Jason Coleman
Jason Coleman was a Democratic candidate for At-large Division 2 representative on the New Orleans City Council in Louisiana. Coleman was defeated in the primary election on October 14, 2017.
Coleman was a 2014 Democratic candidate for the city council of New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]
Elections
2017
The city of New Orleans, Louisiana, held primary elections for mayor and seven city council seats on October 14, 2017. A general election took place on November 18, 2017, for races where no candidate received 50 percent of the primary vote. The filing deadline for this election was July 14, 2017.[2][3] Incumbent Jason Williams (D) defeated David Baird (R), Jason Coleman (D), David Nowak (D), and Aaron Christopher (No Party) in the primary election for the At-large Division 2 seat on the New Orleans City Council.
| New Orleans City Council, At-large Division 2 Primary election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jason Williams Incumbent |
72.67% | 53,339 | |
| Republican | David Baird | 10.72% | 7,867 | |
| Democratic | Jason Coleman | 9.39% | 6,891 | |
| Democratic | David Nowak | 4.45% | 3,267 | |
| No Party | Aaron Christopher | 2.78% | 2,039 | |
| Total Votes | 73,403 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Saturday, October 14, 2017," accessed October 14, 2017 | ||||
2014
- See also: New Orleans city council elections, 2014
Elections for the city council of New Orleans, Louisiana consisted of a primary election on February 1, 2014, and a general election on March 15, 2014. Incumbent Susan G. Guidry defeated challengers Jason Coleman (D), David A. Capasso (D), Drew Ward (R), Stephen Gordon (I) and Reid Stone (R) in the blanket primary. Because Guidry received over 50 percent of the vote, a runoff election was not necessary.[1][4]
| New Orleans City Council, District A, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Susan Guidry Incumbent |
66.9% | 11,820 | |
| David A. Capasso | 8.3% | 1,459 | |
| Jason Coleman | 9% | 1,593 | |
| Stephen Gordon | 5.8% | 1,029 | |
| Drew Ward | 10% | 1,758 | |
| Total Votes | 17,659 | ||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | |||
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results - 2/1/2014," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2017 Elections," February 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Elections "Candidate Search" accessed December 14, 2013
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