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Wilson City Council Member, District 7

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How this impacts you

  • PolicingCity council has a say over how many police officers the city hires, what equipment the police get, and how they are trained.

  • Quality of RoadsCity council has the power to improve roads and build new ones through specific projects.

  • Civil RightsThe city council can pass a discrimination ordinance that prohibits discrimination in access to public spaces and specify which classes of citizens are protected under the ordinance. For example, in August 2021, the City of Charlotte added familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, pregnancy, and natural hairstyle as protected classes.

Election results

WINNER

Lenwood Ward

38.2%

161 votes

Anika Sanders

19.4%

82 votes

Johnnie E. Chestnut

16.6%

70 votes

Felicia Atkinson

15.2%

64 votes

Will L. Arrington

10.4%

44 votes

Candidates (5)

Anika Sanders

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Felicia Atkinson

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Johnnie E. Chestnut

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Lenwood Ward

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Will L. Arrington

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