Shonda Harris-Muhammed
2021 - Present
2029
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Shonda Harris-Muhammed is a member of the Richmond City Public Schools in Virginia, representing District 6. She assumed office on January 4, 2021. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Harris-Muhammed ran for re-election to the Richmond City Public Schools to represent District 6 in Virginia. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Harris-Muhammed is a mathematics specialist at Petersburg school district. She also serves as the executive director of the Northside Children's Coalition. Harris-Muhammed obtained a bachelor's degree in mathematics and education from Norfolk State University. She went on to earn a master's degree in educational leadership, curriculum, and instruction from Walden University.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Richmond City Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 6
Incumbent Shonda Harris-Muhammed won election in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shonda Harris-Muhammed (Nonpartisan) | 98.1 | 9,042 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 172 | ||
| Total votes: 9,214 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Harris-Muhammed in this election.
2020
See also: Richmond Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 6
Shonda Harris-Muhammed defeated Timika Vincent and Lynette Plummer in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shonda Harris-Muhammed (Nonpartisan) | 39.9 | 4,009 |
| Timika Vincent (Nonpartisan) | 35.9 | 3,612 | ||
| Lynette Plummer (Nonpartisan) | 23.7 | 2,380 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 54 | ||
| Total votes: 10,055 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Deon Wright (Nonpartisan)
2016
- See also: Richmond Public Schools elections (2016)
A total of 22 candidates ran for the nine seats that were up for election, including incumbents J.E. Dawson Boyer (District 1), Jeff Bourne (District 3), Mamie Taylor (District 5), and Shonda Harris-Muhammed (District 6). District 9 incumbent Tichi Pinkney Eppes filed to run in the election but was seven signatures short of qualifying for candidacy.
In District 1, Boyer lost his bid for re-election to Elizabeth Doerr. In District 2, James Scott Barlow defeated Mariah White. Bourne was the only incumbent to win re-election by defeating challengers Jesse Perry and Kevin Starlings in District 3. Newcomer Jonathan Young overtook Barrett Hardiman, Irvine Reaves, and Sean Smith for the open District 4 seat. Taylor lost her seat to Patrick Sapini in District 5. Felicia Dionne Cosby defeated Harris-Muhammed for the District 6 seat. In District 7, Nadine Marsh-Carter defeated Kirsten Gray and Rick Tatnall. Dawn Page won the District 8 seat by defeating Tia Redd and Christopher Woody. Newcomer Linda Owen ran unopposed and won the District 9 seat after Pinkney Eppes was disqualified from the race.[2]
Results
| Richmond Public Schools, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Felicia Dionne Cosby |
67.85% | 6,097 |
| Shonda Harris-Muhammed Incumbent | 31.28% | 2,811 |
| Write-in votes | 0.87% | 78 |
| Total Votes | 8,986 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2016 November General Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Harris-Muhammed reported $524.00 in contributions and $320.40 in expenditures to the Virginia Department of Elections, which left her campaign with $203.60 on hand as of October 17, 2016.[3]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shonda Harris-Muhammed did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Shonda Harris-Muhammed did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
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