Hugh Holston
Hugh Holston is an at-large member of the Greensboro City Council in North Carolina. He assumed office in 2021. His current term ends in 2025.
Holston is running for re-election for an at-large seat of the Greensboro City Council in North Carolina. He is on the ballot in the primary on October 7, 2025.[source]
Holston completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Holston was appointed by the Greensboro City Council on September 14, 2021, to replace Michelle Kennedy.[1]
Biography
Hugh Holston earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982. His career experience includes working as a nonprofit executive. Holston previously held leadership roles at Wells Fargo, AT&T, Lincoln Financial, and the Old North State Medical Society. Holston’s civic and community involvement includes affiliations with the College Foundation of North Carolina Inc., North Carolina for Community and Justice (NCCJ), the African American Leadership Group of the United Way of Greater Greensboro, FaithAction International, and Preservation Greensboro, Inc. He has also served in leadership roles such as chair of the Greensboro Planning and Zoning Commission, chair of the Greensboro Board of Adjustment, chair of Communities in Schools of Greater Greensboro, president of the AT&T Pioneers Volunteer Network, trustee of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, and as a member of the board of directors of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum.[2]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Greensboro, North Carolina (2025)
General election
The primary will occur on October 7, 2025. The general election will occur on November 4, 2025. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Greensboro City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates are running in the primary for Greensboro City Council At-large on October 7, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Hugh Holston (Nonpartisan)  | |
| Jamilla Pinder (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Irving Allen (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Richard Beard (Nonpartisan) | |
 | T. Dianne Bellamy-Small (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Carla Franklin (Nonpartisan) | |
 | LaToya B. Gathers (Nonpartisan) | |
| Samuel Hawkins (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Michael McKinney (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Denise Roth (Nonpartisan) | ||
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2022
See also: City elections in Greensboro, North Carolina (2022)
General election
General election for Greensboro City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Greensboro City Council At-large on July 26, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Yvonne Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 25.2 | 19,212 |
| ✔ |  | Marikay Abuzuaiter (Nonpartisan) | 20.1 | 15,359 |
| ✔ | | Hugh Holston (Nonpartisan) | 15.7 | 11,959 |
| Katie Rossabi (Nonpartisan) | 14.9 | 11,406 | ||
| Tracy Furman (Nonpartisan) | 11.9 | 9,104 | ||
 | Linda Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 11.5 | 8,783 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 536 | ||
| Total votes: 76,359 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Greensboro City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Greensboro City Council At-large on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Yvonne Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 25.0 | 23,925 |
| ✔ | | Marikay Abuzuaiter (Nonpartisan) | 16.4 | 15,697 |
| ✔ | Tracy Furman (Nonpartisan) | 10.3 | 9,820 | |
| ✔ | | Hugh Holston (Nonpartisan) | 10.0 | 9,621 |
| ✔ | Katie Rossabi (Nonpartisan) | 9.8 | 9,404 | |
| ✔ | | Linda Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 9.6 | 9,152 |
 | Franca Jalloh (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 6,616 | |
 | Melodi Fentress (Nonpartisan) | 5.8 | 5,560 | |
| Dustin Keene (Nonpartisan) | 3.8 | 3,654 | ||
| Taffy L. Buchanan (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 2,331 | ||
| Total votes: 95,780 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Hugh Holston completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Holston's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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He currently serves on the Greensboro City Council as a Councilmember, At-Large.
Hugh also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Greensboro Housing Coalition advocating for fair, safe, healthy, and affordable housing for low-to-moderate income families. Previously, Hugh has worked in leadership positions with Wells Fargo, AT&T, Lincoln Financial, and Old North State Medical Society.
He currently serves in leadership roles on boards with a variety of local, regional, and statewide organizations to include the College Foundation of North Carolina Inc., North Carolina for Community and Justice (NCCJ), the African American Leadership Group of the United Way of Greater Greensboro, FaithAction International, and Preservation Greensboro, Inc. Hugh has been named to the Black Business Ink Power 100 for North Carolina and was awarded the Pinnacle Award for leadership excellence from the Rosa Foundation.
Hugh has previously served in leadership roles on boards to include Chair of the Greensboro Planning and Zoning Commission, Chair of the Greensboro Board of Adjustment, President of the AT&T Pioneers Volunteer Network, Chair of Communities in Schools of Greater Greensboro, the Board of Directors of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, Board Trustee for the NC for Science and Math- Go B.I.G. Believe in Greensboro! Leadership that Listens
- Vision you Trust
- Future we Share
2. PUBLIC SAFETY - Ensuring that our residents are, and feel, safe, protected, and respected with engaged public safety organizations (e.g. police, fire, 911, etc).
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2022
Hugh Holston did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Yes! Weekly, "GSO city council picks Holston as Kennedy’s replacement," September 15, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 7, 2025
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