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Matt Kopac
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Matt Kopac is running for election to the Durham City Council to represent Ward 1 in North Carolina. He is on the ballot in the primary on October 7, 2025.[source]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Durham, 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 Durham City Council Ward 1
The following candidates are running in the primary for Durham City Council Ward 1 on October 7, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | DeDreana Freeman (Nonpartisan)  | |
| Andrea Cazales (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Elijah King (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Matt Kopac (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Samaria McKenzie (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Sheryl Smith (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Durham County, North Carolina (2020)
General election
General election for Durham County Board of Commissioners (5 seats)
Nida Allam, Nimasheena Burns, incumbent Wendy Jacobs, incumbent Brenda Howerton, and incumbent Heidi Carter won election in the general election for Durham County Board of Commissioners on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nida Allam (D) | 20.1 | 122,947 |
| ✔ | Nimasheena Burns (D) | 20.1 | 122,555 | |
| ✔ |  | Wendy Jacobs (D) | 20.0 | 122,432 |
| ✔ | Brenda Howerton (D) | 20.0 | 122,328 | |
| ✔ | Heidi Carter (D) | 19.7 | 120,436 | |
| Total votes: 610,698 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Durham County Board of Commissioners (5 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Durham County Board of Commissioners on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nimasheena Burns | 14.7 | 47,776 | |
| ✔ | | Wendy Jacobs | 13.2 | 42,888 |
| ✔ | Heidi Carter | 12.8 | 41,501 | |
| ✔ | | Nida Allam | 12.3 | 39,977 |
| ✔ | Brenda Howerton | 11.8 | 38,227 | |
| Matt Kopac | 7.8 | 25,220 | ||
 | John Rooks Jr. | 5.2 | 16,897 | |
| Michael Page | 4.9 | 16,046 | ||
 | LeVon Barnes | 3.7 | 11,866 | |
 | Nate Baker | 3.0 | 9,700 | |
| Tara Fikes | 2.9 | 9,345 | ||
| Regina Mays | 2.8 | 9,075 | ||
| Fred Foster Jr. | 1.8 | 5,694 | ||
 | James Hill | 1.6 | 5,253 | |
| Patrick Byker | 1.5 | 4,937 | ||
| Total votes: 324,402 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
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2020
Matt Kopac did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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