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Tamara Smith
Tamara Smith ran for election to the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners to represent District 1 in Michigan. Smith lost as a write-in in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Smith was a nonpartisan candidate for District 1 representative on the Detroit City Council in Michigan. Smith was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Smith grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and attended Henry Ford High School.[1]
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2021)
General election
General election for Detroit Board of Police Commissioners District 1
Bryan Ferguson defeated Dennis Talbert, Tamara Smith, Joshua Engle, and Clement Lett in the general election for Detroit Board of Police Commissioners District 1 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bryan Ferguson (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 13.2 | 337 | |
| Dennis Talbert (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 11.7 | 299 | ||
 | Tamara Smith (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 2.0 | 51 | |
| Joshua Engle (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.5 | 13 | ||
| Clement Lett (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 4 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 72.4 | 1,848 | ||
| Total votes: 2,552 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joshua Engle (Nonpartisan)
- Bryan Ferguson (Nonpartisan)
- Tamara Smith (Nonpartisan)
2017
The city of Detroit, Michigan, held elections for mayor, city council, city clerk, and the Detroit Board of Police Commisisoners on November 7, 2017. A primary election was held on August 8, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 25, 2017.[2]
Incumbent James Tate defeated Tamara Smith in the general election for District 1 on the Detroit City Council.
| Detroit City Council, District 1 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 James Tate Incumbent |
71.14% | 12,607 |
| Tamara Smith | 28.56% | 5,062 |
| Write-in votes | 0.3% | 53 |
| Total Votes | 17,722 | |
| Source: Wayne County, Michigan, "2017 November 7th General & Special General Election Official Results," November 7, 2017 | ||
Incumbent James Tate and Tamara Smith defeated De'Andre Nelson in the primary election for District 1 on the Detroit City Council.[3]
| Detroit City Council, District 1 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| James Tate Incumbent |
70.27% | 7,843 |
| Tamara Smith |
16.96% | 1,893 |
| De'Andre Nelson | 11.87% | 1,325 |
| Write-in votes | 0.9% | 100 |
| Total Votes | 11,161 | |
| Source: Wayne County Clerk, "2017 Primary Official Results," accessed August 23, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tamara Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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