Richard Watts

Richard Watts

Democratic Party

Candidate, Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large

Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

3

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Next election

March 3, 2026

Richard Watts (Democratic Party) is an at-large member of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools school board in North Carolina. He assumed office on January 5, 2023. His current term ends in 2026.

Watts (Democratic Party) is running for re-election for an at-large seat of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools school board in North Carolina. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.^[source]

Elections

2026

See also: Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2026)

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large (3 seats)

Jason Lucero (R) and Michael Quinones (R) are running in the general election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Jason Lucero (R)
	Submit photo	Michael Quinones (R)

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large (3 seats)

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Richard Watts
		Valerie Brockenbrough
	Submit photo	Vondell Davis
	Submit photo	Donald Dunn
	Submit photo	Frank James
	Submit photo	Gwendolyn Johnson
		Ronda Mays
	Submit photo	Henry McCarthy
		Elisabeth Motsinger
		Linda Winikoff

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Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled. Jason Lucero (R) and Michael Quinones (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large without appearing on the ballot.

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2022

See also: Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2022)

General election

General election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deanna Frazier Kaplan (D)	18.1	66,900
✔	Submit photo	Sabrina Coone (D)	17.7	65,417
✔	Submit photo	Richard Watts (D)	17.6	65,288
		Sarah Absher (R)	15.1	55,785
		Allen Daniel (R)	14.5	53,721
	Submit photo	Michael Hardman (R)	14.5	53,481
	Submit photo	Regina Garner (L)	2.6	9,484

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 370,076
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large (3 seats)

Incumbent Deanna Frazier Kaplan, Richard Watts, and Sabrina Coone defeated Kimberly Stone in the Democratic primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deanna Frazier Kaplan	29.2	14,626
✔	Submit photo	Richard Watts	28.0	14,019
✔	Submit photo	Sabrina Coone	23.8	11,932
	Submit photo	Kimberly Stone	19.0	9,523

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,100
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Absher	20.0	9,901
✔	Submit photo	Michael Hardman	19.7	9,757
✔		Allen Daniel	15.2	7,535
	Submit photo	Robert Nunzio Capizzi	14.6	7,218
	Submit photo	Carolyn Albright	13.2	6,530
	Submit photo	Tabitha Hackett	10.9	5,390
	Submit photo	Millie Williams	6.6	3,273

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,604
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2026

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