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Municipal elections in Guilford County, North Carolina (2023)

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2023 Guilford County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: July 21, 2023
General election: November 7, 2023
Election stats
Offices up: Sedgefield Sanitary District
Total seats up: 5
Election type: Nonpartisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2023

Guilford County, North Carolina, held general elections for Sedgefield Sanitary District on November 7, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was July 21, 2023.

Elections

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Candidates and results

General election

General election for Sedgefield Sanitary District (5 seats)

Incumbent Keith Cook, incumbent Richard G. Toomey Jr., incumbent Dennis G. Howard, Lee Barksdale, and incumbent J. Robert Stout won election in the general election for Sedgefield Sanitary District on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Keith Cook (Nonpartisan)
 
20.9
 
42
Richard G. Toomey Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
19.9
 
40
Dennis G. Howard (Nonpartisan)
 
19.9
 
40
Lee Barksdale (Nonpartisan)
 
19.4
 
39
J. Robert Stout (Nonpartisan)
 
18.4
 
37
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.5
 
3

Total votes: 201
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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
Guilford County North Carolina
Population 541,299 10,439,388
Land area (sq mi) 645 48,623
Race and ethnicity**
White 49.1% 63.3%
Black/African American 34% 20.6%
Asian 5.2% 3.2%
Native American 0.4% 1%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.2%
Other (single race) 4% 4.8%
Multiple 7.3% 7.1%
Hispanic/Latino 9.8% 10.9%
Education
High school graduation rate 90.3% 89.7%
College graduation rate 38.1% 34.7%
Income
Median household income $66,027 $69,904
Persons below poverty level 15.2% 13.2%
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 2018-2023).
**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

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