Everette Witherspoon

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Everette Witherspoon

Prior offices

Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A

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Elections and appointments

Last election

May 8, 2018

Everette Witherspoon was a member of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina, representing District A. Witherspoon assumed office in 2011. Witherspoon left office in 2018.

Witherspoon (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners to represent District A in North Carolina. Witherspoon lost in the Democratic primary on May 8, 2018.

Witherspoon was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 71 of the North Carolina House of Representatives.

Elections

2018

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

General election

General election for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A (2 seats)

Tonya McDaniel and incumbent Fleming El-Amin won election in the general election for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tonya McDaniel (D)	57.8	25,971
✔	Submit photo	Fleming El-Amin (D)	42.2	18,937

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,908 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A (2 seats)

Tonya McDaniel and incumbent Fleming El-Amin defeated incumbent Everette Witherspoon and Tony Lewis Burton III in the Democratic primary for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tonya McDaniel	27.5	3,348
✔	Submit photo	Fleming El-Amin	25.3	3,077
		Everette Witherspoon	24.0	2,915
	Submit photo	Tony Lewis Burton III	23.2	2,822

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 12,162
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2012

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012

Witherspoon ran in the 2012 election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 71. She lost to Evelyn Terry in the Democratic primary on May 8, 2012.

North Carolina House of Representatives District 71 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Evelyn Terry	51.3%	3,463
Everette Witherspoon	48.7%	3,282
Total Votes		6,745

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See also

Forsyth County, North Carolina	North Carolina	Municipal government	Other local coverage
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External links

Suggest a link

• Forsyth County website