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Municipal elections in Guilford 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, county commissioners, soil and water district board, clerk of superior court, district court judges, and superior court judge |
| Total seats up: 13 |
| Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan |
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Guilford County, North Carolina, held general elections for district attorney, sheriff, county commissioners, 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
- District Attorney
- Sheriff
- Board of Commissioners
- Soil and Water Conservation District
- Judicial
Clerk of Superior Court
General election
General election for Guilford County Clerk of the Superior Court
Incumbent Lisa Johnson-Tonkins won election in the general election for Guilford County Clerk of the Superior Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa Johnson-Tonkins (D)  | 100.0 | 120,196 |
| Total votes: 120,196 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Guilford County Clerk of the Superior Court
Incumbent Lisa Johnson-Tonkins defeated Lu-Ann Wilkinson in the Democratic primary for Guilford County Clerk of the Superior Court on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Johnson-Tonkins | 73.3 | 28,566 |
| Lu-Ann Wilkinson | 26.7 | 10,402 | ||
| Total votes: 38,968 | |||
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District Attorney
General election
General election for North Carolina 24th Prosecutorial District Attorney
Incumbent Avery Michelle Crump won election in the general election for North Carolina 24th Prosecutorial District Attorney on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Avery Michelle Crump (D) | 100.0 | 116,247 | |
| Total votes: 116,247 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina 24th Prosecutorial District Attorney
Incumbent Avery Michelle Crump defeated Brenton J. Boyce in the Democratic primary for North Carolina 24th Prosecutorial District Attorney on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Avery Michelle Crump | 66.1 | 25,997 | |
| Brenton J. Boyce | 33.9 | 13,344 | ||
| Total votes: 39,341 | |||
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Sheriff
General election
General election for Guilford County Sheriff
Incumbent Danny Rogers defeated Phil Byrd in the general election for Guilford County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Danny Rogers (D) | 55.7 | 103,339 | |
| Phil Byrd (R) | 44.3 | 82,125 | ||
| Total votes: 185,464 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Guilford County Sheriff
Incumbent Danny Rogers defeated Therron Phipps and Juan Monjaras in the Democratic primary for Guilford County Sheriff on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Danny Rogers | 57.9 | 23,419 | |
| Therron Phipps | 30.0 | 12,144 | ||
| Juan Monjaras | 12.1 | 4,894 | ||
| Total votes: 40,457 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Guilford County Sheriff
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Guilford County Sheriff on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Phil Byrd | 40.4 | 12,083 | |
| William Queen | 32.6 | 9,762 | ||
| Randy Powers | 9.8 | 2,925 | ||
| E.L. Melvin | 9.7 | 2,890 | ||
| William White | 5.0 | 1,484 | ||
| Adam Perry Moore | 2.7 | 800 | ||
| Total votes: 29,944 | |||
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Board of Commissioners
General election
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Soil and Water Conservation District
General election
General election for Guilford Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors (2 seats)
Incumbent Josh Myers and incumbent Anna Gerringer Amoriello defeated Joshua Brown and Dave Crawford in the general election for Guilford Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Josh Myers (Nonpartisan) | 28.5 | 67,787 |
| ✔ | Anna Gerringer Amoriello (Nonpartisan) | 25.2 | 59,836 | |
 | Joshua Brown (Nonpartisan) | 23.4 | 55,713 | |
 | Dave Crawford (Nonpartisan) | 22.8 | 54,296 | |
| Total votes: 237,632 | |||
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Judicial
District Court
Seat 1
General election
General election for North Carolina 18th Judicial District Court Seat 1
Incumbent Marc Tyrey won election in the general election for North Carolina 18th Judicial District Court Seat 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marc Tyrey (D) | 100.0 | 116,644 | |
| Total votes: 116,644 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Marc Tyrey advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina 18th Judicial District Court Seat 1.
Seat 2
General election
General election for North Carolina 18th Judicial District Court Seat 2
Incumbent Larry Archie won election in the general election for North Carolina 18th Judicial District Court Seat 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Larry Archie (D) | 100.0 | 114,571 |
| Total votes: 114,571 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Larry Archie advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina 18th Judicial District Court Seat 2.
Superior Court
Seat 1
General election
General election for North Carolina 4th Superior Court Division Judicial District 18C
Incumbent Robert Stuart Albright won election in the general election for North Carolina 4th Superior Court Division Judicial District 18C on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert Stuart Albright (D) | 100.0 | 38,282 | |
| Total votes: 38,282 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Robert Stuart Albright advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina 4th Superior Court Division Judicial District 18C.
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 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina's 8th 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
- Municipal elections in Forsyth County, North Carolina (2022)
- City elections in Greensboro, North Carolina (2022)
- Mayoral election in Greensboro, North Carolina (2022)
- Guilford County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2022)
- Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2022)
- Guilford County, North Carolina, 0.25% Local Sales and Use Tax for School Construction and Bond Debt Repayment (May 2022)
- Guilford County, North Carolina, School Bond Measure (May 2022)
July 26, 2022
- City elections in Greensboro, North Carolina (2022)
- Mayoral election in Greensboro, North Carolina (2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2022
- North Carolina's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina's 8th 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
- Municipal elections in Forsyth County, North Carolina (2022)
- Guilford County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2022)
- Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2022)
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About the county
- See also: Guilford County, North Carolina
The county government of Guilford County is located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The county was first established on January 26, 1771.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Guilford County, North Carolina | ||
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| Guilford County | North Carolina | |
| Population | 541,299 | 10,439,388 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 645 | 48,623 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 54% | 67.6% |
| Black/African American | 34.2% | 21.4% |
| Asian | 5.1% | 3% |
| Native American | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 2.6% | 3.2% |
| Multiple | 3.4% | 3.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 8.1% | 9.5% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 89.6% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 36.6% | 32% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $54,794 | $56,642 |
| Persons below poverty level | 15.3% | 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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