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Municipal elections in Forsyth County, North Carolina (2022)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 4, 2022 |
| Primary election: May 17, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: District attorney, sheriff, county commissioners, soil and water district board, clerk of superior court, district court judges, and superior court judge |
| Total seats up: 16 |
| Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan |
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Forsyth County, North Carolina, held general elections for district attorney, sheriff, county commissioners, soil and water district board, clerk of superior court, district court judges, and superior court judge on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 17, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 4, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2022:
- Clerk of Superior Court
- District Attorney
- Sheriff
- Board of Commissioners
- Soil and Water Conservation District
- Judicial
Clerk of Superior Court
General election
General election for Forsyth County Clerk of the Superior Court
Incumbent Denise Hines won election in the general election for Forsyth County Clerk of the Superior Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Denise Hines (D) | 100.0 | 84,756 |
| Total votes: 84,756 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Forsyth County Clerk of the Superior Court
Incumbent Denise Hines defeated Tina Flowers and John R. Snow in the Democratic primary for Forsyth County Clerk of the Superior Court on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Denise Hines | 56.7 | 11,906 |
| Tina Flowers | 36.4 | 7,633 | ||
| John R. Snow | 6.9 | 1,445 | ||
| Total votes: 20,984 | |||
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District Attorney
General election
General election for North Carolina 31st Prosecutorial District Attorney
Incumbent Jim O'Neill defeated Denise S. Hartsfield in the general election for North Carolina 31st Prosecutorial District Attorney on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim O'Neill (R) | 51.0 | 67,781 |
 | Denise S. Hartsfield (D) | 49.0 | 65,071 | |
| Total votes: 132,852 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Denise S. Hartsfield advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina 31st Prosecutorial District Attorney.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jim O'Neill advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina 31st Prosecutorial District Attorney.
Sheriff
General election
General election for Forsyth County Sheriff
Incumbent Bobby Kimbrough defeated Ernie Leyba in the general election for Forsyth County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bobby Kimbrough (D) | 66.0 | 87,970 | |
| Ernie Leyba (R) | 34.0 | 45,275 | ||
| Total votes: 133,245 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Bobby Kimbrough advanced from the Democratic primary for Forsyth County Sheriff.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Ernie Leyba advanced from the Republican primary for Forsyth County Sheriff.
Board of Commissioners
General election
Forsyth County Board of Commissioners general election, 2022 |
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Primary
Forsyth County Board of Commissioners primary, 2022 |
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Ted Kaplan (i) |
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Fleming El-Amin (i) |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Soil and Water Conservation District
General election
General election for Forsyth County Soil and Water Conservation District (2 seats)
Incumbent Toby Bost and Mark Apple won election in the general election for Forsyth County Soil and Water Conservation District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Toby Bost (Nonpartisan) | 49.4 | 76,185 | |
| ✔ | Mark Apple (Nonpartisan) | 48.8 | 75,318 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.8 | 2,815 | ||
| Total votes: 154,318 | |||
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Judicial
District Court
Seat 1
General election
General election for North Carolina 21st Judicial District
Incumbent Valene McMasters won election in the general election for North Carolina 21st Judicial District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Valene McMasters (D) | 100.0 | 82,811 |
| Total votes: 82,811 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Valene McMasters advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina 21st Judicial District.
Seat 2
General election
General election for North Carolina 21st Judicial District
Incumbent Frederick Adams won election in the general election for North Carolina 21st Judicial District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Frederick Adams (D) | 100.0 | 82,400 |
| Total votes: 82,400 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Frederick Adams advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina 21st Judicial District.
Seat 3
General election
General election for North Carolina 21st Judicial District
Incumbent Theodore Kazakos won election in the general election for North Carolina 21st Judicial District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Theodore Kazakos (R) | 100.0 | 76,351 | |
| Total votes: 76,351 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Theodore Kazakos advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina 21st Judicial District.
Seat 4
General election
General election for North Carolina 21st Judicial District
Incumbent George Cleland won election in the general election for North Carolina 21st Judicial District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | George Cleland (D) | 100.0 | 82,974 | |
| Total votes: 82,974 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent George Cleland advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina 21st Judicial District.
Seat 9 (unexpired term)
General election
Special general election for North Carolina 21st Judicial District
Incumbent Kristin Broyles won election in the special general election for North Carolina 21st Judicial District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kristin Broyles (D) | 100.0 | 82,048 | |
| Total votes: 82,048 | |||
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Superior Court
Seat 1
General election
General election for North Carolina 4th Superior Court Division Judicial District 21A Seat 1
Incumbent Richard Samuel Gottlieb won election in the general election for North Carolina 4th Superior Court Division Judicial District 21A Seat 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Richard Samuel Gottlieb (R) | 100.0 | 30,907 |
| Total votes: 30,907 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Richard Samuel Gottlieb advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina 4th Superior Court Division Judicial District 21A Seat 1.
Seat 2
General election
General election for North Carolina 4th Superior Court Division Judicial District 21A Seat 2
Aaron Berlin won election in the general election for North Carolina 4th Superior Court Division Judicial District 21A Seat 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Aaron Berlin (R) | 100.0 | 29,871 |
| Total votes: 29,871 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Aaron Berlin advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina 4th Superior Court Division Judicial District 21A Seat 2.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: North Carolina elections, 2022
May 17, 2022
- United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2022
- North Carolina's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022
- North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
- North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2022
- North Carolina intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Forsyth County, North Carolina (2022)
- Municipal elections in Guilford County, North Carolina (2022)
- Guilford County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2022)
- Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2022)
- Guilford County, North Carolina, 0.25% Local Sales and Use Tax for School Construction and Bond Debt Repayment (May 2022)
- Guilford County, North Carolina, School Bond Measure (May 2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2022
- North Carolina's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022
- North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
- North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2022
- North Carolina intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Forsyth County, North Carolina (2022)
- Municipal elections in Guilford County, North Carolina (2022)
- Guilford County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2022)
- Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2022)
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Forsyth County, North Carolina | ||
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| Forsyth County | North Carolina | |
| Population | 382,590 | 10,439,388 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 407 | 48,623 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 64.1% | 67.6% |
| Black/African American | 26.1% | 21.4% |
| Asian | 2.4% | 3% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 2.6% | 3.2% |
| Multiple | 4.4% | 3.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 13% | 9.5% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 89% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 33.9% | 32% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $53,583 | $56,642 |
| Persons below poverty level | 15.8% | 14% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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