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Results Are In For June 5 Primary Elections

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By Nigel Roberts

 

 

Sacramento’s incumbent District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert declared victory Tuesday night, less than an hour after polls closed, according to the Sacramento Bee. The night ended with Schubert winning 64 percent of the vote (72,129 votes) over her criminal justice system reform opponent Noah Phillips. Schubert, who has the full support of local police unions, was the focus of widespread protests after two police officers killedStephon Clark, an unarmed Black man, in March.

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Matt Ferner

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Noah Phillips, progressive candidate for DA in Sacramento County, trails incumbent Anne Marie Schubert in early results

In Oakland, Pamela Price came up short in her bid to unseat Nancy O’Malley for district attorney, who was backed by the local police union. Price earned 40 percent of the vote (59,879 votes). Political novice, Audri Scott Williams, one of the dozens of Black women who ran in Alabama on Tuesday, lost her U.S. House of Representatives primary race. She garnered13,249 votes—39.6 percent of the vote in a two-candidate race.

Omeria Scott in Mississippi came in third in a field of six candidates competing for a U.S. Senate seat. She earned 23.9 percent of the vote. In New Jersey, Tanzie Youngblood finished second with 19.2 percent (5,409 votes) of the vote against her main rival conservative Democrat Van Drew who topped the four-candidate field. The democratic establishment backed Van Drew, angering many progressives in this race. And it was another disappointing loss for Sylvester Stanley in his bid to become Bernalillo County sheriff in New Mexico. Stanley, a former police chief, came in second in a three-candidate race, winning 38 percent of the vote.

Amy S. Rosenberg

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Reached by phone, Tanzie Youngblood, candidate in who appeared headed for a second place finish, said: “I fought as hard as I possibly could.”

“Hopefully I educated and empowered a lot of people,” she said. “Women, come out and run – don’t be afraid.”

 

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Several states are holding primary elections Tuesday (June 5) that are of interest to the Black community.

SEE ALSO: Sacramento DA Received $13,000 From Police Unions Within Five Days After Stephon Clark Was Killed

Arguably at the top of the list is the district attorney race for Sacramento, California. The competition between incumbent Anne Marie Schubert and Noah Phillips has received lots of attention because of the police killing of Stephon Clark. He was the 22-year-old Black man who was unarmed when two Sacramento police officers gunned him down in a hail of at least 20 shots in his grandmother’s backyard on March 18.

Schubert is a law-and-order conservative who has the backing of law enforcement. Eyebrows were raised when she received $13,000 in campaign donations from two law enforcement unions just five days after Clark’s death. Her opponent, a deputy DA, has a reformist agenda with plans to fix the criminal justice system, including demands for police accountability for wrongdoing, according to the Sacramento Bee.

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BlackLivesMatter Sac@BLMSacramento

Vote NO on Anne Marie Schubert for District Attorney and vote NO on Scott Jones for Sheriff NEXT TUESDAY 6/5/18!!https://m.facebook.com/events/168607510487832 @Blklivesmatter

Meanwhile,Pamela Price, the Black candidate for Alameda County, California district attorney, is fending off an alleged “race-baiting” attack from the Oakland police union.

The Oakland Police Officers Association’s political action committee sent out an email blast on May 26 against Price that targeted Oakland’s non African-American residents, the East Bay Times reported. The message stoked fears that crime (supposedly committed by Blacks) will get out of control if Price is elected.

Price, a civil rights attorney, has vowed to enact a series of criminal justice reforms if she wins the election against the incumbent DA Nancy O’Malley, who is white. The two candidates are in a tight race, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

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NewsOne@newsone

The Oakland police union is accused “race-baiting” in the upcoming district attorney election…https://bit.ly/2LknCLP 

Alabama is another state that’s grabbing a lot of attention because about 36 Black women are running for various offices, ranging from state board of education and public service commissioner to U.S. House of Representatives.

In one of those races, Audri Scott Williams is competing in the Democratic primary to represent Alabama’s Second Congressional District. Williams, a 62-year-old political novice, received the Service to Humanity award from President Bill Clinton for her work in global religious freedom. Williams decided to run for office after President Donald Trump won his election. Her opponent, business analyst Tabitha Isner, is also a political newcomer. The winner will take on former Democratic Congressman and Montgomery Mayor Bobby Bright who’s now running as a Republican.

Emerge Alabama@EmergeAlabama

There are two Emerge Alabama alums running for US Congress in 2018. One of them is Audri Scott Williams, running for Alabama’s 2nd US Congressional Seat.

Learn more by following @audri4alabama and visiting https://www.audriscottwilliams.com

In Mississippi, state Rep. Omeria Scott is running for the U.S. Senate. If she beats her Democratic rivals, Scott would become the first Black woman elected to the Senate from Mississippi. To compete in the November general election, Scott must first beat five fellow Democrats in the primary race on Tuesday.

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AutoInsuranceMM@AutoInsuranceMM

Omeria Scott: Cancer survivor, restaurateur and U.S. Senate hopeful – Readmore: https://autoinsurancemm.info/omeria-scott-cancer-survivor-restaurateur-and-u-s-senate-hopeful/ 

One race to watch in New Jersey pits progressive candidate Tanzie Youngblood against conservative Democrat Jeff Van Drew. Youngblood, a retired Black teacher, received support from national Democrats until Van Drew jumped into the racefor New Jersey’s Second Congressional district after the incumbent Republican decided not to run. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee decided to back Van Drew because the district has conservative leanings. This is just one of several races nationwide in which progressive Democrats are vying for a Democratic nomination against an establishment candidate.

Tanzie Youngblood@tanziefornj

Tanzie made the cover of Time magazine, Now, it’s Time for us to continue to make HerStory in South Jersey. Vote for Tanzie Youngblood for Congress. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/tanzieyoungbloodtwitter 

In New Mexico, eyes are on the race for Bernalillo County sheriff. Sylvester Stanley, who retired from the sheriff’s department as a captain, is running again against the incumbent Sheriff Manuel Gonzales III. After the sheriff’s office, Stanley, who is African American, served as police chief for Gallup, Isleta and the Jicarilla police departments, according to Albuquerque Journal. The winner will take on Republican Lou Golson, a retired Albuquerque police officer, in November.

Ryan Luby@LubyDenver7

Sylvester Stanley is NOT conceding the dem side of the Sheriff race to Manuel Gonzales. Stanley tells me he plans to ask for review of votes

 

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