Sharon Hightower
2013 - Present
2025
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Sharon Hightower is a member of the Greensboro City Council in North Carolina, representing District 1. She assumed office in 2013. Her current term ends in 2025.
Hightower ran for re-election to the Greensboro City Council to represent District 1 in North Carolina. She lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Biography
Hightower attended East Carolina University and Liberty University.[1][2]
Hightower's experience includes work as a real estate paralegal and service as the president of the College Forest Neighborhood Watch, a precinct judge for the Guilford County Board of Elections, and a member of the executive board of the NAACP and the board of directors of the Evans Blount Community Health Center.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Greensboro, North Carolina (2025)
General election
General election for Greensboro City Council District 1
Crystal Black defeated incumbent Sharon Hightower in the general election for Greensboro City Council District 1 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Crystal Black (Nonpartisan) | 59.3 | 3,834 | |
 | Sharon Hightower (Nonpartisan) | 40.7 | 2,634 | |
| Total votes: 6,468 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sharon Hightower and Crystal Black advanced from the primary for Greensboro City Council District 1.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hightower in this election.
2022
See also: City elections in Greensboro, North Carolina (2022)
General election
General election for Greensboro City Council District 1
Incumbent Sharon Hightower defeated Felton Foushee in the general election for Greensboro City Council District 1 on July 26, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sharon Hightower (Nonpartisan) | 77.9 | 3,187 |
| Felton Foushee (Nonpartisan) | 21.6 | 884 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 4,089 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Greensboro City Council District 1
Incumbent Sharon Hightower and Felton Foushee defeated Timothy Kirkpatrick in the primary for Greensboro City Council District 1 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sharon Hightower (Nonpartisan) | 78.0 | 4,607 |
| ✔ | Felton Foushee (Nonpartisan) | 13.0 | 766 | |
| Timothy Kirkpatrick (Nonpartisan) | 9.1 | 537 | ||
| Total votes: 5,910 | |||
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2017
Greensboro, North Carolina, held a general election for mayor and all eight seats on the city council on November 7, 2017. A primary election was held on October 10, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 21, 2017.[3][4] Incumbent Sharon Hightower defeated Paula Ritter-Lipscomb in the general election for the District 1 seat on the Greensboro City Council.[5]
| Greensboro City Council, District 1 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sharon Hightower Incumbent |
84.47% | 4,161 |
| Paula Ritter-Lipscomb | 15.14% | 746 |
| Write-in votes | 0.39% | 19 |
| Total Votes | 4,926 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "11/07/2017 Official Municipal Election Results - Guilford," accessed November 22, 2017 | ||
Incumbent Sharon Hightower and Paula Ritter-Lipscomb defeated Devin King and Charles Patton Jr. in the primary election for the District 1 seat on the Greensboro City Council.[5]
| Greensboro City Council, District 1 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Sharon Hightower Incumbent |
78.30% | 1,934 |
| Paula Ritter-Lipscomb |
13.77% | 340 |
| Devin King | 4.62% | 114 |
| Charles Patton Jr. | 3.32% | 82 |
| Total Votes | 2,470 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "10/10/2017 Official Primary Election Results - Guilford," accessed October 27, 2017 | ||
Endorsements
Hightower received endorsements from the following in 2017:
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2015The city of Greensboro, North Carolina, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 7, 2015.[8] In the District 1 race, incumbent Sharon Hightower defeated T. Dianne Bellamy-Small in the general election on November 3, 2015.[9][10]
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sharon Hightower did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Sharon Hightower did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
In response to a question from the Greensboro News & Record about the most pressing issue the city council will face in 2018, Hightower said:
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To recruit a major industry for the Randolph County Megasite where the city has made significant water/sewer investment. That industry will have a great impact on business that can be located in East Greensboro and along the 421 corridor.[11] |
” |
| —Sharon Hightower (2017)[12] | ||
In response to a question about the greatest obstacle to the city's success, she said:
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Race and inclusion. The elephant in the room no one wants to tackle. Yet, it’s in the boardrooms and courtrooms. When we face this issue, we can be successful. Even though we live in the city where civil rights began, we still must have disparity studies, MWBE Program and racial profiling policies to establish fair treatment. Solution: Honest discussion and commitment to change.[11] |
” |
| —Sharon Hightower (2017)[12] | ||
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sharon Hightower - District 1 City Council, "Bio," accessed October 5, 2017
- ↑ City of Greensboro, North Carolina, "Sharon Hightower," accessed October 5, 2017
- ↑ Guilford County, North Carolina, "Offices for 2017 Municipal Elections," accessed July 5, 2017
- ↑ Guilford County, North Carolina, "Elected Officials - Guilford County, North Carolina," June 17, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Guilford County, NC, "Municipal General Candidates 2017," accessed July 21, 2017
- ↑ Rhino Times, "2017 City Council Primary Endorsements," October 5, 2017
- ↑ Replacements Ltd PAC, "2017 LGBT Primary Election Voter Guide," accessed October 5, 2017
- ↑ Guilford County Elections, "2014-15 Election Schedule," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ Guilford County Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed August 11, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "NC SBE Election Results", accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Greensboro News & Record, "District 1: Sharon Hightower," August 26, 2017
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Greensboro City Council District 1 2013-Present |
Succeeded by Crystal Black |
