Nimasheena Burns
Nimasheena Burns (Democratic Party) was a member of the Durham County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina. She assumed office on December 7, 2020. She left office on December 1, 2024.
Burns (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Durham County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Durham County, North Carolina (2024)
General election
General election for Durham County Board of Commissioners (5 seats)
Incumbent Wendy Jacobs, Michael Lee, Michelle Burton, incumbent Nida Allam, and Stephen J. Valentine won election in the general election for Durham County Board of Commissioners on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Wendy Jacobs (D)  | 21.9 | 133,270 |
| ✔ |  | Michael Lee (D) | 20.0 | 121,515 |
| ✔ | Michelle Burton (D) | 19.7 | 120,055 | |
| ✔ |  | Nida Allam (D) | 19.3 | 117,194 |
| ✔ |  | Stephen J. Valentine (D) | 19.2 | 116,732 |
| Total votes: 608,766 | |||
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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 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wendy Jacobs | 15.2 | 33,542 |
| ✔ | | Nida Allam | 14.2 | 31,225 |
| ✔ | Michelle Burton | 13.3 | 29,361 | |
| ✔ | | Michael Lee | 13.1 | 28,907 |
| ✔ | | Stephen J. Valentine | 9.5 | 21,007 |
| Brenda Howerton | 9.1 | 20,006 | ||
| Nimasheena Burns | 7.8 | 17,195 | ||
| Jovonia Lewis | 7.3 | 16,155 | ||
| Fredrick Davis | 7.0 | 15,457 | ||
| Renee Vaughan | 2.3 | 5,100 | ||
| Daryl Payton | 1.1 | 2,348 | ||
| Total votes: 220,303 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Burns in this election.
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 | |||
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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
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Nimasheena Burns did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Nimasheena Burns did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
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