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City elections in Greensboro, North Carolina (2025)
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| 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) |
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| 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 was 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
City council
General election
Greensboro City Council general election, 2025 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| at-large (3 seats) |
Hugh Holston (i)  Jamilla Pinder (i) Irving Allen Richard Beard T. Dianne Bellamy-Small Denise Roth |
| District 1 |
Sharon Hightower (i) Crystal Black |
| District 2 |
Cecile Crawford Monica Walker |
| District 3 |
Zack Matheny (i) April Parker |
| District 4 |
Adam Marshall Nicky Smith |
| District 5 |
Tammi Thurm (i) Jeannette Davidson-Mayer |
Primary
Greensboro City Council primary, 2025 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| at-large (3 seats) |
 Hugh Holston (i) Jamilla Pinder (i)Irving Allen Richard Beard T. Dianne Bellamy-Small Carla Franklin LaToya B. Gathers Samuel Hawkins Michael McKinney Denise Roth |
| District 1 |
Sharon Hightower* (i)Crystal Black* |
| District 2 |
Cecile Crawford Irish Good Jim Kee Monica Walker Anthony Wesley |
| District 3 |
Zack Matheny (i) Mohamed Bashir April Parker |
| District 4 |
Steve Ignac Adam Marshall Nicky Smith |
| District 5 |
Tammi Thurm* (i) Jeannette Davidson-Mayer* |
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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 | ||
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| 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. | ||
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| Greensboro, North Carolina | North Carolina | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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