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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina, elections (2023)
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Three seats on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school board in North Carolina were up for general election on November 7, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was July 21, 2023.
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education At-large on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lenora Shipp (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 45,882 |
| ✔ | Liz Monterrey Duvall (Nonpartisan) | 12.4 | 38,601 | |
| ✔ |  | Monty Witherspoon (Nonpartisan) | 12.4 | 38,570 |
| Shamaiye Haynes (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 31,702 | ||
 | Bill Fountain (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 24,976 | |
 | Annette Albright (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 24,590 | |
| Claire Covington (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 22,481 | ||
| Michael Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 6.8 | 21,065 | ||
 | Clara Kennedy Witherspoon (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 14,861 | |
| Omar Harris (Nonpartisan) | 4.0 | 12,396 | ||
| Brian Kasher (Nonpartisan) | 4.0 | 12,319 | ||
| Peggy A. Capehart (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 7,429 | ||
 | Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel (Nonpartisan)  | 2.4 | 7,357 | |
| Juanrique Pallamente Hall (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 7,259 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1,298 | ||
| Total votes: 310,786 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: North Carolina elections, 2023
September 12, 2023
- City elections in Charlotte, North Carolina (2023)
- Mayoral election in Charlotte, North Carolina (2023)
November 7, 2023
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About the district
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is located in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The district served 144,197 students during the 2022-2023 school year.[1]
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