑ Politics from the Sac, "Harris, Carr Sworn in at City Hall," December 10, 2014
- ↑ City of Sacramento, "Candidate's Information: MARCH 3, 2020 ELECTION - MAYOR & COUNCIL DISTRICTS 2, 4, 6, & 8," accessed February 5, 2020
- ↑ Democratic Party of Sacramento County, "Our June Winners," accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ City Clerk of Sacramento, "Elective Offices," accessed September, 30 2015
- ↑ KCRA, "Bonnie Pannell to retire from Sacramento City Council," April 1, 2014
- ↑ Sacramento County, "2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
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