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Municipal elections in Durham County, North Carolina (2022)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 4, 2022 |
| Primary election: May 17, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: District attorney, sheriff, soil and water district board, clerk of superior court, district court judges, and superior court judge |
| Total seats up: 12 |
| Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan |
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Durham County, North Carolina, held general elections for district attorney, sheriff, soil and water district board, clerk of superior court, district court judges, and superior court judge on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 17, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 4, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2022:
Clerk of Superior Court
General election
General election for Durham County Clerk of Superior Court
Aminah Thompson won election in the general election for Durham County Clerk of Superior Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Aminah Thompson (D) | 100.0 | 104,707 |
| Total votes: 104,707 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Durham County Clerk of Superior Court
Aminah Thompson defeated incumbent Archie Smith III and LiBria Stephens in the Democratic primary for Durham County Clerk of Superior Court on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aminah Thompson | 65.3 | 30,486 |
 | Archie Smith III | 22.5 | 10,489 | |
| LiBria Stephens | 12.2 | 5,712 | ||
| Total votes: 46,687 | |||
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District Attorney
General election
General election for North Carolina 16th Prosecutorial District Attorney
Incumbent Satana Deberry won election in the general election for North Carolina 16th Prosecutorial District Attorney on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Satana Deberry (D) | 100.0 | 101,984 |
| Total votes: 101,984 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina 16th Prosecutorial District Attorney
Incumbent Satana Deberry defeated Jonathan Wilson and Daniel Meier in the Democratic primary for North Carolina 16th Prosecutorial District Attorney on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Satana Deberry | 79.4 | 37,247 |
| Jonathan Wilson | 15.7 | 7,379 | ||
 | Daniel Meier | 4.9 | 2,290 | |
| Total votes: 46,916 | |||
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Sheriff
General election
General election for Durham County Sheriff
Incumbent Clarence Birkhead defeated Maria Jocys in the general election for Durham County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Clarence Birkhead (D) | 71.6 | 87,574 |
 | Maria Jocys (Independent) | 28.4 | 34,807 | |
| Total votes: 122,381 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Durham County Sheriff
Incumbent Clarence Birkhead defeated Paul Martin in the Democratic primary for Durham County Sheriff on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Clarence Birkhead | 90.0 | 41,779 |
| Paul Martin | 10.0 | 4,643 | ||
| Total votes: 46,422 | |||
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Soil and Water Conservation District
General election
General election for Durham Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor (2 seats)
Incumbent David Harris and Mark Waller won election in the general election for Durham Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Harris (Nonpartisan) | 55.2 | 94,865 |
| ✔ | Mark Waller (Nonpartisan) | 43.9 | 75,434 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 1,591 | ||
| Total votes: 171,890 | |||
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Judicial
District Court
Seat 1
General election
General election for North Carolina 14th Judicial District
Incumbent Dave Hall won election in the general election for North Carolina 14th Judicial District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dave Hall (D) | 100.0 | 103,846 | |
| Total votes: 103,846 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina 14th Judicial District
Incumbent Dave Hall defeated Jessica Major in the Democratic primary for North Carolina 14th Judicial District on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dave Hall | 76.1 | 35,273 | |
| Jessica Major | 23.9 | 11,090 | ||
| Total votes: 46,363 | |||
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Seat 2
General election
General election for North Carolina 14th Judicial District
Incumbent Doretta Walker won election in the general election for North Carolina 14th Judicial District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Doretta Walker (D) | 100.0 | 102,465 |
| Total votes: 102,465 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Doretta Walker advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina 14th Judicial District.
Seat 3
General election
General election for North Carolina 14th Judicial District
Kevin Jones won election in the general election for North Carolina 14th Judicial District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Jones (D) | 100.0 | 103,349 |
| Total votes: 103,349 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina 14th Judicial District
Kevin Jones defeated incumbent Pat Evans in the Democratic primary for North Carolina 14th Judicial District on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Jones | 72.5 | 33,578 |
 | Pat Evans | 27.5 | 12,742 | |
| Total votes: 46,320 | |||
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Seat 4
General election
General election for North Carolina 14th Judicial District
Incumbent Dorothy Hairston Mitchell won election in the general election for North Carolina 14th Judicial District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dorothy Hairston Mitchell (D) | 100.0 | 104,158 |
| Total votes: 104,158 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Dorothy Hairston Mitchell advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina 14th Judicial District.
Seat 5
General election
General election for North Carolina 14th Judicial District
Incumbent Clayton Jones won election in the general election for North Carolina 14th Judicial District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Clayton Jones (D) | 100.0 | 103,677 | |
| Total votes: 103,677 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Clayton Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina 14th Judicial District.
Seat 6
General election
General election for North Carolina 14th Judicial District
Incumbent Amanda Maris won election in the general election for North Carolina 14th Judicial District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Amanda Maris (D) | 100.0 | 103,463 | |
| Total votes: 103,463 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Amanda Maris advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina 14th Judicial District.
Superior Court
General election
Special general election for North Carolina 1st Superior Court Division Judicial District 14B
Incumbent Brian C. Wilks won election in the special general election for North Carolina 1st Superior Court Division Judicial District 14B on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian C. Wilks (D) | 100.0 | 85,668 |
| Total votes: 85,668 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: North Carolina elections, 2022
May 17, 2022
- United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2022
- North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022
- North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
- North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2022
- North Carolina intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Durham Public Schools, North Carolina, elections (2022)
- Municipal elections in Wake County, North Carolina (2022)
July 26, 2022
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2022
- North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022
- North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
- North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2022
- North Carolina intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- City elections in Raleigh, North Carolina (2022)
- Mayoral election in Raleigh, North Carolina (2022)
- Wake County Public School System, North Carolina, elections (2022)
- Municipal elections in Wake County, North Carolina (2022)
- Durham County, North Carolina, Community College Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Durham County, North Carolina, Museum of Life and Science Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Durham County, North Carolina, School Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Raleigh, North Carolina, Park and Recreational Facilities Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Wake County, North Carolina, Community College Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Wake County, North Carolina, School Bond Measure (November 2022)
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Durham County, North Carolina | ||
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| Durham County | North Carolina | |
| Population | 324,833 | 10,439,388 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 287 | 48,623 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 50.9% | 67.6% |
| Black/African American | 35.6% | 21.4% |
| Asian | 5% | 3% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 3.3% | 3.2% |
| Multiple | 5% | 3.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 13.6% | 9.5% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 89.6% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 49.5% | 32% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $62,812 | $56,642 |
| Persons below poverty level | 13.5% | 14% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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