Have you ever wondered how many people VOTE in Bellaire Elections?
As we grow up in school, we are told how voting is very important and in the last few years there has been a major push to register voters. There is RocktheVote reaching out to the younger crowd and ProjectVote.org that works to mobilize marginalized and under-represented voters.
If anything comes from my running for City Council I hope it is this: People learn that every vote actually matters.
In 2013, Bellaire, Texas population was 17,849 There are currently 12,186 registered voters, as of August 28th 2015.
I pulled some unofficial date from the 2013 Bellaire General Election.
Nauert won re-election over Councilman Corbett Parker 1,764 to 1,353 = 3117 Votes 26% of registered voters
Gus Pappas beat Doug Christians 1,721 to 1,035 = 2756 Votes 23% of registered voters
Council Member Roman Reed = 2,263 Votes 19% of registered voters
Council Member Andrew Friedberg = 2,266 votes 19% of registered voters
$5 million to purchase land and relocate city facilities failed 1,474 to 1,678 = 3152 Votes 26% of registered voters
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