Municipal elections in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (2024)
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| 2024 Mecklenburg 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, and district court judges |
| Total seats up: 23 |
| Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, held general elections for register of deeds, board of commissioners, soil and water conservation district, and district 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 Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds
Incumbent Fred Smith won election in the general election for Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Fred Smith (D) | 100.0 | 448,845 | |
| Total votes: 448,845 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Fred Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds.
County commission
General election
Mecklenburg Board of Commissioners general (November 5, 2024) |
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Primary
Mecklenburg Board of Commissioners primary (March 5, 2024) |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Special district offices
Soil and water conservation district supervisor
General election
General election for Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors
Mitchell Mullen defeated Lisa Rudisill and Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel in the general election for Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mitchell Mullen (Nonpartisan) | 43.1 | 199,727 |
 | Lisa Rudisill (Nonpartisan) | 32.5 | 150,609 | |
 | Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel (Nonpartisan) | 23.1 | 106,935 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 6,429 | ||
| Total votes: 463,700 | |||
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Judicial offices
District court
General election
District Court 26 general (November 5, 2024) |
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Primary election
District Court 26 primary (March 5, 2024) |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: North Carolina elections, 2024
March 5, 2024
- North Carolina's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- North Carolina's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
- North Carolina's 10th Congressional District election, 2024
- North Carolina's 12th Congressional District election, 2024
- North Carolina's 14th Congressional District election, 2024
- North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner election, 2024
- North Carolina Attorney General election, 2024
- North Carolina Auditor election, 2024
- North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2024
- North Carolina Insurance Commissioner election, 2024
- North Carolina Labor Commissioner election, 2024
- North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024
- North Carolina Secretary of State election, 2024
- North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2024
- North Carolina Treasurer election, 2024
- North Carolina State Senate elections, 2024
- North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
- North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2024
- North Carolina intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Cabarrus County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2024)
- Union County Public Schools, North Carolina, elections (2024)
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- North Carolina's 10th Congressional District election, 2024
- North Carolina's 12th Congressional District election, 2024
- North Carolina's 14th Congressional District election, 2024
- North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner election, 2024
- North Carolina Attorney General election, 2024
- North Carolina Auditor election, 2024
- North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2024
- North Carolina Insurance Commissioner election, 2024
- North Carolina Labor Commissioner election, 2024
- North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024
- North Carolina Secretary of State election, 2024
- North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2024
- North Carolina Treasurer election, 2024
- North Carolina State Senate elections, 2024
- North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
- North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2024
- North Carolina intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- North Carolina Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2024)
- Cabarrus County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2024)
- Union County Public Schools, North Carolina, elections (2024)
- Charlotte, North Carolina, Housing Bond Measure (November 2024)
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- Charlotte, North Carolina, Transportation Bond Measure (November 2024)
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | ||
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| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | |
| Population | 1,115,482 | 10,439,388 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 523 | 48,623 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 51.9% | 67.6% |
| Black/African American | 31.6% | 21.4% |
| Asian | 6.1% | 3% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 6% | 3.2% |
| Multiple | 4% | 3.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 13.4% | 9.5% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 90.5% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 45.8% | 32% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $69,240 | $56,642 |
| Persons below poverty level | 10.9% | 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
| Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | North Carolina | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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