Dennis G. Howard
Dennis G. Howard is a member of the Sedgefield Sanitary District in North Carolina. Howard assumed office in 2001. Howard's current term ends on December 6, 2027.
Howard ran for re-election to the Sedgefield Sanitary District in North Carolina. Howard won in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Municipal elections in Guilford County, North Carolina (2025)
General election
General election for Sedgefield Sanitary District (5 seats)
Incumbent Keith Cook, incumbent Lee Barksdale, incumbent Dennis G. Howard, incumbent J. Robert Stout, and incumbent Richard G. Toomey Jr. won election in the general election for Sedgefield Sanitary District on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Keith Cook (Nonpartisan) | 21.0 | 97 | |
| ✔ | Lee Barksdale (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 91 | |
| ✔ | Dennis G. Howard (Nonpartisan) | 18.8 | 87 | |
| ✔ | J. Robert Stout (Nonpartisan) | 18.4 | 85 | |
| ✔ | Richard G. Toomey Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 17.7 | 82 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.3 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 462 | |||
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Endorsements
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2023
See also: Municipal elections in Guilford County, North Carolina (2023)
General election
General election for Sedgefield Sanitary District (5 seats)
Incumbent Keith Cook, incumbent Richard G. Toomey Jr., incumbent Dennis G. Howard, Lee Barksdale, and incumbent J. Robert Stout won election in the general election for Sedgefield Sanitary District on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Keith Cook (Nonpartisan) | 20.9 | 42 | |
| ✔ | Richard G. Toomey Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 19.9 | 40 | |
| ✔ | Dennis G. Howard (Nonpartisan) | 19.9 | 40 | |
| ✔ | Lee Barksdale (Nonpartisan) | 19.4 | 39 | |
| ✔ | J. Robert Stout (Nonpartisan) | 18.4 | 37 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 201 | |||
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Endorsements
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2021
See also: Municipal elections in Guilford County, North Carolina (2021)
General election
General election for Sedgefield Sanitary District (5 seats)
Incumbent Dennis G. Howard, incumbent Ron Hickman, incumbent J. Robert Stout, incumbent Richard G. Toomey Jr., and Keith Cook won election in the general election for Sedgefield Sanitary District on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dennis G. Howard (Nonpartisan) | 22.4 | 45 | |
| ✔ | Ron Hickman (Nonpartisan) | 21.4 | 43 | |
| ✔ | J. Robert Stout (Nonpartisan) | 21.4 | 43 | |
| ✔ | Richard G. Toomey Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 20.9 | 42 | |
| ✔ | Keith Cook (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 8.5 | 17 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.5 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 201 | |||
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2019
See also: Municipal elections in Guilford County, North Carolina (2019)
General election
General election for Sedgefield Sanitary District (5 seats)
Incumbent Richard G. Toomey Jr., incumbent J. Robert Stout, incumbent Dennis G. Howard, incumbent Stuart Tugman, and incumbent Ron Hickman won election in the general election for Sedgefield Sanitary District on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Richard G. Toomey Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 20.6 | 32 | |
| ✔ | J. Robert Stout (Nonpartisan) | 20.0 | 31 | |
| ✔ | Dennis G. Howard (Nonpartisan) | 19.4 | 30 | |
| ✔ | Stuart Tugman (Nonpartisan) | 18.1 | 28 | |
| ✔ | Ron Hickman (Nonpartisan) | 17.4 | 27 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.5 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 155 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2017
Guilford County, North Carolina held a general election for all five seats on the board of directors of the Sedgefield Sanitary District on November 7, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 21, 2017.[1][2] Incumbent J. Robert Stout, incumbent Ron Hickman, incumbent Dennis G. Howard, incumbent Stuart Tugman, and incumbent Richard G. Toomey Jr. were unopposed in the general election for the at large seats on the Sedgefield Sanitary District Board of Directors.[3]
| Sedgefield Sanitary District Board of Directors At Large, General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 J. Robert Stout Incumbent |
19.57% | 82 |
| Ron Hickman Incumbent |
18.85% | 79 |
| Dennis G. Howard Incumbent |
18.85% | 79 |
| Stuart Tugman Incumbent |
18.62% | 78 |
| Richard G. Toomey Jr. Incumbent |
18.38% | 77 |
| Write-in votes | 5.73% | 24 |
| Total Votes | 419 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "11/07/2017 Official Municipal Election Results - Guilford," accessed November 22, 2017 | ||
2015
Howard was re-elected on November 3, 2015.
2001
Howard was first elected on November 6, 2001.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Dennis G. Howard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Dennis G. Howard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Dennis G. Howard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Dennis G. Howard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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