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Patrice Jordan Robinson
Patrice Jordan Robinson was a member of the Memphis City Council in Tennessee, representing District 3. She assumed office in 2016. She left office on January 1, 2024.
Robinson ran for re-election to the Memphis City Council to represent District 3 in Tennessee. She won in the general election on October 3, 2019.
Biography
Robinson received a bachelor's degree business administration, with an emphasis in management, from the University of Memphis. She also holds a master's degree in technological and adult education from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She was elected to the Memphis Board of Education in 2000, serving as president in 2004 and 2007.[1]
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Memphis, Tennessee (2019)
General election
General election for Memphis City Council District 3
Incumbent Patrice Jordan Robinson defeated Tanya L. Cooper in the general election for Memphis City Council District 3 on October 3, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patrice Jordan Robinson (Nonpartisan) | 74.4 | 7,725 |
| Tanya L. Cooper (Nonpartisan) | 25.4 | 2,634 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 10,378 | |||
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2015
The city of Memphis, Tennessee, held elections for mayor and city council on October 8, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 17, 2015.[2] In the District 3 race, Rhonda Banks, Tanya L. Cooper, Sherman Kilimanjaro, Kevin Mott, Sr., Patrice Jordan Robinson, Coleman Thompson and Keith O. Williams faced off in the general election on October 8, 2015. Incumbent Harold B. Collins did not run for re-election.[3] A runoff between Robinson and Williams took place on November 19, 2015.[4]
| Memphis City Council, District 3, Runoff election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Patrice Jordan Robinson |
58.9% | 1,121 |
| Keith O. Williams | 41.1% | 783 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 1,904 | |
| Source: WMC Action News 5, "Election Results," accessed November 19, 2015 | ||
| Memphis City Council District 3 General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Patrice Jordan Robinson |
48.3% | 5,558 | |
| Keith O. Williams |
20.8% | 2,388 | |
| Tanya L. Cooper | 17.6% | 2,028 | |
| Rhonda Banks | 5.8% | 664 | |
| Coleman Thompson | 3.8% | 440 | |
| Kevin Mott, Sr. | 2.1% | 241 | |
| Sherman Kilimanjaro | 1.4% | 161 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.2% | 22 | |
| Total Votes | 11,078 | ||
| Source: Shelby County Election Commission, "Memphis Election 2015 October," accessed October 8, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Patrice Robinson campaign website, "About," accessed August 11, 2015
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Election Calendar 2015," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Official candidate list," accessed July 27, 2015
- ↑ WREG, "City Council elections going to a runoff," October 9, 2015
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Memphis City Council District 3 2016-2024 |
Succeeded by Pearl Walker |
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