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Tonya McDaniel
Tonya McDaniel (Democratic Party) is a member of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina, representing District A. She assumed office on December 3, 2018. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026.
McDaniel (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners to represent District A in North Carolina. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
McDaniel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Forsyth County, North Carolina (2022)
General election
General election for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A (2 seats)
Incumbent Tonya McDaniel and Malishai Woodbury defeated Michael R. Owens and Reginald Reid in the general election for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tonya McDaniel (D)  | 39.6 | 21,050 |
| ✔ |  | Malishai Woodbury (D) | 37.7 | 20,039 |
| Michael R. Owens (R) | 12.2 | 6,484 | ||
| Reginald Reid (R) | 10.6 | 5,647 | ||
| Total votes: 53,220 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A (2 seats)
Incumbent Tonya McDaniel and Malishai Woodbury defeated incumbent Fleming El-Amin, Phil Carter, and Gardenia Henley in the Democratic primary for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tonya McDaniel | 27.4 | 3,413 |
| ✔ | | Malishai Woodbury | 23.8 | 2,967 |
| Fleming El-Amin | 23.1 | 2,879 | ||
| Phil Carter | 15.9 | 1,984 | ||
 | Gardenia Henley | 9.7 | 1,212 | |
| Total votes: 12,455 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Michael R. Owens and Reginald Reid advanced from the Republican primary for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A.
2018
General election
General election for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A (2 seats)
Tonya McDaniel and incumbent Fleming El-Amin won election in the general election for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tonya McDaniel (D) | 57.8 | 25,971 |
| ✔ | Fleming El-Amin (D) | 42.2 | 18,937 | |
| Total votes: 44,908 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A (2 seats)
Tonya McDaniel and incumbent Fleming El-Amin defeated incumbent Everette Witherspoon and Tony Lewis Burton III in the Democratic primary for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tonya McDaniel | 27.5 | 3,348 |
| ✔ | Fleming El-Amin | 25.3 | 3,077 | |
 | Everette Witherspoon | 24.0 | 2,915 | |
| Tony Lewis Burton III | 23.2 | 2,822 | ||
| Total votes: 12,162 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tonya McDaniel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McDaniel's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Employed with United Health Centers as the Public Affairs and Relations Officer, which operates the Federally Qualified Health Center.
McDaniel has three children and three grandchildren. In her spare time, she enjoys Zumba and playing Scrabble.
- Maintaining Forsyth County Property Tax Rates
- Building Back Better Together Forsyth County District A
- Investing in Education and Safety
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See also
2022 Elections
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