Linda Wilkerson-Wynn
Linda Wilkerson-Wynn was a candidate for District 5 representative on the Dallas Independent School District board of trustees in Texas. The general election was held on May 7, 2016. Wilkerson-Wynn was defeated in the election by incumbent Lew Blackburn.[1]
Wilkerson-Wynn was a 2015 candidate for District 4 of the Dallas, Texas City Council.
Elections
2016
The 2016 Dallas ISD elections were marked by a slew of newcomer candidates. District 5 incumbent Lew Blackburn was the sole incumbent to seek re-election for one of three seats on the ballot. Blackburn was challenged by new entrants Marquis Hawkins and Linda Wilkerson-Wynn. In District 4, three newcomers—Omar Jimenez, Jaime Resendez, and Camille White—vied for the seat. Newcomers Isaac Faz and Audrey Pinkerton ran in District 7.
Additionally, a special election was held in conjunction with the regular board elections. Previous board member Mike Morath vacated his District 2 seat after being tapped as the new commissioner of the Texas Education Agency. Mita Havlick and Dustin Marshall placed ahead of Carlos Marroquin and Suzanne Smith, but neither candidate received a majority of the votes. Marshall defeated Havlick in the runoff election on June 18, 2016.[2]
Ultimately, Blackburn retained his seat, defeating challengers Hawkins and Wilkerson-Wynn. Resendez and Pinkerton defeated their fellow candidates to take the District 4 and 7 seats, respectively.[1]
Results
| Dallas Independent School District, District 5 General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lew Blackburn Incumbent |
51.59% | 1,197 |
| Marquis Hawkins | 38.88% | 902 |
| Linda Wilkerson-Wynn | 9.53% | 221 |
| Total Votes | 2,320 | |
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Unofficial Final Cumulative Results," accessed February 28, 2017 | ||
Funding
Wilkerson-Wynn reported no funding in the election according to the Dallas Independent School District.[3]
Endorsements
Wilkerson-Wynn did not receive any official endorsements in the election.
2015
- See also: Dallas, Texas municipal elections, 2015
The city of Dallas, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 9, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 27, 2015. Early voting began on April 27, 2015.
All 14 city council seats were up for election.[4][5] In District 4, Carolyn King Arnold defeated Sandra Crenshaw, Carl Hays, Stephen King, D. Marcus Ranger, James Ross, Keyaira D. Saunders and Linda M. Wilkerson-Wynn.[6] Incumbent Dwaine Caraway did not run for re-election.[7]
| Dallas City Council District 4, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Carolyn King Arnold |
51.5% | 1,552 | |
| Sandra Crenshaw | 13.2% | 397 | |
| Carl Hays | 12.6% | 380 | |
| D. Marcus Ranger | 8.4% | 254 | |
| Keyaira D. Saunders | 5.9% | 177 | |
| James Ross | 3.3% | 99 | |
| Linda M. Wilkerson-Wynn | 3.3% | 98 | |
| Stephen King | 1.9% | 56 | |
| Total Votes | 2,760 | ||
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Official election results," accessed July 30, 2015 | |||
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See also
- Dallas Independent School District, Texas
- Dallas Independent School District elections (2016)
- Municipal elections in Dallas, Texas (2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dallas County Elections, "Early Voting Totals Only," accessed May 7, 2016
- ↑ The Dallas Morning News, "Texas Education Agency recruits charter school experts as longtime officials leave," April 14, 2016
- ↑ Dallas ISD, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ City of Dallas, "Upcoming Elections," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Dallas, "Notice of Deadline to File," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ Dallas County Elections, "2015 Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 9, 2015
- ↑ City of Dallas, "2015 Official Candidate List," accessed March 18, 2015
| 2016 Dallas Independent School District Elections | |
| Dallas County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 7, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2 special: Mita Havlick • Carlos Marroquin • Dustin Marshall • Suzanne Smith District 4: Omar Jimenez • Jaime Resendez • Camille White |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
