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Shaheer Akhtab
Shaheer Akhtab ran for election to the Kansas City City Council to represent District 3. Akhtab lost in the primary on April 2, 2019.
Akhtab was a 2015 candidate for the District 3 seat on the Kansas City, Missouri City Council.
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Kansas City, Missouri (2019)
General election
General election for Kansas City City Council District 3
Melissa J. Robinson defeated Joseph Thomas in the general election for Kansas City City Council District 3 on June 18, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Melissa J. Robinson (Nonpartisan) | 56.0 | 4,459 |
 | Joseph Thomas (Nonpartisan) | 44.0 | 3,505 | |
| Total votes: 7,964 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Kansas City City Council District 3
The following candidates ran in the primary for Kansas City City Council District 3 on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melissa J. Robinson (Nonpartisan) | 36.8 | 2,367 |
| ✔ | | Joseph Thomas (Nonpartisan) | 22.9 | 1,472 |
| Pat Clarke (Nonpartisan) | 17.2 | 1,108 | ||
| Rachel Riley (Nonpartisan) | 9.8 | 628 | ||
 | Joseph C. Jackson (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 462 | |
 | Shaheer Akhtab (Nonpartisan) | 5.7 | 365 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 31 | ||
| Total votes: 6,433 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marvia Jones (Nonpartisan)
2015
The city of Kansas City, Missouri, held nonpartisan elections for mayor and city council on June 23, 2015. A primary election took place on April 7, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 13, 2015. All 12 city council seats were up for election.[1][2]
In the primary election for the District 3 seat, incumbent Jermaine Reed and Jamekia Kendrix advanced past Shaheer Akhtab, Bryan Dial and Rachel Riley.[3] Reed defeated Kendrix in the general election on June 23.[4][5]
| Kansas City City Council, District 3, General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Jermaine Reed Incumbent |
72% | 3,701 | |
| Jamekia Kendrix | 28% | 1,436 | |
| Total Votes | 5,137 | ||
| Source: Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed August 17, 2015 | |||
| Kansas City City Council, District 3, Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Jermaine Reed Incumbent |
57.2% | 2,752 | |
| Jamekia Kendrix |
17.5% | 842 | |
| Rachel Riley | 11.1% | 535 | |
| Bryan Dial | 7.5% | 363 | |
| Shaheer Akhtab | 6.6% | 319 | |
| Total Votes | 4,811 | ||
| Source: Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners, "Official primary election results," accessed May 20, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Shaheer Akhtab did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners - Sample Ballot: Municipal Primary, School and Special Election, April 7, 2015
Footnotes
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2015 Missouri Election Calendar," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ Kansas City Board of Elections, "Home," accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners, "Unofficial election results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners, "Unofficial election results," accessed June 23, 2015
- ↑ Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners, "Sample Ballot: Municipal Primary, School and Special Election, April 7, 2015," accessed February 9, 2015
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