Spencer Merriweather
Spencer Merriweather (Democratic Party) is the North Carolina 26th Prosecutorial District Attorney. He assumed office on November 27, 2017. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Merriweather (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for North Carolina 26th Prosecutorial District Attorney. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Merriweather received a bachelor's degree from Princeton University and a law degree from the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill. From 2007 to 2017, he was an assistant district attorney in the Mecklenburg County district attorney's office. Gov. Roy Cooper (D) appointed Merriweather as district attorney in November 2017.[1][2][3]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (2022)
General election
General election for North Carolina 26th Prosecutorial District Attorney
Incumbent Spencer Merriweather won election in the general election for North Carolina 26th Prosecutorial District Attorney on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Spencer Merriweather (D) | 100.0 | 269,704 |
| Total votes: 269,704 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina 26th Prosecutorial District Attorney
Incumbent Spencer Merriweather defeated Timothy Emry in the Democratic primary for North Carolina 26th Prosecutorial District Attorney on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Spencer Merriweather | 70.5 | 48,523 |
 | Timothy Emry | 29.5 | 20,323 | |
| Total votes: 68,846 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for North Carolina 26th Prosecutorial District Attorney
Incumbent Spencer Merriweather won election in the general election for North Carolina 26th Prosecutorial District Attorney on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Spencer Merriweather (D) | 100.0 | 279,226 |
| Total votes: 279,226 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina 26th Prosecutorial District Attorney
Incumbent Spencer Merriweather defeated Toussaint Romain in the Democratic primary for North Carolina 26th Prosecutorial District Attorney on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Spencer Merriweather | 77.8 | 43,136 |
| Toussaint Romain | 22.2 | 12,302 | ||
| Total votes: 55,438 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ District Attorney's Office, "About the DA," accessed May 4, 2022
- ↑ [https://merriweatherforda.com/about-spencer/ Spencer Merriweather 2022 campaign website, "About Spencer," accessed May 4, 2022
- ↑ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencer-merriweather-37409571/ LinkedIn, "Spencer Merriweather," accessed May 4, 2022
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