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Wake County Public School System, North Carolina, elections (2022)
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Nine seats on the Wake County Public School System school board in North Carolina were up for general election on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was July 15, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
District 1
General election
General election for Wake County Public School System, District 1
Cheryl Caulfield defeated Ben Clapsaddle in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cheryl Caulfield (Nonpartisan)  | 58.5 | 24,776 |
 | Ben Clapsaddle (Nonpartisan) | 40.7 | 17,240 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 334 | ||
| Total votes: 42,350 | |||
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District 2
General election
General election for Wake County Public School System, District 2
Incumbent Monika Johnson-Hostler defeated Monica Ruiz and Dorian Hamilton in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Monika Johnson-Hostler (Nonpartisan) | 45.3 | 20,092 |
 | Monica Ruiz (Nonpartisan) | 43.4 | 19,287 | |
| Dorian Hamilton (Nonpartisan) | 10.6 | 4,700 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 322 | ||
| Total votes: 44,401 | |||
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District 3
General election
General election for Wake County Public School System, District 3
Wing Ng defeated Doug Hammack and Brooks Lowe in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Wing Ng (Nonpartisan) | 49.3 | 25,850 |
 | Doug Hammack (Nonpartisan) | 41.5 | 21,736 | |
| Brooks Lowe (Nonpartisan) | 8.7 | 4,559 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 263 | ||
| Total votes: 52,408 | |||
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District 4
General election
General election for Wake County Public School System, District 4
Incumbent Tara Waters defeated Becky Lew-Hobbs, Michael T. Williams, and Daniel Grant-King in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tara Waters (Nonpartisan) | 63.3 | 21,055 |
 | Becky Lew-Hobbs (Nonpartisan) | 21.2 | 7,039 | |
| Michael T. Williams (Nonpartisan) | 9.8 | 3,258 | ||
| Daniel Grant-King (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 1,691 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 231 | ||
| Total votes: 33,274 | |||
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District 5
General election
General election for Wake County Public School System, District 5
Lynn Edmonds defeated Jackie Boegel, Dawn Townsend, and Ross Beamon in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lynn Edmonds (Nonpartisan) | 53.6 | 22,087 |
| Jackie Boegel (Nonpartisan) | 29.1 | 12,004 | ||
| Dawn Townsend (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 4,290 | ||
| Ross Beamon (Nonpartisan) | 5.8 | 2,382 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 423 | ||
| Total votes: 41,186 | |||
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District 6
General election
General election for Wake County Public School System, District 6
Sam Hershey defeated Chad Stall, Patrice Nealon, Mary-Lewis Freeman, and Dajma Livingston in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sam Hershey (Nonpartisan) | 48.5 | 21,185 |
 | Chad Stall (Nonpartisan) | 16.7 | 7,294 | |
 | Patrice Nealon (Nonpartisan) | 16.3 | 7,140 | |
| Mary-Lewis Freeman (Nonpartisan) | 9.9 | 4,318 | ||
 | Dajma Livingston (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 3,527 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 213 | ||
| Total votes: 43,677 | |||
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District 7
General election
General election for Wake County Public School System, District 7
Incumbent Chris Heagarty defeated Jacob Arthur and Katie Long in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chris Heagarty (Nonpartisan) | 52.4 | 22,746 |
 | Jacob Arthur (Nonpartisan) | 25.9 | 11,227 | |
 | Katie Long (Nonpartisan) | 21.2 | 9,183 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 217 | ||
| Total votes: 43,373 | |||
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District 8
General election
General election for Wake County Public School System, District 8
Incumbent Lindsay Mahaffey defeated Steve Bergstrom in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lindsay Mahaffey (Nonpartisan) | 59.9 | 27,268 |
 | Steve Bergstrom (Nonpartisan) | 39.4 | 17,939 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 310 | ||
| Total votes: 45,517 | |||
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District 9
General election
General election for Wake County Public School System, District 9
Tyler Swanson defeated Michele Morrow and Tara Ann Cartwright in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 9 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tyler Swanson (Nonpartisan) | 55.8 | 28,570 |
 | Michele Morrow (Nonpartisan) | 35.6 | 18,251 | |
| Tara Ann Cartwright (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 4,127 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 262 | ||
| Total votes: 51,210 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: North Carolina elections, 2022
May 17, 2022
- United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2022
- North Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022
- North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
- North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2022
- North Carolina intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Durham County, North Carolina (2022)
- Durham Public Schools, North Carolina, elections (2022)
- Johnston County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2022)
- Municipal elections in Wake County, North Carolina (2022)
July 26, 2022
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2022
- North Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022
- North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
- North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2022
- North Carolina intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Durham County, North Carolina (2022)
- City elections in Raleigh, North Carolina (2022)
- Mayoral election in Raleigh, North Carolina (2022)
- Johnston County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2022)
- Municipal elections in Wake County, North Carolina (2022)
- Durham County, North Carolina, Community College Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Durham County, North Carolina, Museum of Life and Science Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Durham County, North Carolina, School Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Raleigh, North Carolina, Park and Recreational Facilities Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Wake County, North Carolina, Community College Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Wake County, North Carolina, School Bond Measure (November 2022)
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