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Wake County Public School System, North Carolina, elections (2024)

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Wake County Public School System elections
General election date
November 5, 2024
Enrollment ('22-'23)
159,778 students

Five seats on the Wake County Public School System school board in North Carolina were up for general election on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was July 19, 2024.

Elections

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Candidates and results

District 3

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 3

Incumbent Wing Ng defeated Jordyne Blaise in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Wing Ng (Nonpartisan)
 
50.3
 
35,279
Image of Jordyne Blaise
Jordyne Blaise (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
49.1
 
34,463
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
463

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 70,205
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District 4

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 4

Incumbent Toshiba Rice defeated Michael T. Williams, Robert Morales Vergara (Unofficially withdrew), and Sean Callan in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 4 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Toshiba Rice (Nonpartisan)
 
65.0
 
31,965
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Michael T. Williams (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
18.6
 
9,139
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Robert Morales Vergara (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew) Candidate Connection
 
9.9
 
4,890
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Sean Callan (Nonpartisan)
 
5.6
 
2,737
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
478

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 49,209
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District 5

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 5

Incumbent Lynn Edmonds defeated Ted Hills in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 5 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Lynn Edmonds (Nonpartisan)
 
68.2
 
38,542
Image of Ted Hills
Ted Hills (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
30.9
 
17,476
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
498

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 56,516
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District 6

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 6

Incumbent Sam Hershey defeated Josh Points in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 6 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Sam Hershey (Nonpartisan)
 
69.4
 
39,865
Image of Josh Points
Josh Points (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
29.8
 
17,104
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
495

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 57,464
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District 8

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 8

Incumbent Lindsay Mahaffey defeated Elizabeth McDuffie in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 8 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Lindsay Mahaffey (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
58.9
 
36,872
Image of Elizabeth McDuffie
Elizabeth McDuffie (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
40.5
 
25,346
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
427

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 62,645
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About the district

See also: Wake County Public School System, North Carolina

The Wake County Public School System is located in Wake County, North Carolina. The district served 159,778 students during the 2022-2023 school year.[1]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed June 26, 2024
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