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Municipal elections in Greensboro, North Carolina (2017)

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2017 Greensboro city council elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: July 21, 2017
Primary election: October 10, 2017
General election: November 7, 2017
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and city council
Total seats up: 9 (click here for the mayoral election)
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2017

Greensboro, North Carolina, held elections for mayor, all three at-large seats, and all five district seats on the city council in 2017. The filing deadline was July 21, 2017, and primary elections were held on October 10, 2017.[1][2][3]

The incumbents in all three at-large and all five district council seats advanced from the October primary to the general election on November 7, 2017, but two were defeated in November.[4] Tammi Thurm defeated District 5 incumbent Tony Wilkins 55 percent to 45 percent, and Michelle Kennedy edged out incumbent Mike Barber for the third at-large seat by 102 votes.[5]

The margins in the other races were much wider. District 1 incumbent Sharon Hightower, District 2 incumbent Goldie Wells, District 3 incumbent Justin Outling, and District 4 incumbent Nancy Hoffmann each defeated their general election opponents by at least 34 percentage points.[5]

Before the primary, the Greensboro News & Record asked the candidates in all of the city council races for their positions on issues facing the city. Click here to read more about their responses.

Greensboro Mayor Nancy B. Vaughan defeated Diane Moffett in the general election to win re-election. For more information about the mayoral race, click here.

Elections

General election

City Council At-Large

All three at-large seats on the city council were up for election in 2017.
Marikay Abuzuaiter (i)
Mike Barber (i)
Yvonne Johnson (i)
T. Dianne Bellamy-Small
Michelle Kennedy
Dave Wils

City Council District 1

Sharon Hightower (i)
Paula Ritter-Lipscomb

City Council District 2

Former incumbent Jamal Fox announced his resignation from the city council on June 28, 2017. The city council named Goldie Wells to replace him on July 18, 2017.[6][7]
Goldie Wells (i)
Jim Kee

City Council District 3

Justin Outling (i)
Craig Martin

City Council District 4

Nancy Hoffmann (i)
Gary Kenton

City Council District 5

Tony Wilkins (i)
Tammi Thurm

Primary election

City Council At-Large[4]

All three at-large seats on the city council were up for election in 2017.


City Council District 1[4]

City Council District 2[4]

Former incumbent Jamal Fox announced his resignation from the city council on June 28, 2017. The city council named Goldie Wells to replace him on July 18, 2017.[6][7]

Goldie Wells (i)
Felicia Angus (withdrawn)
C.J. Brinson
Jim Kee
Tim Vincent (withdrawn)


City Council District 3[4]

Justin Outling (i)
Antuan Marsh
Craig Martin
Payton McGarry (withdrawn)

City Council District 4[4]

Nancy Hoffmann (i)
Andrew Belford (withdrawn)
Gary Kenton


City Council District 5[4]

Campaign finance

The figures in the tables below are from the most recent report submitted by each candidate as of October 9, 2017. They are reproduced as presented by the candidates in their report summaries.

Endorsements

The table below presents the endorsements of general election candidates for city council identified by Ballotpedia as of November 2, 2017. To notify us of other endorsements by organizations or elected officials, please email us.

Endorsements for Greensboro City Council, 2017[8]
Seat Candidate Endorsements
At-large Marikay Abuzuaiter (i)
  • Greensboro News & Record[9]
  • Equality NC
  • Greensboro Police Officers Association
  • Greensboro Regional Realtors Association
  • Professional Firefighters of Greensboro Local 947
  • Replacements, Ltd. PAC
  • Simkins Memorial PAC
  • Triad Labor Council
At-large Mike Barber (i)
  • Greensboro News & Record[9]
  • Greensboro Builders Association
  • Greensboro Police Officers Association
  • Greensboro Regional Realtors Association
  • Piedmont Triad Apartment Association
  • Professional Firefighters of Greensboro Local 947
  • Triad Good Government PAC
At-large Yvonne Johnson (i)
  • Greensboro News & Record[9]
  • Equality NC
  • Greensboro Builders Association
  • Greensboro Regional Realtors Association
  • Guilford County Association of Educators
  • Guilford County Community PAC
  • Piedmont Triad Apartment Association
  • Professional Firefighters of Greensboro Local 947
  • Replacements, Ltd. PAC
  • Simkins Memorial PAC
  • Triad Labor Council
At-large T. Dianne Bellamy-Small
  • Piedmont Triad Apartment Association
At-large Michelle Kennedy
  • Equality NC
  • Greensboro City Workers Union
  • Guilford County Association of Educators
  • Guilford County Community PAC
  • Simkins Memorial PAC
  • Triad Labor Council
  • Working Families Party
At-large Dave Wils
  • Equality NC
  • Guilford County Association of Educators
  • Guilford County Community PAC
  • Replacements, Ltd. PAC
District 1 Sharon Hightower (i)
  • Guilford County Community PAC
  • Piedmont Triad Apartment Association
  • Replacements, Ltd. PAC
  • Simkins Memorial PAC
  • Triad Good Government PAC
  • Triad Labor Council
District 2 Goldie Wells (i)
  • Guilford County Association of Educators
  • Replacements, Ltd. PAC
  • Simkins Memorial PAC
  • Triad Good Government PAC
  • Triad Labor Council
District 3 Justin Outling (i)
  • Equality NC
  • Greater Greensboro Realtors Association
  • Greensboro Builders Association
  • Greensboro Police Officers Association
  • Piedmont Triad Apartment Association
  • Professional Firefighters of Greensboro Local 947
  • Replacements, Ltd. PAC
  • Simkins Memorial PAC
  • Triad Good Government PAC
District 3 Craig Martin
  • Guilford County Association of Educators
  • Guilford County Community PAC
  • Triad Labor Council
District 4 Nancy Hoffmann (i)
  • Equality NC
  • Greensboro Builders Association
  • Greensboro Regional Realtors Association
  • Guilford County Community PAC
  • Piedmont Triad Apartment Association
  • Professional Firefighters of Greensboro Local 947
  • Replacements, Ltd. PAC
  • Simkins Memorial PAC
  • Triad Good Government PAC
District 4 Gary Kenton
  • Guilford County Association of Educators
  • Triad Labor Council
District 5 Tony Wilkins (i)
  • Greensboro Builders Association
  • Greensboro Police Officers Association
  • Greensboro Regional Realtors Association
  • Professional Firefighters of Greensboro Local 947
  • Triad Apartment Association
  • Triad Good Government PAC
District 5 Tammi Thurm
  • Equality NC
  • Guilford County Association of Educators
  • Guilford County Community PAC
  • Replacements, Ltd. PAC
  • Simkins Memorial PAC
  • Triad Labor Council

Additional elections

See also: North Carolina elections, 2017

The elections for Greensboro City Council shared the ballot with the election for mayor of Greensboro. The general election also shared the ballot with the election for board of directors of the Sedgefield Sanitary District.

Issues

Pressing issues, greatest obstacles, and proposed solutions

The Greensboro News & Record surveyed the 2017 candidates about the most pressing issue the city council would face in 2018, the greatest obstacle to the city's success, and the candidates' proposed solutions to city challenges. Click "show" on the bars below to see the candidates' responses to select questions from the survey. To view their full survey responses, click here.



About the city

See also: Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro is a city in Guilford County, North Carolina. As of 2010, its population was 269,666.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Greensboro uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[10]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro North Carolina
Population 269,666 9,535,483
Land area (sq mi) 129 48,622
Race and ethnicity**
White 47.3% 68.7%
Black/African American 41.4% 21.4%
Asian 5% 2.9%
Native American 0.5% 1.2%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other (single race) 2.7% 3.1%
Multiple 3% 2.7%
Hispanic/Latino 7.9% 9.4%
Education
High school graduation rate 89.8% 87.8%
College graduation rate 38.2% 31.3%
Income
Median household income $48,964 $54,602
Persons below poverty level 18.5% 14.7%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Recent news

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See also

Greensboro, North Carolina North Carolina Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. Primaries are scheduled in elections for municipal office in Greensboro if there are more than twice as many candidates as positions to be filled as of the close of the candidate filing period. All of the elections for Greensboro City Council satisfied that criterion in 2017, so all of the city council races had primaries in October. Andrew Belford's withdrawal from the District 4 race left only two active candidates for the seat. However, because he withdrew after the close of the candidate filing period, the primary in that district was still scheduled and it still appeared on the primary ballot.
  2. Guilford County, North Carolina, "Offices for 2017 Municipal Elections," accessed August 11, 2017
  3. Guilford County, North Carolina, "2017 Filing Schedule," accessed August 11, 2017
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Guilford County, NC, "Municipal General Candidates 2017," accessed July 21, 2017
  5. 5.0 5.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "11/07/2017 Official Municipal Election Results - Guilford," accessed November 22, 2017
  6. 6.0 6.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named resign
  7. 7.0 7.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named appoint
  8. Greensboro News & Record, "Inside Scoop: A Collection of Endorsements for Greensboro Council Races," October 27, 2017
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 Greensboro News & Record, "Our Endorsements: At-Large Members Merit Re-Election," November 1, 2017
  10. City of Greensboro, "City Manager," accessed October 27, 2014