Keith King (North Carolina city council candidate)
Keith King (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Winston-Salem City Council to represent Northeast Ward in North Carolina. King lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.
King was a 2016 Democratic candidate for Northeast Ward of the Winston-Salem City Council in North Carolina.[1] King was defeated in the primary election on March 15, 2016. He was an independent candidate for the Northeast Ward seat in 2013. He was defeated by Vivian Burke (D) in the general election.
Biography
King holds a management certificate from Durham Technical College. He is the owner and operator of Kingz Downtown Market.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (2020)
General election
General election for Winston-Salem City Council Northeast Ward
Barbara Hanes Burke defeated Paula J. McCoy, Gerald Fedele, John Kasick, and Christopher Huil in the general election for Winston-Salem City Council Northeast Ward on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Hanes Burke (D) | 84.2 | 9,139 | |
| Paula J. McCoy (Independent) (Write-in) | 10.7 | 1,162 | ||
| Gerald Fedele (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 12 | ||
| John Kasick (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 6 | ||
| Christopher Huil (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 5 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.9 | 533 | ||
| Total votes: 10,857 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Winston-Salem City Council Northeast Ward
Barbara Hanes Burke defeated Morticia Parmon and Keith King in the Democratic primary for Winston-Salem City Council Northeast Ward on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Hanes Burke | 57.2 | 2,615 | |
| Morticia Parmon | 21.7 | 991 | ||
| Keith King | 21.1 | 966 | ||
| Total votes: 4,572 | |||
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2016
Incumbent Vivian Burke defeated Keith King in the Winston-Salem City Council Northeast Ward Democratic primary election.[1]
| Winston-Salem City Council Northeast Ward, Democratic Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Vivian Burke Incumbent |
64.56% | 2,707 |
| Keith King | 35.44% | 1,486 |
| Total Votes | 4,193 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 UNOFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - FORSYTH (Northeast Ward)," accessed March 15, 2016 | ||
2013
| Winston-Salem City Council, Northeast Ward, General Election, 2013 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Vivian Burke Incumbent |
75.2% | 1,416 | |
| Keith King | 14% | 264 | |
| Michael Owens | 10.6% | 199 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.2% | 4 | |
| Total Votes | 1,883 | ||
| Source: Forsyth County, NC, "Official Results," November 14, 2013 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Keith King did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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