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Bob Ward
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Burlington City Council
Tenure
Present officeholder
Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2019

Education

High school

Walter Williams High School

Bachelor's

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Graduate

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Law

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Ph.D

North Carolina State University

Bob Ward is a member of the Burlington City Council in North Carolina.

Ward ran for re-election to the Burlington City Council in North Carolina. Ward won in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Biography

Bob Ward graduated from Walter Williams High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science in 1967, a juris doctorate in 1970, and a master's in public administration, all from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a doctorate of education from North Carolina State University. Ward’s career experience includes working as an attorney, as the city attorney for Burlington, North Carolina, and as an adjunct professor at North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Chapel Hill, and the North Carolina Central University School of Law. He has served as the president of the Alamance County Bar Association, as the director of the North Carolina City Attorney's Association, and as the chair of the Constitutional Rights and Responsibilities Section of the North Carolina Bar Association. Ward was first elected as a member of the Burlington City Council in 2011.[1]

Elections

2019

See also: City elections in Burlington, North Carolina (2019)

General election

General election for Burlington City Council (2 seats)

Incumbent Bob Ward and Kathy Hykes won election in the general election for Burlington City Council on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bob Ward
Bob Ward (Nonpartisan)
 
49.1
 
2,780
Image of Kathy Hykes
Kathy Hykes (Nonpartisan)
 
48.4
 
2,739
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.5
 
143

Total votes: 5,662
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Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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