Samba Baldeh

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Samba Baldeh
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Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 48th district
In office
January 4, 2021 –January 6, 2025
General Election, April 7, 2015
Nonpartisan Samba Baldeh 1,004 50.58%
Nonpartisan Joe Clausius (incumbent)97248.97%
Scattering90.45%
Plurality321.61%
Total votes1,985 100.0%
Madison Common Council, 17th District Election, 2019 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
General Election, April 2, 2019
Nonpartisan Samba Baldeh (incumbent) 1,898 75.26% +24.68%
Nonpartisan James Creighton Mitchell Jr.62024.58%
Scattering40.16%
Plurality1,27850.67%+49.06%
Total votes2,522 100.0%

Wisconsin Assembly (2020, 2022)

Wisconsin Assembly, 48th District Election, 2020 [17] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Primary, August 11, 2020
Democratic Samba Baldeh 7,305 49.42%
Democratic Lindsay Lemmer5,21535.28%
Democratic Walter Stewart1,57810.68%
Democratic Jason Vangalis6654.50%
Scattering170.12%
Plurality2,09014.14%
Total votes14,780 100.0%
General Election, November 3, 2020
Democratic Samba Baldeh 30,074 79.63%
Republican Samuel Anderson7,65020.25%
Scattering450.12%
Plurality22,42459.37%-37.07%
Total votes37,769 100.0% +33.47%
Democratic hold

Wisconsin Senate (2024)

YearElectionDateElectedDefeatedTotalPlurality
2024 Primary [22] Aug. 13 Melissa Ratcliff Democratic 17,20552.04% Jimmy Anderson Dem. 10,25831.03%33,0636,947
Samba Baldeh Dem. 5,57516.86%

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  2. ↑ Meyerhofer, Kelly (November 5, 2020). "Madison voters elect 1st Asian-American and 1st Muslim to state Legislature". Wisconsin State Journal . Retrieved December 21, 2020.
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  13. ↑ Elbow, Steven (April 4, 2019). "Excitement accompanies historic turnover on Madison City Council". The Capital Times . Retrieved December 21, 2020.
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  19. 1 2 Canvass Results for 2020 General Election – 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. p. 10. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
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