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Tawana Robinson
Tawana Robinson (Democratic Party) (also known as T. J.) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 27. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 19, 2024.
Biography
Tawana (T.J.) Robinson lives in Chicago, Illinois. She earned a doctoral degree in educational leadership. Robinson’s career experience includes working as a special education teacher, regular education teacher, and school administrator.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent Justin Slaughter won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 27 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Justin Slaughter (D) | 100.0 | 36,640 |
| Total votes: 36,640 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent Justin Slaughter defeated Tawana Robinson in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 27 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Justin Slaughter | 71.6 | 9,577 |
 | Tawana Robinson | 28.4 | 3,790 | |
| Total votes: 13,367 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Robinson in this election.
2023
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2023)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 21
Ronnie Mosley defeated Cornell Dantzler in the general runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 21 on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ronnie Mosley (Nonpartisan) | 52.4 | 7,160 |
| Cornell Dantzler (Nonpartisan) | 47.6 | 6,503 | ||
| Total votes: 13,663 | |||
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General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 21
The following candidates ran in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 21 on February 28, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ronnie Mosley (Nonpartisan) | 24.9 | 3,268 |
| ✔ | Cornell Dantzler (Nonpartisan) | 21.8 | 2,871 | |
 | Preston Brown Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 18.3 | 2,409 | |
 | Daliah Goree (Nonpartisan) | 10.7 | 1,410 | |
| Kweli Kwaza (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 1,347 | ||
| Ayana Clark (Nonpartisan) | 8.7 | 1,140 | ||
 | Larry Lloyd (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 649 | |
| Patricia Tillman (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.3 | 43 | ||
| Justin Sawyer (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 13,143 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nekoiya Washington (Nonpartisan)
- Bernard Kelly (Nonpartisan)
- Tawana Robinson (Nonpartisan)
- Aziza Butler (Nonpartisan)
- Lawaco Toe (Nonpartisan)
2020
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent Justin Slaughter won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 27 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Justin Slaughter (D) | 100.0 | 41,616 |
| Total votes: 41,616 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent Justin Slaughter advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 27 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Justin Slaughter | 100.0 | 20,194 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 20,197 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marlo Barnett (D)
- Tawana Robinson (D)
2018
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent Justin Slaughter won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 27 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Justin Slaughter (D) | 100.0 | 33,526 |
| Total votes: 33,526 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent Justin Slaughter defeated Tawana Robinson in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 27 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Justin Slaughter | 54.6 | 10,917 |
| Tawana Robinson | 45.4 | 9,095 | |
| Total votes: 20,012 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kenneth Porter (D)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tawana Robinson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Tawana Robinson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Tawana Robinson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
