Olivia Vaden
Olivia Vaden ran for election for an at-large seat of the Lansing City Council in Michigan. Vaden lost in the primary on August 5, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Lansing, Michigan (2025)
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for Lansing City Council At-Large (2 seats)
Incumbent Jeremy Garza, Aurelius Christian, Clara Martinez, and Julie Vandenboom are running in the general election for Lansing City Council At-Large on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Jeremy Garza (Nonpartisan) | |
| Aurelius Christian (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Clara Martinez (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Julie Vandenboom (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Lansing City Council At-Large (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Lansing City Council At-Large on August 5, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeremy Garza (Nonpartisan) | 20.3 | 5,328 |
| ✔ | Julie Vandenboom (Nonpartisan) | 17.6 | 4,627 | |
| ✔ | Clara Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 17.6 | 4,623 | |
| ✔ | Aurelius Christian (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 2,531 | |
| Olivia Vaden (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 2,149 | ||
| Gloria Denning (Nonpartisan) | 7.6 | 2,004 | ||
 | Tirstan Walters (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 1,820 | |
 | Nick Pigeon (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 1,259 | |
 | Jonah Stone (Nonpartisan) | 3.4 | 904 | |
 | Miles Biel (Nonpartisan) | 3.4 | 880 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 92 | ||
| Total votes: 26,217 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robin Jones (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
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2023
See also: City elections in Lansing, Michigan (2023)
General election
General election for Lansing City Council At-Large (2 seats)
Tamera Carter and Trini Lopez Pehlivanoglu defeated Jody Washington and Missy Lilje in the general election for Lansing City Council At-Large on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tamera Carter (Nonpartisan) | 34.2 | 8,663 |
| ✔ |  | Trini Lopez Pehlivanoglu (Nonpartisan) | 33.3 | 8,425 |
| Jody Washington (Nonpartisan) | 24.3 | 6,148 | ||
 | Missy Lilje (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 2,050 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 29 | ||
| Total votes: 25,315 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Lansing City Council At-Large (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Lansing City Council At-Large on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tamera Carter (Nonpartisan) | 26.8 | 5,673 |
| ✔ | | Trini Lopez Pehlivanoglu (Nonpartisan) | 20.4 | 4,308 |
| ✔ | Jody Washington (Nonpartisan) | 18.8 | 3,968 | |
| ✔ | | Missy Lilje (Nonpartisan) | 9.9 | 2,097 |
| Farhan Sheikh-Omar (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 1,898 | ||
| Olivia Vaden (Nonpartisan) | 7.3 | 1,539 | ||
 | Nicklas W. Zande (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 917 | |
| Keshawn Mitchell-Roland (Nonpartisan) | 3.5 | 738 | ||
| Total votes: 21,138 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2023
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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