Donald Mial
Donald Mial (Democratic Party) (also known as Don) is a member of the Wake County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina, representing District 1. He assumed office on December 5, 2022. His current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Mial (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Wake County Board of Commissioners to represent District 1 in North Carolina. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. The Democratic primary for this office on March 3, 2026, was canceled.
Elections
2026
See also: Municipal elections in Wake County, North Carolina (2026)
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1
Incumbent Donald Mial (D) is running in the general election for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1 on November 3, 2026.
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Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled. Incumbent Donald Mial (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1 without appearing on the ballot.
Republican primary
The Republican primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled.
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2022
See also: Municipal elections in Wake County, North Carolina (2022)
General election
General election for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1
Donald Mial defeated Chanel N. Harris in the general election for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Donald Mial (D) | 61.7 | 274,152 | |
| Chanel N. Harris (R) | 38.3 | 169,827 | ||
| Total votes: 443,979 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1
Donald Mial defeated Shaun Pollenz in the Democratic primary for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Donald Mial | 55.6 | 46,952 | |
 | Shaun Pollenz | 44.4 | 37,465 | |
| Total votes: 84,417 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Chanel N. Harris advanced from the Republican primary for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1.
2018
General election
General election for Wake County Public School System, District 1
Heather Scott defeated Donald Mial and Jim Thompson in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Heather Scott (Nonpartisan) | 39.1 | 17,163 |
| Donald Mial (Nonpartisan) | 33.2 | 14,566 | ||
| Jim Thompson (Nonpartisan) | 26.9 | 11,777 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 356 | ||
| Total votes: 43,862 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2016
When state legislation created new school board district boundaries for the Wake County Public School System, a group of voters disputed the change in court.
- See also: Issues in the election
District 1 incumbent Tom Benton filed for re-election and faced challengers Donald Agee, Mary Beth Ainsworth, and Sheila Ellis. Agee defeated the incumbent. In District 2, incumbent Monika Johnson-Hostler filed for an additional term on the board and successfully defended her seat against challenger Peter Hochstaetter. Mark Ivey initially filed in the race but withdrew his candidacy in September 2016. Because of the late withdrawal, his name still appeared on the ballot. Sole newcomer Roxie Cash filed for the District 3 seat and won. District 4 incumbent Keith Sutton filed for re-election and faced single challenger Heather Elliott. Sutton won another term on the board. In their bids for re-election, District 5, 6, and 7 incumbents Jim Martin, Christine Kushner, and Zora Felton were unopposed and won additional terms on the board. However, Felton passed away unexpectedly shortly after the general election, leaving the District 7 seat vacant.
District 8 saw three newcomers file for the seat: Gary Lewis, Gil Pagan, and Lindsay Mahaffey, with Mahaffey winning the seat. In District 9, incumbent Bill Fletcher won the race against challenger Michael Tanbusch. There was no primary.[1][2]
After Judge Dever announced that the candidates who originally filed in this school board race were disqualified and would have to file again during a new filing window that ran from August 11, 2016, to August 17, 2016, three dropped out and two newcomers filed. Former candidates Beverley Clark, James McLuckie, and Donald Mial did not appear on the revised candidate list. District 7 incumbent Zora Felton and District 9 challenger Michael Tanbusch entered the race after the new deadline was set.[1]
2012
Mial ran in the 2012 election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 39. He lost to incumbent Darren Jackson in the Democratic primary on May 8, 2012. No Republicans filed to run in the district.[3][4][5]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Darren Jackson Incumbent |
61% | 5,879 |
| Don Mial | 29.5% | 2,846 |
| Michael Slawter | 9.5% | 916 |
| Total Votes | 9,641 | |
Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wake County Board of Elections, "Wake Board of Elections Candidate Detail List," August 17, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "11/08/2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 Primary Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 General Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed June 22, 2012
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