Tennell Atkins
Tennell Atkins was a member of the Dallas City Council in Texas, representing District 8. He assumed office in 2017. He left office in 2025.
Atkins ran for re-election to the Dallas City Council to represent District 8 in Texas. He won in the general election on May 6, 2023.
After representing District 8 from 2007 to 2015, Atkins was elected back to city council in the runoff election on June 10, 2017. He served as mayor pro tempore from 2013 to 2015.[1]
Biography
Atkins is a graduate of Bishop Dunne High School. He holds a B.S. in business from Southern Methodist University. His professional experience includes working as the CEO of A&T Construction and Redbird Development and as an executive at the Ford Motor Company.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2023)
General election
General election for Dallas City Council District 8
Incumbent Tennell Atkins defeated Subrina Brenham and Davante Peters in the general election for Dallas City Council District 8 on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tennell Atkins (Nonpartisan) | 78.6 | 1,585 |
| Subrina Brenham (Nonpartisan) | 17.5 | 353 | ||
| Davante Peters (Nonpartisan) | 3.9 | 78 | ||
| Total votes: 2,016 | |||
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2021
See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2021)
General election
General election for Dallas City Council District 8
Incumbent Tennell Atkins defeated Subrina Brenham, Davante Peters, and Lakolya London in the general election for Dallas City Council District 8 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tennell Atkins (Nonpartisan) | 73.6 | 1,983 |
| Subrina Brenham (Nonpartisan) | 17.2 | 463 | ||
| Davante Peters (Nonpartisan) | 5.8 | 155 | ||
| Lakolya London (Nonpartisan) | 3.5 | 94 | ||
| Total votes: 2,695 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2019)
General election
General election for Dallas City Council District 8
Incumbent Tennell Atkins defeated Erik Wilson in the general election for Dallas City Council District 8 on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tennell Atkins (Nonpartisan) | 70.4 | 2,187 |
 | Erik Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 29.6 | 918 | |
| Total votes: 3,105 | |||
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2017
The city of Dallas, Texas, held elections for all 14 seats of the city council on May 6, 2017. A runoff election, if necessary, was held on June 10, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 17, 2017.[2]
Tennell Atkins defeated incumbent Erik Wilson in the runoff election for District 8 of the Dallas City Council.
| Dallas City Council, District 8 Runoff Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tennell Atkins |
51.43% | 1,010 |
| Erik Wilson Incumbent | 48.57% | 954 |
| Total Votes | 1,964 | |
| Source: Dallas County, Texas, "Runoff Final Cumulative Results," accessed June 10, 2017 | ||
Tennell Atkins and incumbent Erik Wilson defeated Eric Williams, Gail Terrell, and Moctezuma Seth Gonzalez in the general election for District 8 of the Dallas City Council.[3]
| Dallas City Council, District 8 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tennell Atkins |
41.87% | 979 |
| Erik Wilson Incumbent |
36.57% | 855 |
| Eric Williams | 13.94% | 326 |
| Gail Terrell | 6.76% | 158 |
| Moctezuma Seth Gonzalez | 0.86% | 20 |
| Total Votes | 2,338 | |
| Source: City of Dallas, "May 2017 Final Election Results," accessed May 8, 2017 | ||
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2023
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2021
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2019
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Dallas City Council District 8 2017-2025 |
Succeeded by Lorie Blair |
| Preceded by - |
Dallas City Council District 8 2007-2015 |
Succeeded by - |
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