Reggie Gaffney Jr.

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Reggie Gaffney Jr.

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Democratic Party

Jacksonville City Council District 8

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

1

Predecessor

Ju'Coby Pittman

Prior offices

Jacksonville City Council District 7

Successor: Jimmy Peluso

Predecessor: Reggie Gaffney

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

May 16, 2023

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Reggie Gaffney Jr. (Democratic Party) is a member of the Jacksonville City Council in Florida, representing District 8. He assumed office on July 1, 2023. His current term ends on July 1, 2027.

Gaffney (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Jacksonville City Council to represent District 8 in Florida. He won in the general runoff election on May 16, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in Jacksonville, Florida (2023)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Jacksonville City Council District 8

Incumbent Reggie Gaffney Jr. defeated Tameka Gaines Holly in the general runoff election for Jacksonville City Council District 8 on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Reggie Gaffney Jr. (D)	51.9	7,415
		Tameka Gaines Holly (D)	48.1	6,871

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,286
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General election

General election for Jacksonville City Council District 8

Incumbent Reggie Gaffney Jr. and Tameka Gaines Holly advanced to a runoff. They defeated Charles Barr, Solomon Olopade, and Ronald Tracy Robison Jr. in the general election for Jacksonville City Council District 8 on March 21, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Reggie Gaffney Jr. (D)	34.3	4,003
✔		Tameka Gaines Holly (D)	32.0	3,735
		Charles Barr (R)	27.3	3,189
		Solomon Olopade (D)	5.3	622
		Ronald Tracy Robison Jr. (L)	1.1	131

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,680
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2022

See also: City elections in Jacksonville, Florida (2022)

General runoff election

Special general runoff election for Jacksonville City Council District 7

Reggie Gaffney Jr. defeated Charles Barr in the special general runoff election for Jacksonville City Council District 7 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Reggie Gaffney Jr. (D)	67.7	12,193
		Charles Barr (R)	32.3	5,814

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,007
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General election

Special general election for Jacksonville City Council District 7

The following candidates ran in the special general election for Jacksonville City Council District 7 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Reggie Gaffney Jr. (D)	39.3	4,513
✔		Charles Barr (R)	20.5	2,353
		Kimberly Scott (D)	16.6	1,908
		Nahshon Nicks (D)	13.5	1,547
		Kim Pryor (D)	7.9	908
		Karen Goins (No Party Affiliation)	2.2	257

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,486
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2023

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2022

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Ju'Coby Pittman (D)	Jacksonville City Council District 8 2023-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Reggie Gaffney (D)	Jacksonville City Council District 7 2022-2023	Succeeded by Reggie Gaffney (D)
Preceded by Reggie Gaffney (D)	Jacksonville City Council District 7 2022-2023	Succeeded by Jimmy Peluso (D)