Tommy Wells
Tommy Wells (b. February 27, 1957) is a former Democratic member of the Washington, D.C. City Council, representing Ward 6 from 2007 to 2015.[1]
In 2014, Wells was a Democratic candidate for Mayor of Washington, D.C.. In the Democratic primary election on April 1, 2014, he received approximately 12.8% of the vote.
Biography
Wells was born in Austin, Texas. He obtained a B.A. from the University of Alabama, an M.A. from the University of Minnesota and a J.D. from Catholic University. His professional experience includes working as a social worker and as the Director of the DC Consortium for Child Welfare.
Elections
2014
- See also: Washington, D.C. mayoral election, 2014
Washington, D.C. held mayoral elections on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on April 1. Muriel Bowser defeated incumbent Vincent Gray, Carlos Allen, Christian A. Carter, Jack Evans, Michael Green, Reta Jo Lewis, Vincent Orange, Luis Poblete, Frank Sewell, Andy Shallal, Octavia Wells and Tommy Wells in the Democratic primary. Faith was unopposed in the D.C. Statehood Green Party primary, while Bruce Majors was unopposed in the Libertarian primary.
In the general election, Bowser defeated Faith, Majors, David Catania (I), Nestor Djonkam (I), and Carol Schwartz (I).[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Muriel Bowser |
54.5% | 96,666 | |
| Independent | Nestor Djonkam | 0.3% | 460 | |
| Independent | David Catania | 34.6% | 61,388 | |
| Green | Faith | 0.9% | 1,520 | |
| Independent | Carol Schwartz | 7% | 12,327 | |
| Libertarian | Bruce Majors | 0.7% | 1,297 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.9% | 1,612 | |
| Other | Under and Over Votes | 1.2% | 2,088 | |
| Total Votes | 177,358 | |||
| Source: Washington, D.C. Board of Elections - General Election Results | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Muriel Bowser |
43.4% | 42,045 | ||
| Vincent Gray Incumbent | 32.6% | 31,613 | ||
| Jack Evans | 5% | 4,877 | ||
| Andy Shallal | 3.3% | 3,196 | ||
| Reta Lewis | 0.5% | 490 | ||
| Vincent Orange | 2% | 1,946 | ||
| Carlos Allen | 0.1% | 120 | ||
| Tommy Wells | 12.8% | 12,393 | ||
| Write-in | 0.2% | 235 | ||
| Total Votes | 96,915 | |||
| Source: Washington D.C. Board of Elections |
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Recent news
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See also
External links
- District of Columbia Board of Elections - Official primary candidate list
- Profile from the City of Washington, D.C.
- Personal Website
- Social Media
Footnotes
- ↑ D.C. Council, "Tommy Wells," accessed November 24, 2014
- ↑ District of Columbia Board of Elections, "Official primary candidate list," accessed June 16, 2014
- ↑ District of Columbia Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed June 16, 2014
- ↑ Washington D.C. Board of Elections, "General Election Sample Ballot," accessed October 13, 2014
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| Preceded by - |
Washington, D.C. Council, Ward 6 2007-2015 |
Succeeded by Charles Allen |
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