Eric LeMonte Williams (Texas congressional candidate)

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Eric LeMonte Williams (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 30th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Eric LeMonte Williams graduated from Carter High School. He then attended San Antonio College, the University of Detroit and the University of Hartford where he studied communications and journalism. Williams’s career experience includes being the CEO of Out The Box Productions and spending 30 years as a journalist. He has worked for the Dallas Morning News, National Geographic Magazine, the Boston Globe, the Detroit News, the Hartford Courant, the San Antonio Light, the Topeka Capital Journal and the Atlanta Journal Constitution.^[1]

Williams was the first African American to win the National College Photographer of the Year award in 1987. Williams has served as the personal filmmaker for the Rev. Jesse Jackson and technical director for Jesse Jackson Speaks to the Nation TV program. Williams became the first documentary filmmaker to showcase at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the Agora Film series in Cannes, France showcasing the life works of the Reverend Jesse Jackson in "The Country Preacher".^[1]

Williams' independent investigative documentary films have appeared on CNN, ABC, FOX, BET, CBS, NBC and PAX TV. His photographic documentary entitled "Haiti Cries Out" was presented at the Presidential Jimmy Carter Library in Atlanta. Williams also completed a three-part documentary film titled "Three-Fifths" about his journeys to Africa and the election of President Obama.^[1]

Elections

2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 30

Jasmine Crockett defeated James Rodgers, Zachariah Manning, Phil Gray, and Debbie Walker in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 30 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jasmine Crockett (D)	74.7	134,876
	James Rodgers (R)	21.7	39,209
	Zachariah Manning (Independent)	2.1	3,820
	Phil Gray (L)	1.0	1,870
	Debbie Walker (Independent) (Write-in)	0.4	738

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 180,513
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Eric LeMonte Williams (Independent)

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 30

Jasmine Crockett defeated Jane Hamilton in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 30 on May 24, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jasmine Crockett	60.6	17,462
	Jane Hamilton	39.4	11,369

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,831
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 30

James Rodgers defeated James Harris in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 30 on May 24, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	James Rodgers	56.9	3,090
	James Harris	43.1	2,339

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,429
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 30

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 30 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jasmine Crockett	48.5	26,798
✔		Jane Hamilton	17.1	9,436
		Keisha Lankford	7.8	4,323
		Barbara Mallory Caraway	7.7	4,277
		Abel Mulugheta	5.9	3,284
	Submit photo	Roy Williams Jr.	5.0	2,746
		Vonciel Jones Hill	3.4	1,886
		Jessica Mason	3.4	1,858
		Arthur Dixon	1.2	677

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,285
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Zachariah Manning (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 30

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 30 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Harris	32.9	3,952
✔		James Rodgers	31.3	3,754
		Kelvin Goodwin-Castillo	16.8	2,023
		Lizbeth Diaz	11.8	1,416
		Dakinya Jefferson	5.9	703
	Submit photo	Angeigh Roc'ellerpitts	1.3	160

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,008
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 30

Phil Gray advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 30 on March 19, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Phil Gray (L)

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