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%

References

  1. "Elected Officials". PROGRESSIVE DANE. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  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.
  3. 1 2 3 "About". Samba for State Assembly. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Becker, Abigail (October 10, 2018). "Rising to the challenge". The Capital Times . Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Election 2015: Madison City Council District 17". Wisconsin State Journal . March 22, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  6. 1 2 "About Me". Samba Baldeh – Common Council. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
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  9. Mosiman, Dean (April 9, 2015). "Blacks gain historic presence on Madison City Council". Wisconsin State Journal . Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  10. 1 2 Madison Alderperson District 17 – Official Canvass (Report). Office of the Dane County Clerk. April 7, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  11. Madison Alderperson District 17 – Official Canvass (Report). Office of the Dane County Clerk. April 4, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  12. Becker, Abigail (April 18, 2018). "Madison City Council elects Samba Baldeh, Sheri Carter to leadership roles". The Capital Times . Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  13. Elbow, Steven (April 4, 2019). "Excitement accompanies historic turnover on Madison City Council". The Capital Times . Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  14. Reilly, Briana (March 2, 2020). "Several Madison Democrats jockeying to succeed Rep. Melissa Sargent in state Assembly". The Capital Times . Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  15. Becker, Abigail (March 11, 2020). "Madison Ald. Samba Baldeh announces run for state Assembly". The Capital Times . Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  16. Becker, Abigail (April 11, 2020). "Madison Ald. Samba Baldeh wins four-way primary in Assembly District 48". The Capital Times . Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  17. 1 2 Canvass Results for 2020 Partisan Primary – 8/11/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. August 26, 2020. p. 31. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  18. Reilly, Briana (September 28, 2020). "48th Assembly election: Baldeh, Anderson differ on state's COVID-19 response". The Capital Times . Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  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.
  20. "Samba Baldeh". Samba Baldeh – Common Council. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  21. Madison Alderperson District 17 – Official Canvass (Report). Office of the Dane County Clerk. April 2, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  22. County by County Report - 2024 Partisan Primary (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. August 26, 2024. p. 8. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
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