City elections in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (2024)
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| 2024 Winston-Salem elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: December 15, 2023 |
| Primary election: March 5, 2024 General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 9 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 5, 2024. A primary runoff was scheduled for May 14, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was December 15, 2023.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
Winston-Salem City Council general election, 2024 |
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Primary
Winston-Salem City Council primary, 2024 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| North Ward |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| Northeast Ward |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| South Ward |
John Larson (i) |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| Southeast Ward |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: North Carolina elections, 2024
March 5, 2024
- North Carolina's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- North Carolina's 10th Congressional District election, 2024
- North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner election, 2024
- North Carolina Attorney General election, 2024
- North Carolina Auditor election, 2024
- North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2024
- North Carolina Insurance Commissioner election, 2024
- North Carolina Labor Commissioner election, 2024
- North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024
- North Carolina Secretary of State election, 2024
- North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2024
- North Carolina Treasurer election, 2024
- North Carolina State Senate elections, 2024
- North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
- North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2024
- North Carolina intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Municipal elections in Forsyth County, North Carolina (2024)
- Mayoral election in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (2024)
May 14, 2024
November 5, 2024
- North Carolina's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- North Carolina's 10th Congressional District election, 2024
- North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner election, 2024
- North Carolina Attorney General election, 2024
- North Carolina Auditor election, 2024
- North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2024
- North Carolina Insurance Commissioner election, 2024
- North Carolina Labor Commissioner election, 2024
- North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024
- North Carolina Secretary of State election, 2024
- North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2024
- North Carolina Treasurer election, 2024
- North Carolina State Senate elections, 2024
- North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
- North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2024
- North Carolina intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- North Carolina Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2024)
- Municipal elections in Forsyth County, North Carolina (2024)
- Mayoral election in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (2024)
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About the city
- See also: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem is a city in Forsyth County, North Carolina. As of 2020, its population was 249,545.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Winston-Salem 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 Winston-Salem, North Carolina | ||
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| Winston-Salem | North Carolina | |
| Population | 249,545 | 10,439,388 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 133 | 48,623 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 54.9% | 67.6% |
| Black/African American | 34.2% | 21.4% |
| Asian | 2.5% | 3% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 3.2% |
| Multiple | 5% | 3.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 15.1% | 9.5% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 87.9% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 34.3% | 32% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $47,269 | $56,642 |
| Persons below poverty level | 19.2% | 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
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