Matt Newton
2023 - Present
2026
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Matt Newton (Democratic Party) is a judge of the North Carolina District Court District 26 Seat 16. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Newton (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the North Carolina District Court District 26 Seat 16. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Matt Newton graduated from Myers Park High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from UNC-Wilmington and a J.D. from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Newton's career experience includes working as an attorney and managing partner in the law firm of Newton & Arroyo, PLLC. He has served as general counsel and board member of the National Action Network-Charlotte and as a committee member of the Charlotte Chapter of the ACLU. In 2015, Newton was elected as chair of the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party, where he served until 2017. He was first elected to the Charlotte City Council representing District 5 in 2017.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (2022)
General election
General election for North Carolina District Court District 26 Seat 16
Matt Newton won election in the general election for North Carolina District Court District 26 Seat 16 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matt Newton (D) | 100.0 | 269,789 |
| Total votes: 269,789 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Matt Newton advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina District Court District 26 Seat 16.
2019
See also: City elections in Charlotte, North Carolina (2019)
General election
General election for Charlotte City Council District 5
Incumbent Matt Newton won election in the general election for Charlotte City Council District 5 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Newton (D) | 98.6 | 7,366 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 102 | ||
| Total votes: 7,468 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Charlotte City Council District 5
Incumbent Matt Newton defeated Vinroy Reid and Mark Vincent in the primary for Charlotte City Council District 5 on September 10, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Newton (D) | 60.4 | 4,250 |
 | Vinroy Reid (D) | 26.7 | 1,879 | |
 | Mark Vincent (D) | 12.9 | 909 | |
| Total votes: 7,038 | |||
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Endorsements
Newton was endorsed by the Southern Piedmont Central Labor Council.[2]
2017
The city of Charlotte, North Carolina, held elections for mayor and city council on November 7, 2017. A primary was held on September 12, 2017. A primary runoff was held on October 10, 2017, for the district 5 race. A candidate needed to receive over 40% of the vote in order to avoid a runoff election. All 11 seats on the city council were up for election. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 21, 2017.
Matt Newton (D) ran unopposed in the Charlotte City Council District 5 general election.[3]
| Charlotte City Council, District 5 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Matt Newton (unopposed) |
97.58% | 9,398 | |
| Write-in votes | 2.42% | 233 | ||
| Total Votes | 9,631 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results," November 16, 2017 | ||||
Matt Newton defeated Darrell Bonapart in the Charlotte City Council District 5 Democratic runoff election.
| Charlotte City Council, District 5 Democratic Primary Runoff, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Matt Newton |
57.09% | 970 |
| Darrell Bonapart | 42.91% | 729 |
| Total Votes | 1,699 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Second Primary Election Results," October 20, 2017 | ||
The following candidates ran in the Charlotte City Council District 5 Democratic primary election.[4]
| Charlotte City Council, District 5 Democratic Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Darrell Bonapart |
34.51% | 1,466 |
| Matt Newton |
28.44% | 1,208 |
| Gary Young II | 18.53% | 787 |
| Kris Chambers-Woodruff | 10.62% | 451 |
| Scott Derek Jenkins | 4.52% | 192 |
| Vinroy Reid | 3.39% | 144 |
| Total Votes | 4,248 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 18, 2017 | ||
2014
Elections for the North Carolina State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. Joyce Waddell defeated Nasif Majeed, Matt Newton, Ty Turner and Morris McAdoo in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Joyce Waddell |
41.9% | 3,244 |
| Nasif Majeed | 27.9% | 2,163 |
| Matt Newton | 13.4% | 1,036 |
| Morris McAdoo | 10.5% | 817 |
| Ty Turner | 6.3% | 488 |
| Total Votes | 7,748 | |
2012
Newton ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 12th District. Newton sought the nomination on the Democratic ticket. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run was February 29, 2012. Newton was defeated incumbent Rep. Melvin L. Watt in the May 8, 2012, Democratic primary.[7]
The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in North Carolina in 2012 as one of the 10 states that could have determined whether Democrats would retake the House or Republicans would hold their majority in 2013.[8] North Carolina was rated 8th on the list.[8]
Primary results
The primary took place on May 8, 2012.[9]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Mel Watt |
80.9% | 52,968 |
| Matt Newton | 19.1% | 12,495 |
| Total Votes | 65,463 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Matt Newton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Matt Newton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Newton's campaign website stated the following:
| “ | Platform
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| —Matt Newton’s campaign website (2019)[11] | ||
2014
Newton's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[12]
- Excerpt: "Support a strong public education system, including raising teacher pay;"
- Excerpt: "Stand up for teachers and working families;"
- Excerpt: "Promote affordable and accountable healthcare;"
- Excerpt: "Stick up for the middle class and working poor by tackling the oppressive measures embedded within the General Assembly’s recent tax reforms;"
- Excerpt: "Modify the laws that obstruct affordable housing and propose legislation that curtails unfairness within the Home Owners Association (HOA) foreclosure process;"
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate North Carolina District Court District 26 Seat 16 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Campaign website, "About," accessed September 1, 2019
- ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Tschäff Reisberg," August 22, 2019
- ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 23, 2017
- ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 23, 2017
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Primary Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed March 7, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "General Election Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namednc - ↑ 8.0 8.1 Washington Post, "The 10 states that will determine control of the House in 2012," accessed April 25, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 Primary Results," accessed October 10, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Matt Newton's campaign website, “Issues,” accessed September 1, 2019
- ↑ Matt Newton for 5, "Issues," accessed September 1, 2019
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
North Carolina District Court District 26 Seat 16 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Charlotte City Council District 5 2017-2022 |
Succeeded by Marjorie Molina (D) |
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