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Megan Patton
2022 - Present
2026
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Megan Patton is a member of the Raleigh City Council in North Carolina, representing District B. She assumed office on December 5, 2022. Her current term ends in 2026.
Patton ran for re-election to the Raleigh City Council to represent District B in North Carolina. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Megan Patton earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 2010. Her career experience includes working as a manager, elementary school teacher, tutor, server, nanny, dog washer, and in manufacturing. Patton has served as a Mom’s Demand Action, HOA, and PTA member.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Raleigh, North Carolina (2024)
General election
General election for Raleigh City Council District B
Incumbent Megan Patton defeated Jennifer McCollum in the general election for Raleigh City Council District B on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Megan Patton (Nonpartisan) | 54.3 | 23,138 |
 | Jennifer McCollum (Nonpartisan)  | 45.1 | 19,221 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 246 | ||
| Total votes: 42,605 | |||
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Endorsements
Patton received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: City elections in Raleigh, North Carolina (2022)
General election
General election for Raleigh City Council District B
Megan Patton defeated Minu Lee, Frank Pierce, Zainab Baloch, and Jakob Lorberblatt in the general election for Raleigh City Council District B on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Megan Patton (Nonpartisan) | 41.6 | 11,003 |
 | Minu Lee (Nonpartisan) | 30.8 | 8,139 | |
 | Frank Pierce (Nonpartisan) | 15.3 | 4,044 | |
 | Zainab Baloch (Nonpartisan) | 7.3 | 1,925 | |
| Jakob Lorberblatt (Nonpartisan) | 4.0 | 1,054 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 264 | ||
| Total votes: 26,429 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Megan Patton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Megan Patton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Patton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Housing: We must take a comprehensive approach to providing access to reasonably-priced housing, for rent and ownership, to folks across the income spectrum.
- Sustainability: We need to act swiftly to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and reduce our greenhouse gas emissions so that we have a livable planet for years to come.
- Community Engagement: We can envision a version of city government where residents feel heard, represented, and like the Council has their best interests at heart — and we can make that a reality.
Raleigh is expected to grow to 600,000 people before the year 2030. We need places for all those folks to live, and we need to protect housing opportunities for those that already live here. We need homes across the income spectrum, for rent and to own, so that all the folks living in and coming to our city can comfortably live and build wealth. When folks are stably housed in affordable homes, they can work, raise families, and contribute to a thriving community. Health outcomes improve, and so does safety. If we want to protect vulnerable communities, it begins with housing.
It is uniquely important to have great City Councilors who understand the impact that the physical space - the locations of parks, green spaces, roads, and buildings - has on quality of life for folks living in the city. And it is uniquely important that those Councilors are dedicated bring positive impacts of land us to all communities in our city.
In my professional and civic life, I’ve had opportunities to do each of these things. As a manager, I’ve been able to listen deeply and then advocate for my employees. As an HOA leader, I’ve researched and studied the history of HOAs, as well as land use and zoning. Even as a mom, I’ve had plenty of opportunities to say “Whoops! I thought that would go differently and I’m sorry. Let’s try again.” I plan to bring these same traits to my seat on the council.
Beyond that, I am patient and tenacious. Having worked with Moms Demand Action for years, I know that the movement for gun safety is long, slow work. I understand that we can't always come to the table on an issue once and expect it to be resolved. While we need to understand the urgency of the situation, we also have to be ready to stay at the table, sometimes for years, keeping pressure on the issues that are most important.
However, when I think about this part of our story, I am reminded that this is not a unique story. So many Raleighites live this same story. I’m running for City Council to do my part in making it easier on regular folks with stories just like mine.
A: Because he was a little horse (hoarse).
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Raleigh City Council District B |
Officeholder Raleigh City Council District B |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 10, 2022
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| Preceded by David Cox |
Raleigh City Council District B 2022-Present |
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