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Denise Adams
Denise Adams (Democratic Party) (also known as DD) is a member of the Winston-Salem City Council in North Carolina, representing North Ward. She assumed office in 2009. Her current term ends in 2028.
Adams (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Winston-Salem City Council to represent North Ward in North Carolina. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Denise Adams lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She earned a bachelor's degree in speech communication from Morgan State University. Adams has served as the vice chair of the finance committee and the community development/housing/general government committee for Winston-Salem.[1]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Adams' academic, professional, and political career:[2]
- 2014-Present: Retired
- 2009-Present: Member, Winston-Salem City Council
- 1997-2013: Quality engineer for Johnson Controls, Inc. - Power Solutions
- 1976: Graduated from Morgan State University with a B.A. in speech communication
- 1972: Graduated from East Forsyth Senior High School
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (2024)
General election
General election for Winston-Salem City Council North Ward
Incumbent Denise Adams won election in the general election for Winston-Salem City Council North Ward on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Denise Adams (D) | 97.4 | 9,494 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.6 | 250 | ||
| Total votes: 9,744 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Winston-Salem City Council North Ward
Incumbent Denise Adams defeated Eunice Campbell and Kymberli Rene Wellman in the Democratic primary for Winston-Salem City Council North Ward on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Denise Adams | 65.8 | 1,459 |
| Eunice Campbell | 23.4 | 518 | ||
| Kymberli Rene Wellman | 10.9 | 241 | ||
| Total votes: 2,218 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Adams in this election.
2020
See also: City elections in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (2020)
General election
General election for Winston-Salem City Council North Ward
Incumbent Denise Adams defeated Paula J. McCoy in the general election for Winston-Salem City Council North Ward on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Denise Adams (D) | 96.5 | 10,047 |
| Paula J. McCoy (Independent) (Write-in) | 1.6 | 169 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 193 | ||
| Total votes: 10,409 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Winston-Salem City Council North Ward
Incumbent Denise Adams defeated Eunice Campbell in the Democratic primary for Winston-Salem City Council North Ward on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Denise Adams | 75.5 | 3,093 |
| Eunice Campbell | 24.5 | 1,004 | ||
| Total votes: 4,097 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 5
Incumbent Virginia Foxx defeated Denise Adams in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Virginia Foxx (R) | 57.0 | 159,917 |
| Denise Adams (D) | 43.0 | 120,468 | |
| Total votes: 280,385 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 5
Denise Adams defeated Jenny Marshall in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 5 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Denise Adams | 54.4 | 15,509 |
 | Jenny Marshall | 45.6 | 12,987 | |
| Total votes: 28,496 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 5
Incumbent Virginia Foxx defeated Dillon Gentry and Cortland Meader in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 5 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Virginia Foxx | 80.8 | 32,654 |
| Dillon Gentry | 14.1 | 5,703 | ||
| Cortland Meader | 5.1 | 2,063 | ||
| Total votes: 40,420 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matthew Vera (R)
2016
A general election for the mayor's office and all eight city council seats in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, took place on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 15, 2016, in the city council's Northeast, Northwest and South wards. A special primary election was held in the South Ward on June 7, 2016, after a recount revealed ballot errors discussed here. The 2016 election was the first even-year election for the city's mayor and city council following a 2011 state law moving municipal elections from odd years.[3][4][5] Incumbent Denise Adams ran unopposed in the Winston-Salem City Council North Ward general election.[6]
| Winston-Salem City Council North Ward, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Denise Adams Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 9,810 | |
| Total Votes | 9,810 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Unofficial Results," November 8, 2016 | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Denise Adams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Noteworthy events
On March 18, 2020, Adams announced a two-week self-quarantine after attending a conference with two individuals that later tested positive for coronavirus.[7]
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ DD Adams for Congress, "Meet DD Adams," accessed April 25, 2018
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcong18 - ↑ Winston-Salem Chronicle, "W-S City Council races and primaries coming earlier in 2016," October 11, 2015
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "House Bill 523," June 15, 2011
- ↑ Forsyth County Board of Elections, "Election Schedule," accessed February 11, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedwinston - ↑ WXII, "Winston-Salem City Council members in self-isolation due to potential COVID-19 exposure," March 18, 2020
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