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Syed Abbas
Image of Syed Abbas
Prior offices
Madison Common Council District 12
Successor: Barbara Vedder

Elections and appointments
Last election

August 9, 2022

Contact

Syed Abbas was a member of the Madison Common Council in Wisconsin, representing District 12. He assumed office on April 16, 2019. He left office on December 1, 2022.

Abbas (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 46. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2022.

Abbas resigned from the Madison Common Council on December 1, 2022. [1]

Elections

2022

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 46

Melissa Ratcliff defeated Andrew McKinney in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 46 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Melissa Ratcliff
Melissa Ratcliff (D)
 
69.6
 
20,710
Image of Andrew McKinney
Andrew McKinney (R)
 
30.3
 
9,001
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
24

Total votes: 29,735
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 46

Melissa Ratcliff defeated Syed Abbas, Andrew Hysell, Analiese Eicher, and Mike Jacobs in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 46 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Melissa Ratcliff
Melissa Ratcliff
 
36.2
 
3,112
Image of Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
 
22.1
 
1,895
Image of Andrew Hysell
Andrew Hysell
 
17.7
 
1,525
Analiese Eicher
 
13.7
 
1,178
Mike Jacobs
 
10.2
 
876
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
7

Total votes: 8,593
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 46

Andrew McKinney advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 46 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew McKinney
Andrew McKinney
 
98.8
 
2,977
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
36

Total votes: 3,013
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Campaign finance

2021

See also: City elections in Madison, Wisconsin (2021)

General election

General election for Madison Common Council District 12

Incumbent Syed Abbas defeated Tessa Echeverria in the general election for Madison Common Council District 12 on April 6, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas (Nonpartisan)
 
75.4
 
2,222
Tessa Echeverria (Nonpartisan)
 
24.3
 
716
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
7

Total votes: 2,945
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2019

See also: City elections in Madison, Wisconsin (2019)

General election

General election for Madison Common Council District 12

Syed Abbas defeated Diane Farsetta in the general election for Madison Common Council District 12 on April 2, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas (Nonpartisan)
 
52.7
 
1,958
Diane Farsetta (Nonpartisan)
 
47.1
 
1,749
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
9

Total votes: 3,716
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Madison Common Council District 12

Syed Abbas and Diane Farsetta defeated Mark-Anthony Whitaker, Lydia Maurer, and James Stansfield in the primary for Madison Common Council District 12 on February 19, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas (Nonpartisan)
 
44.7
 
898
Diane Farsetta (Nonpartisan)
 
34.2
 
687
Mark-Anthony Whitaker (Nonpartisan)
 
9.7
 
195
Image of Lydia Maurer
Lydia Maurer (Nonpartisan)
 
8.1
 
163
James Stansfield (Nonpartisan)
 
2.9
 
58
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
6

Total votes: 2,007
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Campaign themes

2022

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2021

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Footnotes

  1. [https://www.nbc15.com/2022/12/07/former-district-12-alder-honored-madison-common-council/ WMTV NBC," Former District 12 alder honored at Madison Common Council," December 6, 2022]

Political offices
Preceded by
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Madison Common Council District 12
2019-2022
Succeeded by
Barbara Vedder


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