Stormie Forte
2022 - Present
2026
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Stormie Forte is an at-large member of the Raleigh City Council in North Carolina. She assumed office on December 5, 2022. Her current term ends in 2026.
Forte ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Raleigh City Council in North Carolina. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Forte is an attorney and a licensed real estate agent. She earned a bachelor's degree in sociology and a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling and psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She went on to receive her J.D. degree from North Carolina Central University's School of Law. At the time of her appointment to city council, Forte was the principal at a small business and economic development consulting company, as well as a partner at a political campaign consulting firm. She has also hosted a local radio talk show.[1] When she was appointed, Forte became the first Black woman to serve on the Raleigh City Council.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Raleigh, North Carolina (2024)
General election
General election for Raleigh City Council At-large (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Raleigh City Council At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stormie Forte (Nonpartisan) | 28.7 | 99,779 |
| ✔ |  | Jonathan Melton (Nonpartisan)  | 24.3 | 84,441 |
 | James Bledsoe (Nonpartisan) | 14.1 | 48,990 | |
 | Reeves Peeler (Nonpartisan) | 9.9 | 34,214 | |
| Katherine Pate (Nonpartisan) | 9.3 | 32,423 | ||
 | Joshua Bradley (Nonpartisan) | 7.7 | 26,727 | |
| Robert Steele Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 5.2 | 18,230 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 2,541 | ||
| Total votes: 347,345 | |||
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Endorsements
Forte received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: City elections in Raleigh, North Carolina (2022)
General election
General election for Raleigh City Council At-large (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Raleigh City Council At-large on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stormie Forte (Nonpartisan) | 23.2 | 61,026 |
| ✔ | | Jonathan Melton (Nonpartisan) | 19.2 | 50,539 |
 | Anne Franklin (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 38,975 | |
 | John Odom (Nonpartisan) | 14.0 | 36,700 | |
| James Bledsoe (Nonpartisan) | 11.9 | 31,257 | |
 | Portia Wilson Rochelle (Nonpartisan) | 9.6 | 25,256 | |
| Joshua Bradley (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 18,143 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1,069 | ||
| Total votes: 262,965 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Stormie Forte did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Raleigh City Council At-large 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Saige Martin |
Raleigh City Council District D 2020-2022 |
Succeeded by Jane Harrison |
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