Lisa Johnson-Tonkins

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Lisa Johnson-Tonkins

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Guilford County Clerk of the Superior Court

Successor: David Churchill

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Lisa Johnson-Tonkins (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Guilford County Clerk of the Superior Court in North Carolina. She assumed office in 2014. She left office in 2025.

Johnson-Tonkins (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Guilford County Clerk of the Superior Court in North Carolina. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Johnson-Tonkins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Guilford County, North Carolina (2022)

General election

General election for Guilford County Clerk of the Superior Court

Incumbent Lisa Johnson-Tonkins won election in the general election for Guilford County Clerk of the Superior Court on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Johnson-Tonkins (D)	100.0	120,196

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 120,196
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Guilford County Clerk of the Superior Court

Incumbent Lisa Johnson-Tonkins defeated Lu-Ann Wilkinson in the Democratic primary for Guilford County Clerk of the Superior Court on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Johnson-Tonkins	73.3	28,566
	Submit photo	Lu-Ann Wilkinson	26.7	10,402

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,968
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2018

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

General election

General election for Guilford County Clerk of the Superior Court

Incumbent Lisa Johnson-Tonkins won election in the general election for Guilford County Clerk of the Superior Court on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Johnson-Tonkins (D)	100.0	140,361

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 140,361 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Guilford County Clerk of the Superior Court

Incumbent Lisa Johnson-Tonkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Guilford County Clerk of the Superior Court on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Lisa Johnson-Tonkins

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2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Lisa Johnson-Tonkins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Johnson-Tonkins' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Lisa Johnson-Tonkins is a licensed attorney who is a former assistant district attorney and former associate of Hunter, Higgins et al PLLC. She is married to Elbert “JT” Tonkins, Jr who is a Deputy Sheriff and the couple have three children and one grandchild. Lisa is a native of Greensboro North Carolina and a proud graduate of NCA&T and NCCU School of Law. Lisa believes in service and that service is the rent you pay for living on this earth.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Providing the Ultimate in Customer Service
• Efficiency
• Consistency

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Equal Access to Justice
Customer service

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