Ella Scarborough

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Ella Scarborough

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Democratic Party

Prior offices

Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners At-Large

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Ella Scarborough (Democratic Party) was an at-large member of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina. Scarborough assumed office in 2014. Scarborough left office on December 1, 2022.

Scarborough (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina. Scarborough won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (2020)

General election

General election for Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners At-Large (3 seats)

Incumbent Ella Scarborough, incumbent Pat Cotham, and Leigh Altman won election in the general election for Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners At-Large on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ella Scarborough (D)	34.0	359,025
✔	Submit photo	Pat Cotham (D)	33.9	357,206
✔		Leigh Altman (D)	32.1	338,911

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,055,142
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners At-Large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners At-Large on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ella Scarborough	22.9	89,452
✔	Submit photo	Pat Cotham	20.9	81,884
✔		Leigh Altman	15.1	58,867
		Ray McKinnon	13.8	54,101
	Submit photo	Brenda Stevenson	12.4	48,475
	Submit photo	Tera Lee Long	6.2	24,108
		Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel	4.6	17,976
	Submit photo	Lloyd Scher	4.1	16,102

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 390,965
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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (2018)

General election

General election for Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners At-Large (3 seats)

Incumbent Pat Cotham, incumbent Trevor Fuller, and incumbent Ella Scarborough defeated Jeremy Brasch in the general election for Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners At-Large on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Pat Cotham (D)	28.8	244,074
✔	Submit photo	Trevor Fuller (D)	27.7	234,047
✔	Submit photo	Ella Scarborough (D)	27.6	233,983
	Submit photo	Jeremy Brasch (R)	15.9	134,309

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 846,413 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners At-Large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners At-Large on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Pat Cotham	25.1	37,991
✔	Submit photo	Trevor Fuller	22.5	33,995
✔	Submit photo	Ella Scarborough	21.9	33,085
		Ray McKinnon	13.9	21,007
	Submit photo	Jamie Hildreth	7.3	11,040
	Submit photo	Gerenda Davis	6.4	9,639
		Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel	3.1	4,643

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 151,400
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners At-Large (3 seats)

Jeremy Brasch advanced from the Republican primary for Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners At-Large on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Jeremy Brasch

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2020

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