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Shelia Patterson Harris
Shelia Patterson Harris was a member of the Lubbock City Council in Texas, representing District 2. She assumed office in 2016. She left office on June 25, 2024.
Harris ran for re-election to the Lubbock City Council to represent District 2 in Texas. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Patterson Harris worked at the Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center for nearly 21 years.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in Lubbock, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Lubbock City Council District 2
Incumbent Shelia Patterson Harris defeated Gordon Harris in the general election for Lubbock City Council District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shelia Patterson Harris (Nonpartisan) | 69.0 | 5,427 |
| Gordon Harris (Nonpartisan) | 31.0 | 2,434 | ||
| Total votes: 7,861 | |||
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2016
The city of Lubbock, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 7, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 19, 2016. Four of six council seats were up for election on the same day, the three regularly-scheduled for election and District 1, which was up for a special election. Two of them were up for runoff election on June 25, 2016, including the District 1 seat.[2] Shelia Patterson-Harris defeated Jared Hall in the Lubbock City Council District 2 runoff election.[3]
| Lubbock City Council District 2, Runoff Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Shelia Patterson-Harris |
57.50% | 916 |
| Jared Hall | 42.50% | 677 |
| Total Votes | 1,593 | |
| Source: Lubbock County, Texas, "Runoff Election Results," June 27, 2016 | ||
Shelia Patterson Harris and Jared Hall defeated Gordon Harris, Christopher Moore and Tiger Pratt in the primary election.
| Lubbock City Council District 2, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Shelia Patterson-Harris |
43.78% | 944 |
| Jared Hall |
30.24% | 652 |
| Gordon Harris | 10.11% | 218 |
| Christopher Moore | 8.95% | 193 |
| Tiger Pratt | 6.91% | 149 |
| Total Votes | 2,156 | |
| Source: Lubbock County, Texas, "General and Special Elections Official Results," accessed May 25, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Shelia Patterson Harris did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Lubbock City Council District 2 2016-2024 |
Succeeded by Gordon Harris |
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