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Ronald Bell
Ronald Bell ran for election to the Sacramento City Council to represent District 8 in California. Bell lost in the primary on March 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in Sacramento, California (2020)
General election
General election for Sacramento City Council District 8
Mai Vang defeated Les Simmons in the general election for Sacramento City Council District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mai Vang (Nonpartisan) | 52.1 | 10,225 |
| Les Simmons (Nonpartisan) | 47.9 | 9,386 | ||
| Total votes: 19,611 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Sacramento City Council District 8
Mai Vang and Les Simmons defeated Santiago Morales, Ronald Bell, and Daphne Harris in the primary for Sacramento City Council District 8 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mai Vang (Nonpartisan) | 47.5 | 4,705 |
| ✔ | Les Simmons (Nonpartisan) | 33.4 | 3,309 | |
| Santiago Morales (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 713 | ||
 | Ronald Bell (Nonpartisan) | 6.7 | 662 | |
| Daphne Harris (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 522 | ||
| Total votes: 9,911 | |||
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2018
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 2
Incumbent Patrick Kennedy won election outright against Ronald Bell in the primary for Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 2 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patrick Kennedy (Nonpartisan) | 80.1 | 33,722 |
| Ronald Bell (Nonpartisan) | 19.9 | 8,392 | |
| Total votes: 42,114 | |||
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2016
The mayor's chair and four seats on the Sacramento City Council were up for election on June 7, 2016. Because incumbent Mayor Kevin Johnson did not seek re-election, the filing period for that race was extended to March 16, 2016.
While the June election was called a primary, it was functionally a general election. The only races where no candidate won a majority (50 percent plus one) of the votes cast in the primary advanced to the election on November 8, 2016. The November election was called a general election, but it was functionally a runoff election.[1] Incumbent Larry Carr defeated Ronald Bell and Chris Baker in the Sacramento City Council District 8 primary election.
| Sacramento City Council District 8, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Larry Carr Incumbent |
64.07% | 2,666 |
| Ronald Bell | 27.52% | 1,145 |
| Chris Baker | 7.88% | 328 |
| Write-in votes | 0.53% | 22 |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 4,161 | |
| Source: Sacramento County, California, "Unofficial Results Primary Election - June 7, 2016," June 8, 2016 | ||
2014
A special election for the District 8 seat of the Sacramento City Council coincided with the November 4 general elections. The District 8 seat was vacated by Bonnie Pannell in April 2014.[2] Larry Carr defeated Ronald Bell, Toni Colley-Perry and Ted Ware.[3]
| Sacramento City Council, District 8 Special Election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Larry Carr |
50.2% | 3,412 | |
| Ronald Bell | 22.5% | 1,526 | |
| Toni Colley-Perry | 20.8% | 1,414 | |
| Ted Ware | 5.8% | 397 | |
| Write-in | 0.6% | 43 | |
| Total Votes | 6,792 | ||
| Source: City of Sacramento - 2014 Election Results | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ronald Bell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
On his campaign website, Bell highlighted the following issues:[4]
- Youth
- Sustainable communities
- Economic growth
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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