Tekesha Martinez

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In July 2023, Martinez filed to run for Congress in Maryland's 6th congressional district. [14] She announced her campaign on July 12, 2023, in Hagerstown. [15] Martinez was seen as a strong fundraiser and leading candidate during the Democratic primary, but behind frontrunners Joe Vogel and April McClain-Delaney, [16] and ran on a platform including public safety, local economic development, homelessness, mental illness recovery programs, and public education. [17] Martinez was defeated by former National Telecommunications and Information Administration deputy administrator April McClain-Delaney in the Democratic primary election on May 14, 2024, placing fourth with 7.0 percent of the vote. [18]

Electoral history

Tekesha Martinez
Tekesha Martinez February 2022 (cropped).jpg
17th Mayor of Hagerstown
In office
February 7, 2023 –November 25, 2024
Hagerstown City Council primary election, 2020 [19]
CandidateVotes %
Kristin B. Aleshire3,76213.2
Shelley McIntire3,05210.7
Bob Bruchey2,5178.8
Tiara Burnett2,5138.8
Penny May Nigh2,4518.6
Brenda J. Thiam 2,4208.5
Peter E. Perini, Sr2,0217.1
Austin Heffernan1,9907.0
Tekesha A. Martinez1,9726.9
Brooke Grossman 1,9076.7
Chip Snyder1,8256.4
Matthew J. Schindler1,5865.5
Travis Aaron Sites5852.0
Hagerstown City Council general election, 2020 [20]
CandidateVotes %
Tiara Burnett6,84013.6
Kristin B. Aleshire6,17812.5
Tekesha A. Martinez5,60111.3
Shelley McIntire5,38010.8
Bob Bruchey4,7709.6
Peter E. Perini, Sr.4,7179.5
Brooke Grossman4,2938.7
Penny May Nigh4,0248.1
Austin Heffernan3,8177.7
Brenda J. Thiam (withdrawn)3,7727.6
Write-in 2020.4
Maryland's 6th congressional district Democratic primary results, 2024 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic April McClain-Delaney 22,985 40.4
Democratic Joe Vogel 14,94026.3
Democratic Ashwani Jain4,7508.3
Democratic Tekesha Martinez3,9927.0
Democratic Lesley Lopez 2,6004.6
Democratic Laurie-Anne Sayles1,8453.2
Democratic Destiny Drake West1,0861.9
Democratic Mohammad Mozumder1,0051.7
Democratic Joel Martin Rubin (withdrawn)8201.4
Democratic Peter Choharis (withdrawn)8181.4
Democratic Geoffrey Grammer (withdrawn)6511.1
Democratic George Gluck4370.8
Democratic Kiambo White4010.7
Democratic Stephen McDow (withdrawn)2460.4
Democratic Altimont Wilks1790.3
Democratic Adrian Petrus1660.3

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