Municipal elections in Guilford County, North Carolina (2024)

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2024 Guilford County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 15, 2023 & July 5, 2024
Primary election: March 5, 2024
General election: November 5, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: Register of deeds, board of commissioners, soil and water conservation district, districts court judges, and superior court judges
Total seats up: 20
Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2024

Guilford County, North Carolina, held general elections for register of deeds, board of commissioners, soil and water conservation district, districts court judges, and superior court judges on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 5, 2024. Primaries in which fewer than two candidates filed were canceled. The filing deadline for the primary was December 15, 2023, and the filing deadline for the soil and water conservation district was July 5, 2024.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Offices up for election in 2024:

Register of deeds

General election

General election for Guilford County Register of Deeds

Incumbent Jeff Thigpen won election in the general election for Guilford County Register of Deeds on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jeff Thigpen (D)
 
100.0
 
193,270

Total votes: 193,270
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jeff Thigpen advanced from the Democratic primary for Guilford County Register of Deeds.

County commission

Guilford County Board of Commissioners general (November 5, 2024)

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Beth Murphy (i)  Candidate Connection

Tony Jacobelli  Candidate Connection

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngCarly Cooke (i)  Candidate Connection

Reece Walker

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Gray-Hill (i)

Maritza Gomez  Candidate Connection

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngSkip Alston (i)

Guilford County Board of Commissioners primary (March 5, 2024)

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Beth Murphy* (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTony Jacobelli*  Candidate Connection

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngCarly Cooke* (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngReece Walker*

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Gray-Hill* (i)

Demetria Carter
Green check mark transparent.pngMaritza Gomez  Candidate Connection

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngSkip Alston* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.



Special district offices

Soil and water conservation district supervisor

General election

General election for Guilford Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors

Incumbent Ray Briggs won election in the general election for Guilford Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ray Briggs
Ray Briggs (Nonpartisan)
 
97.8
 
174,376
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.2
 
4,004

Total votes: 178,380
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Judicial offices

Superior court

General election

Superior Court District 24 general election, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 24B

Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Reese (i)

Georgia Nixon  Candidate Connection

District 24E

Green check mark transparent.pngTonia Cutchin (i)

Primary

Superior Court District 24 primary, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 24B

Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Reese* (i)

Tab Hunter
Green check mark transparent.pngGeorgia Nixon  Candidate Connection

District 24E

Green check mark transparent.pngTonia Cutchin* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District court

General election

Primary

District Court 24 primary, 2024

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Seat 3

Green check mark transparent.pngAshley Watlington-Simms* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Seat 4

Green check mark transparent.pngCaroline Tomlinson-Pemberton* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Seat 5

Green check mark transparent.pngWalter Baker (i)
John Stone

The Republican primary was canceled.


Seat 6

Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Michelle Fletcher* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Seat 7

Green check mark transparent.pngAngela C. Foster* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Seat 8

Green check mark transparent.pngAngela Bullard Fox* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Seat 9

Green check mark transparent.pngTabatha Holliday Brewer* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Seat 10

Green check mark transparent.pngCharlene Armstrong
Moshera Mills

The Republican primary was canceled.


Seat 11

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Davis* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Seat 12

Green check mark transparent.pngKelvin Smith (i)
ShaKeta Berrie
Cynthia Hatfield

The Republican primary was canceled.


Seat 13

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Tomlin (i)
Gabriel Kussin

The Republican primary was canceled.


Seat 14

Green check mark transparent.pngTomakio Gause
Stephanie Goldsborough
William Hill

The Republican primary was canceled.



Additional elections on the ballot

See also: North Carolina elections, 2024


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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 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

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