Durham Public Schools, North Carolina, elections (2022)

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Durham Public Schools elections
General election date
May 17, 2022
Special election date
May 17, 2022
Enrollment ('21-'22)
31,754 students

Five seats on the Durham Public Schools school board in North Carolina were up for general election on May 17, 2022, including the District B seat, which was up in a special election. The filing deadline for this election was March 4, 2022.

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Candidates and results

District 1

General election

General election for Durham Public Schools school board District 1

Emily S. Chavez defeated Jasper Fleming and Curtis Hrischuk in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District 1 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
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Emily S. Chavez (Nonpartisan)
 
54.5
 
4,796
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Jasper Fleming (Nonpartisan)
 
35.1
 
3,090
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Curtis Hrischuk (Nonpartisan)
 
9.2
 
806
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
108

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,800
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District 2

General election

General election for Durham Public Schools school board District 2

Incumbent Bettina Umstead defeated Donald A. Hughes and Christopher Burns in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District 2 on May 17, 2022.

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Bettina Umstead (Nonpartisan)
 
71.7
 
9,199
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Donald A. Hughes (Nonpartisan)
 
23.6
 
3,031
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Christopher Burns (Nonpartisan)
 
4.4
 
562
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
46

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Total votes: 12,838
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District 3

General election

General election for Durham Public Schools school board District 3

Incumbent Matthew Sears defeated Gayathri Rajaraman in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District 3 on May 17, 2022.

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Matthew Sears (Nonpartisan)
 
80.3
 
13,512
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Gayathri Rajaraman (Nonpartisan)
 
18.9
 
3,186
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
127

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Total votes: 16,825
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District 4

General election

General election for Durham Public Schools school board District 4

Incumbent Natalie Beyer defeated Valarie T. Jarvis and Myca Jeter in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District 4 on May 17, 2022.

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Votes
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Natalie Beyer (Nonpartisan)
 
48.5
 
7,488
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Valarie T. Jarvis (Nonpartisan)
 
27.0
 
4,162
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Myca Jeter (Nonpartisan)
 
24.0
 
3,697
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
89

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Total votes: 15,436
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District B (unexpired term)

General election

Special general election for Durham Public Schools school board District B

Millicent Rogers defeated incumbent Frederick Ravin III and Joetta MacMiller in the special general election for Durham Public Schools school board District B on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
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Votes
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Millicent Rogers (Nonpartisan)
 
54.8
 
17,572
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Frederick Ravin III (Nonpartisan)
 
28.4
 
9,097
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Joetta MacMiller (Nonpartisan)
 
16.3
 
5,218
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
162

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Total votes: 32,049
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About the district

See also: Durham Public Schools, North Carolina

Durham Public Schools is located in Durham County, North Carolina. The district served 31,754 students during the 2021-2022 school year.[1]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed March 24, 2023
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