Eric Jones (Washington D.C.)

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Eric Jones was a 2014 Independent candidate for an at-large seat on the Washington, D.C. City Council.

Campaign themes

2014

On his campaign website, Jones highlighted the following issues:^[1]

• "Community & Economic Development."
• "Workforce Development."
• "Educational Equality."
• "Affordable and Workforce Housing."
• "Public Safety."
• "Business Regulatory Reform."

Elections

2014

See also: Washington, D.C. Council elections, 2014

Washington, D.C. held elections for two at-large city council seats on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on April 1.

Incumbent Anita Bonds defeated Nate Bennett Fleming, Kathy Henderson, Chantel Mapp, Pedro Rubio, John Settles, II and Kevin Valentine Jr. in the Democratic primary. Eugene Puryear defeated G. Lee Aikin in the D.C. Statehood Green Party primary.^[2][3] Bonds and Elissa Silverman (I) defeated Puryear, Michael D. Brown (I), Frederick Steiner (L), Eric J. Jones (I), Kishan Putta (I), Wendell Felder (I), Courtney R. Snowden (I), Brian Hart (I), Robert White (I), Calvin H. Gurley (I), Graylan Scott Hagler (I) and Khalid Pitts (I) in the general election.^[4][5]

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Anita Bonds Incumbent	24.1%	85,575
	Independent	Elissa Silverman	11.6%	41,300
	Independent	Michael D. Brown	8.1%	28,614
	Libertarian	Frederick Steiner	1.1%	3,766
	Independent	Eric J. Jones	1.2%	4,405
	Independent	Kishan Putta	1.7%	6,135
	Independent	Wendell Felder	0.8%	2,964
	Green	Eugene Puryear	3.5%	12,525
	Independent	Courtney R. Snowden	5.5%	19,551
	Independent	Brian Hart	2.5%	8,933
	Independent	Robert White	6.3%	22,198
	Independent	Calvin H. Gurley	1.3%	4,553
	Republican	Marc Morgan	2.8%	9,947
	Independent	Graylan Scott Hagler	3%	10,539
	Independent	Khalid Pitts	2.9%	10,392
	Other	Write-in	0.4%	1,472
	Other	Over and Under Votes	23.1%	81,847
Total Votes	354,716
Source: Washington, D.C. Board of Elections - General Election Results

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Anita Bonds Incumbent	53.2%	43,586
Nate Bennett Fleming	22.3%	18,232
Pedro Rubio	7.4%	6,082
John Settles, II	13.2%	10,775
Kevin Valentine Jr.	3.1%	2,560
Write-in	0.8%	624
Total Votes	81,859
Source: Washington D.C. Board of Elections

Recent news

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See also

• Washington, D.C.
• Washington, D.C. municipal elections, 2014
• United States municipal elections, 2014

External links

• DC Board of Elections - November 4, 2014 General Election Sample Ballot
• Campaign website
• Social Media
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

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