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Toson Jewell-Knight
Toson Jewell-Knight ran for election for an at-large seat of the Detroit Public Schools Community District in Michigan. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Toson Jewell-Knight was born in Detroit, Michigan. Jewell-Knight's professional experience includes working as a dean of students. He earned a bachelor's degree from Oakwood University and a graduate degree from the University of Michigan in 2020.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Detroit Public Schools Community District, Michigan, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (Nonpartisan) | 12.5 | 57,228 |
| ✔ |  | Monique Bryant (Nonpartisan) | 9.3 | 42,928 |
| ✔ |  | Ida Carol Short (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 41,181 |
| Sherisse Butler (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 38,351 | ||
| Aliya Moore (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 36,407 | ||
| Boyd White III (Nonpartisan) | 7.3 | 33,592 | ||
 | Tawanna Simpson (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 27,252 | |
| Nicole Conaway (Nonpartisan) | 5.5 | 25,167 | ||
 | Toson Jewell-Knight (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 21,996 | |
| Christopher Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 14,498 | ||
| Marie Hill-Nixon (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 14,333 | ||
| Victor B. Gibson (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 14,125 | ||
 | Kenneth Snapp (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 12,628 | |
| Eugene Lewis (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 12,360 | ||
| Jason Malone (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 10,371 | ||
| Jeremiah Steen (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 9,036 | ||
| Faustine Onwuneme (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 9,003 | ||
 | Richard Clement (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 8,187 | |
| Jen Nixon (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 7,366 | ||
| Benjamin Royal (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 6,865 | ||
 | Tabrian Joe (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 5,823 | |
| R. Amir Short (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 4,914 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 5,803 | ||
| Total votes: 459,414 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jaylin Harris (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Jewell-Knight received the following endorsements.
2021
See also: City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2021)
General election
General election for Detroit City Council District 4
Latisha Johnson defeated Michael Elrick in the general election for Detroit City Council District 4 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Latisha Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 60.9 | 6,884 |
| Michael Elrick (Nonpartisan) | 39.0 | 4,412 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 11,312 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Detroit City Council District 4
The following candidates ran in the primary for Detroit City Council District 4 on August 3, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Latisha Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 31.8 | 2,628 |
| ✔ | Michael Elrick (Nonpartisan) | 24.4 | 2,015 | |
| Toson Jewell-Knight (Nonpartisan) | 19.1 | 1,576 | |
 | Virgil Smith (Nonpartisan) | 17.7 | 1,465 | |
| Kenneth Snapp (Nonpartisan) | 3.9 | 324 | |
| Anemashaun Bomani (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 164 | ||
| Daivon Reeder (Nonpartisan) | 1.0 | 80 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 8,263 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Corey Gilchrist (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
To view Jewell-Knight's endorsements in the 2021 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2024
Toson Jewell-Knight did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Other survey responses
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2021
Toson Jewell-Knight completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jewell-Knight's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Problem Solver
- Mentor
- Youth Advocate
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 12, 2021
