Municipal elections in Forsyth County, North Carolina (2018)

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2018 Forsyth County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: February 28, 2018
Primary election: May 8, 2018
General election: November 6, 2018
Election stats
Offices up: County commissioner, Clerk of superior court, County sheriff, District attorney, Soil & water conservation district supervisor
Total seats up: 10
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2018
Forsyth County, North Carolina, held general elections for county commissioner, clerk of superior court, county sheriff, district attorney, and soil & water conservation district supervisor on November 6, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on May 8, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was February 28, 2018.

Elections

Board of commissioners

General election

Board of Commissioners

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
At-Large

Green check mark transparent.pngTed Kaplan (i)

A.L. Collins

Keenen Altic (Green Party)

District A  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngFleming El-Amin (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngTonya McDaniel

District B

Green check mark transparent.pngDon Martin (i)


Primary election

Board of Commissioners

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
At-Large

Green check mark transparent.pngTed Kaplan (i)

Jimmie Boyd
Green check mark transparent.pngA.L. Collins

District A  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngFleming El-Amin (i)
Everette Witherspoon (i)
Tony Lewis Burton III
Green check mark transparent.pngTonya McDaniel

District B

Green check mark transparent.pngDon Martin (i)


Other county offices

General election

Other county offices

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Forsyth County Clerk of the Superior Court

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Speaks Frye (i)

Forsyth County Sheriff

Green check mark transparent.pngBobby Kimbrough

William Schatzman (i)

Forsyth County Soil and Water Conservation District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngToby Bost (i) (Nonpartisan)
Green check mark transparent.pngBeth Tucker (i) (Nonpartisan)

North Carolina 31st Prosecutorial District Attorney

Green check mark transparent.pngJim O'Neill (i)


Primary election


Judicial

The filing period began on June 18, 2018, for judicial races. The candidate filing ended on June 29, 2018.[1]

Superior Court

District 19C

General election candidates

District Court

Seat 1

General election candidates

Seat 2

General election candidates

Seat 3

General election candidates

Seat 4

General election candidates

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: North Carolina elections, 2018

About the county

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Forsyth County, North Carolina
Forsyth County North Carolina
Population 350,670 9,535,483
Land area (sq mi) 407 48,622
Race and ethnicity**
White 66.1% 68.7%
Black/African American 26.2% 21.4%
Asian 2.4% 2.9%
Native American 0.4% 1.2%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other (single race) 2.4% 3.1%
Multiple 2.5% 2.7%
Hispanic/Latino 12.8% 9.4%
Education
High school graduation rate 89.2% 87.8%
College graduation rate 34% 31.3%
Income
Median household income $51,569 $54,602
Persons below poverty level 16.8% 14.7%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**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.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Six of 100 North Carolina counties—6 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Bladen County, North Carolina 9.39% 1.97% 2.07%
Gates County, North Carolina 9.07% 4.11% 5.22%
Granville County, North Carolina 2.49% 4.54% 6.58%
Martin County, North Carolina 0.43% 4.65% 4.64%
Richmond County, North Carolina 9.74% 2.95% 1.50%
Robeson County, North Carolina 4.27% 17.41% 13.78%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won North Carolina with 49.8 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 46.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, North Carolina voted Democratic 53.5 percent of the time and Republican 25 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, North Carolina voted Republican all five times with the exception of the 2008 presidential election.[2]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in North Carolina. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 40 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 38.3 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 44 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won three districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 80 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 22.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 76 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 27.7 points. Trump won five districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

See also

Forsyth County, North Carolina North Carolina Municipal government Other local coverage
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