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Government of Guilford County, North Carolina
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| Seat: Greensboro |
| Population (2020): 541,299 |
| County Commissioners: 9 |
| County Website: Official website |
The county government of Guilford County is located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The county was established in 1771 and covers a total of 646 square miles in north central North Carolina.[1][2]
Elections
2025
Guilford County, North Carolina, is holding general elections for Sedgefield Sanitary District on November 4, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was July 18, 2025.
2024
Guilford County, North Carolina, held general elections for register of deeds, board of commissioners, soil and water conservation district, districts court judges, and superior court judges on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 5, 2024. The filing deadline for the primary was December 15, 2023, and the filing deadline for the soil and water conservation district was July 5, 2024.
2023
Guilford County, North Carolina, held general elections for Sedgefield Sanitary District on November 7, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was July 21, 2023.
2022
Guilford 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.
2021
Guilford County, North Carolina, held general elections for Sedgefield Sanitary District on November 2, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was July 16, 2021.
2020
Guilford County, North Carolina, held general elections for commissioner districts 4, 5, 6, and 8, register of deeds, superior court judgeship, 12 district court judgeships, and soil and water conservation district supervisor on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for March 3, 2020. The filing deadline for partisan candidates running in this election was December 20, 2019. The filing deadline for candidates running to represent the soil and water conservation district was July 3, 2020, and the filing deadline for independent and unaffiliated candidates was July 6, 2020.
2019
Guilford County, North Carolina, held general elections for Sedgefield Sanitary District on November 5, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was July 19, 2019.
2018
Guilford County, North Carolina, held general elections for county commissioner, clerk of superior court, district attorney, and county sheriff on November 6, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on May 8, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was February 28, 2018.
2017
Guilford County, North Carolina, held a general election for all five seats on the board of directors of the Sedgefield Sanitary District on November 7, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 21, 2017.[3][4]
Elected officials
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County commissioners
- See also: County commission
The county commission functions as the county's primary legislative and policy-making body. County commissioners are tasked with approving an annual budget and setting the property tax rate, enacting ordinances, approving county contracts, and making appointments to various advisory boards and committees. Guilford County has nine commissioners who are elected to four-year terms. Eight commissioners are elected by district, while one commissioner is elected at large.[5]
The table below provides information on each of the county commissioners:[6]
The widget below automatically displays information about their meetings. The topic list contains a sampling of keywords that Voterheads, a local government monitoring service, found in each meeting agenda. Click the meeting link to see more info and the full agenda:
Other elected officials
Guilford County residents also elect the following public officials:[6]
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Guilford County Clerk of the Superior Court | Lisa Johnson-Tonkins | 2014 |
| Guilford County Register of Deeds | Jeff Thigpen | 2004 |
| Guilford County Sheriff | Danny Rogers | 2018 |
Special districts
- See also: Special districts
Special districts are a form of local government that exist to fulfill a specific purpose within a certain geographic area. This region can be as large as a county or smaller than a city block. Special districts have the power to tax their local residents in order to fund operational expenditures. Although a special district may be formed for any stated purpose, the most common examples include library, hospital, transportation, airport, utility, conservation, sanitation, fire control, and flood control districts.
Guilford Soil & Water Conservation District
Guilford County residents elect three of five board members of the Guilford Soil & Water Conservation District. The other two board members are appointed. The Guilford Soil & Water Conservation District is an agency that focuses on erosion and water quality issues in the county and "provides technical assistance to landowners and educational programs on soil and water quality." Elected board members serve staggered four-year terms and are selected through nonpartisan elections.[6][7]
The table below provides information on the elected Guilford Soil & Water Conservation District board members:[6]
Sedgefield Sanitary District
Some Guilford County residents also elect commissioners of the Sedgefield Sanitary District, which provides water and sewer services to certain sections of the county. Commissioners are elected to two-year terms in nonpartisan elections in odd-numbered years.[6][8]
The table below provides information on each of the Sedgefield Sanitary District commissioners:[6]
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Sedgefield Sanitary District | Lee Barksdale | December 4, 2023 |
| Sedgefield Sanitary District | Keith Cook | 2021 |
| Sedgefield Sanitary District | Dennis G. Howard | 2001 |
| Sedgefield Sanitary District | J. Robert Stout | 1999 |
| Sedgefield Sanitary District | Richard G. Toomey Jr. | 2011 |
Recent news
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See also
| Guilford County, North Carolina | North Carolina | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ North Carolina History Project, "Guilford County (1771)," accessed October 7, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "Guilford County, North Carolina," accessed October 7, 2017
- ↑ Guilford County, North Carolina, "Offices for 2017 Municipal Elections," accessed July 5, 2017
- ↑ Guilford County, North Carolina, "Elected Officials - Guilford County, North Carolina," June 17, 2015
- ↑ Guilford County, North Carolina, "Board of Commissioners," accessed October 7, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Guilford County, North Carolina, "Master List of Elected Officials," March 23, 2017
- ↑ Guilford County, North Carolina, "Soil and Water Conservation," accessed October 7, 2017
- ↑ Guilford County, North Carolina, "Water & Sewer," accessed October 7, 2017
