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Tracey Dent
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Tracey Dent was a 2016 nonpartisan candidate for District 2 of the Milwaukee City Council in Wisconsin. He was defeated in the primary election on February 16, 2016.
Dent was a Democratic candidate for District 16 of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2014 and a Democratic candidate for District 17 of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2012.[1]
Biography
Dent's professional experience includes working as the chief executive officer for the Peace for Change Alliance.[2]
Elections
2016
The city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, held elections for mayor and city council on April 5, 2016. A primary election took place on February 16, 2016. All 15 city council seats were up for election. Chevy Johnson and Sherman Morton defeated Larresa Taylor, Keith Bailey and Tracey Dent in the Milwaukee City Council District 2 primary election.[3]
| Milwaukee City Council District 2, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Chevy Johnson |
38.03% | 1,436 |
| Sherman Morton |
23.33% | 881 |
| Larresa Taylor | 15.36% | 580 |
| Keith Bailey | 11.84% | 447 |
| Tracey Dent | 11.04% | 417 |
| Write-in votes | 0.4% | 15 |
| Total Votes | 3,776 | |
| Source: City of Milwaukee, "2016 Spring Primary Final Results," February 19, 2016 | ||
2014
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014
Elections for all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 12, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Incumbent Leon D. Young defeated Tracey Dent in the Democratic primary. Young was unopposed in the general election [4][1][5] and was re-elected to another term.[6]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Leon D. Young Incumbent |
62.7% | 2,309 |
| Tracey Dent | 37.3% | 1,376 |
| Total Votes | 3,685 | |
2012
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012
Dent ran in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 17. She lost to La Tonya Johnson in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012.[7] Incumbent Democrat Barbara Toles did not run for re-election. No Republican filed to run for this seat. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[8]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
La Tonya Johnson |
43.1% | 2,054 |
| Fred Royal | 22.9% | 1,093 |
| Tracey Dent | 22.5% | 1,072 |
| Sam Coleman | 11.5% | 548 |
| Total Votes | 4,767 | |
Personal
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Dent has one daughter named Azaria.
Recent news
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See also
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Municipal elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2016)
- United States municipal elections, 2016
- Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014
External links
- City of Milwaukee, "2016 Spring Election Candidates"
- Tracey Dent on Facebook
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability, "Candidates Registered by Office," June 11, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ City of Milwaukee, "2016 Spring Election Candidates," January 8, 2016
- ↑ Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin 2014 fall primary election results," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2014 Partisan Primary Candidates," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Canvass Results for 2014 General Election," December 1, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Department of Elections - Official Primary Results
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2012 Partisan Primary 8/14/2012," accessed June 12, 2012 (dead link)
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