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City elections in High Point, North Carolina (2019)

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2019 High Point elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: July 19, 2019
Primary election: October 8, 2019
General election: November 5, 2019
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and city council
Total seats up: 9 (click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2019

The city of High Point, North Carolina, held general elections for mayor and eight city council seats on November 5, 2019. A primary was scheduled for October 8, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was July 19, 2019.

Incumbent Britt W. Moore and Tyrone Johnson won election in the general election for High Point City Council At-Large.

Cyril Jefferson won election in the general election for High Point City Council Ward 1.

Incumbent Chris Williams won election in the general election for High Point City Council Ward 2.

Incumbent Monica Peters won election in the general election for High Point City Council Ward 3.

Incumbent Vic Jones won election in the general election for High Point City Council Ward 5.

Michael Holmes won election in the general election for High Point City Council Ward 6.

Incumbent Wesley Hudson won election in the general election for High Point City Council Ward 4.

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General election candidates

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Candidates
At-large (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngBritt W. Moore (i)
Mason Garner 
Patrick Harman 
Green check mark transparent.pngTyrone Johnson 
Joshua Brown  (Write-in) Candidate Connection
Ward 1

Willie Davis 
Green check mark transparent.pngCyril Jefferson  Candidate Connection
Ward 2

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Williams (i)
Jerry Mingo 
Ward 3

Green check mark transparent.pngMonica Peters (i)
Arshad Khan 
Ward 4

Green check mark transparent.pngWesley Hudson (i)
Jim Bronnert 
Ward 5

Green check mark transparent.pngVic Jones (i)
Leah Price 
Ward 6

Jason Ewing (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Holmes  Candidate Connection
Joshua Brown  (Write-in)

Primary candidates

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Candidates
At-large (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngBritt W. Moore (i)
Joshua Brown  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngMason Garner 
Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Harman 
Green check mark transparent.pngTyrone Johnson 
Ward 1

Jerry Archie 
Green check mark transparent.pngWillie Davis 
Green check mark transparent.pngCyril Jefferson  Candidate Connection
Ward 2

This primary was canceled.

Ward 3

This primary was canceled.

Ward 4

This primary was canceled.

Ward 5

This primary was canceled.

Ward 6

This primary was canceled.


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See also: North Carolina elections, 2019

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Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Six of 100 North Carolina counties—6 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Bladen County, North Carolina 9.39% 1.97% 2.07%
Gates County, North Carolina 9.07% 4.11% 5.22%
Granville County, North Carolina 2.49% 4.54% 6.58%
Martin County, North Carolina 0.43% 4.65% 4.64%
Richmond County, North Carolina 9.74% 2.95% 1.50%
Robeson County, North Carolina 4.27% 17.41% 13.78%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won North Carolina with 49.8 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 46.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, North Carolina voted Democratic 53.5 percent of the time and Republican 25 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, North Carolina voted Republican all five times with the exception of the 2008 presidential election.[1]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in North Carolina. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 40 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 38.3 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 44 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won three districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 80 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 22.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 76 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 27.7 points. Trump won five districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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High Point, North Carolina North Carolina Municipal government Other local coverage
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