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City elections in Greensboro, North Carolina (2025)

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2022
2025 Greensboro elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: July 18, 2025
Primary election: October 7, 2025
General election: November 4, 2025
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and city council
Total seats up: 9 (click here for mayoral elections)
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2025

The city of Greensboro, North Carolina, is holding general elections for mayor and city council on November 4, 2025. A primary is scheduled for October 7, 2025. Primaries in which fewer than three candidates filed were canceled. The filing deadline for this election was July 18, 2025.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Primary

Greensboro City Council primary, 2025

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Office Candidates
at-large (3 seats)

Hugh Holston (i) Candidate Connection
Jamilla Pinder (i)
Irving Allen 
Richard Beard  Candidate Connection
T. Dianne Bellamy-Small  Candidate Connection
Carla Franklin  Candidate Connection
LaToya B. Gathers  Candidate Connection
Samuel Hawkins 
Michael McKinney 
Denise Roth 
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngSharon Hightower* (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngCrystal Black
District 2

Cecile Crawford 
Irish Good 
Jim Kee 
Monica Walker 
Anthony Wesley 
District 3

Zack Matheny (i)
Mohamed Bashir 
April Parker  Candidate Connection
District 4

Steve Ignac  Candidate Connection
Adam Marshall 
Nicky Smith  Candidate Connection
District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngTammi Thurm* (i) Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngJeannette Davidson-Mayer*  Candidate Connection

General election

Greensboro City Council general election, 2025

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Office Candidates
at-large (3 seats)

Primary results pending

District 1

Sharon Hightower (i)
Crystal Black 
District 2

Primary results pending

District 3

Primary results pending

District 4

Primary results pending

District 5

Tammi Thurm (i) Candidate Connection
Jeannette Davidson-Mayer  Candidate Connection


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See also: North Carolina elections, 2025

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About the city

See also: Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro is a city in Guilford County, North Carolina. As of 2020, its population was 299,035.

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.[1]

Demographics

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

Demographic Data for Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro North Carolina
Population 299,035 10,439,388
Land area (sq mi) 130 48,623
Race and ethnicity**
White 45.5% 67.6%
Black/African American 42.4% 21.4%
Asian 5.4% 3%
Native American 0.6% 1.2%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other (single race) N/A 3.2%
Multiple 3.4% 3.6%
Hispanic/Latino 8% 9.5%
Education
High school graduation rate 89.9% 88.5%
College graduation rate 39.4% 32%
Income
Median household income $49,492 $56,642
Persons below poverty level 18.4% 14%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**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.


See also

Greensboro, North Carolina North Carolina Municipal government Other local coverage
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