Tamara Shewmake
2026 Portsmouth City School Board (At Large) - Regular General
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| Candidate | Raised |
|---|---|
| Cotton, Melvin Jr* | $0 |
| Futrell, Quniana Dyshawn* | $0 |
| Patillo, Cardell Columbus Jr* | $0 |
| Shewmake, Tamara* | $0 |
2022 Portsmouth City School Board (At Large) - Regular General
VPAP does not display party identification for school board elections. Under Virginia law §22.1-57.3(E), school board candidates do not have a party nomination process to appear on the ballot.
| Candidate | Spent | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton, Melvin Jr* Winner | $2,615 | 15,443 (21.33%) |
| Futrell, Quniana Dyshawn Winner | $8,964 | 12,489 (17.25%) |
| Patillo, Cardell Columbus Jr* Winner | $8,779 | 15,939 (22.02%) |
| Shewmake, Tamara* Winner | $1,373 | 16,319 (22.54%) |
| McSwain, Arnette Devorn | $9,487 | 11,292 (15.60%) |
2020 Portsmouth City City Council (At Large) - Regular General
| Candidate | Spent | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes, De'Andre (I) Winner | $5,463 | 17,484 (16.68%) |
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| Lucas-Burke, Lisa* (I) Winner | $28,940 | 17,086 (16.30%) |
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| Whitaker, Mark (I) Winner | $13,167 | 13,815 (13.18%) |
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| Bolden, Ambakey (I) | $4,338 | 2,748 (2.62%) |
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| Brown, Ed (I) | $8,532 | 4,594 (4.38%) |
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| Clark, Nathan* (I) | $4,898 | 9,332 (8.90%) |
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| Hugel, Mark (I) | $38,289 | 10,020 (9.56%) |
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| Lamb, Ted (I) | $5,159 | 11,314 (10.79%) |
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| Shewmake, Tamara (I) | $1,536 | 13,580 (12.95%) |
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| Walston, Dante (I) | $14,450 | 4,544 (4.33%) |
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| Psimas, Elizabeth* (Did not seek re-election) | $3,528 | None (-) |
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| Foriest, Whytnee Monet (Failed to Qualify for Ballot) | $100 | None (-) |
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