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Nestor Djonkam
Nestor Djonkam (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Washington D.C. City Council to represent Ward 5. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 19, 2018.
Djonkam was previously a 2014 Independent candidate for Mayor of Washington, D.C..
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5
Incumbent Kenyan McDuffie defeated Kathy Henderson, Joyce Robinson-Paul, and Amone Banks in the general election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kenyan McDuffie (D) | 79.3 | 23,745 |
| Kathy Henderson (Independent) | 8.4 | 2,523 | ||
 | Joyce Robinson-Paul (G) | 7.0 | 2,085 | |
| Amone Banks (Independent) | 3.6 | 1,085 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 513 | ||
| Total votes: 29,951 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5
Incumbent Kenyan McDuffie defeated Gayle Hall Carley, Bradley Thomas, LaMonica Jeffrey, and Nestor Djonkam in the Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5 on June 19, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kenyan McDuffie | 69.4 | 7,737 |
| Gayle Hall Carley | 15.0 | 1,668 | ||
| Bradley Thomas | 12.3 | 1,373 | ||
| LaMonica Jeffrey | 2.8 | 314 | ||
 | Nestor Djonkam | 0.5 | 55 | |
| Total votes: 11,147 | |||
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Green primary election
Green primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5
Joyce Robinson-Paul advanced from the Green primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 5 on June 19, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joyce Robinson-Paul | 100.0 | 36 |
| Total votes: 36 | |||
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2014
- See also: Washington, D.C. mayoral election, 2014
Washington, D.C. held mayoral elections on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on April 1. Muriel Bowser defeated incumbent Vincent Gray, Carlos Allen, Christian A. Carter, Jack Evans, Michael Green, Reta Jo Lewis, Vincent Orange, Luis Poblete, Frank Sewell, Andy Shallal, Octavia Wells and Tommy Wells in the Democratic primary. Faith was unopposed in the D.C. Statehood Green Party primary, while Bruce Majors was unopposed in the Libertarian primary.
In the general election, Bowser defeated Faith, Majors, David Catania (I), Nestor Djonkam (I), and Carol Schwartz (I).[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Muriel Bowser |
54.5% | 96,666 | |
| Independent | Nestor Djonkam | 0.3% | 460 | |
| Independent | David Catania | 34.6% | 61,388 | |
| Green | Faith | 0.9% | 1,520 | |
| Independent | Carol Schwartz | 7% | 12,327 | |
| Libertarian | Bruce Majors | 0.7% | 1,297 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.9% | 1,612 | |
| Other | Under and Over Votes | 1.2% | 2,088 | |
| Total Votes | 177,358 | |||
| Source: Washington, D.C. Board of Elections - General Election Results | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Muriel Bowser |
43.4% | 42,045 | ||
| Vincent Gray Incumbent | 32.6% | 31,613 | ||
| Jack Evans | 5% | 4,877 | ||
| Andy Shallal | 3.3% | 3,196 | ||
| Reta Lewis | 0.5% | 490 | ||
| Vincent Orange | 2% | 1,946 | ||
| Carlos Allen | 0.1% | 120 | ||
| Tommy Wells | 12.8% | 12,393 | ||
| Write-in | 0.2% | 235 | ||
| Total Votes | 96,915 | |||
| Source: Washington D.C. Board of Elections |
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See also
- Washington, D.C.
- Municipal elections in Washington, D.C. (2018)
- Washington, D.C. municipal elections, 2014
- United States municipal elections, 2018
- United States municipal elections, 2014
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Washington, D.C. Council
- Washington D.C. Board of Elections, "General Election Sample Ballot"
- Campaign website
Footnotes
- ↑ District of Columbia Board of Elections, "Official primary candidate list," accessed June 16, 2014
- ↑ District of Columbia Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed June 16, 2014
- ↑ Washington D.C. Board of Elections, "General Election Sample Ballot," accessed October 13, 2014
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