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Nate Baker
Nate Baker is an at-large member of the Durham City Council in North Carolina. He assumed office on December 4, 2023. His current term ends in 2027.
Baker ran for election for an at-large seat of the Durham City Council in North Carolina. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Biography
Baker was born and raised in Durham, North Carolina. He earned a bachelor's degree in urban and regional planning from Cornell University and a master's degree in city and regional planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Baker's career experience includes working as an urban planner.[1][2]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Durham, North Carolina (2023)
General election
General election for Durham City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Durham City Council At-large on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nate Baker (Nonpartisan) | 22.6 | 24,004 |
| ✔ |  | Javiera Caballero (Nonpartisan) | 22.0 | 23,380 |
| ✔ | Carl Rist (Nonpartisan) | 20.7 | 21,999 | |
| Khalilah Karim (Nonpartisan) | 15.2 | 16,127 | ||
 | Monique Holsey-Hyman (Nonpartisan) | 11.0 | 11,718 | |
 | Shelia Ann Huggins (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 8,778 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 387 | ||
| Total votes: 106,393 | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Durham City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Durham City Council At-large on October 10, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nate Baker (Nonpartisan) | 18.3 | 12,281 |
| ✔ | | Javiera Caballero (Nonpartisan) | 18.1 | 12,140 |
| ✔ | Carl Rist (Nonpartisan) | 17.6 | 11,829 | |
| ✔ | Khalilah Karim (Nonpartisan) | 12.2 | 8,208 | |
| ✔ | | Shelia Ann Huggins (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 6,537 |
| ✔ | | Monique Holsey-Hyman (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 5,504 |
| Sherri Zann Rosenthal (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 3,108 | ||
| Shanetta Burris (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 3,072 | ||
| Bonita Green (Nonpartisan) | 3.6 | 2,388 | ||
| Renee Vaughan (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 1,225 | ||
| J.J. Campbell (Nonpartisan) | 1.0 | 700 | ||
| Waldo Fenner (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 258 | ||
| Total votes: 67,250 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Endorsements
Baker received the following endorsements.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Durham County, North Carolina (2020)
General election
General election for Durham County Board of Commissioners (5 seats)
Nida Allam, Nimasheena Burns, incumbent Wendy Jacobs, incumbent Brenda Howerton, and incumbent Heidi Carter won election in the general election for Durham County Board of Commissioners on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nida Allam (D) | 20.1 | 122,947 |
| ✔ | Nimasheena Burns (D) | 20.1 | 122,555 | |
| ✔ |  | Wendy Jacobs (D) | 20.0 | 122,432 |
| ✔ | Brenda Howerton (D) | 20.0 | 122,328 | |
| ✔ | Heidi Carter (D) | 19.7 | 120,436 | |
| Total votes: 610,698 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Durham County Board of Commissioners (5 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Durham County Board of Commissioners on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nimasheena Burns | 14.7 | 47,776 | |
| ✔ | | Wendy Jacobs | 13.2 | 42,888 |
| ✔ | Heidi Carter | 12.8 | 41,501 | |
| ✔ | | Nida Allam | 12.3 | 39,977 |
| ✔ | Brenda Howerton | 11.8 | 38,227 | |
| Matt Kopac | 7.8 | 25,220 | ||
 | John Rooks Jr. | 5.2 | 16,897 | |
| Michael Page | 4.9 | 16,046 | ||
 | LeVon Barnes | 3.7 | 11,866 | |
| Nate Baker | 3.0 | 9,700 | |
| Tara Fikes | 2.9 | 9,345 | ||
| Regina Mays | 2.8 | 9,075 | ||
| Fred Foster Jr. | 1.8 | 5,694 | ||
 | James Hill | 1.6 | 5,253 | |
| Patrick Byker | 1.5 | 4,937 | ||
| Total votes: 324,402 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Nate Baker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Nate Baker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Durham City Council At-large 2023-Present |
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