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Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2022)
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Nine seats on the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools school board in North Carolina were up for general election on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 17, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 4, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
At-large
General election
General election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Deanna Frazier Kaplan (D) | 18.1 | 66,900 |
| ✔ | Sabrina Coone (D) | 17.7 | 65,417 | |
| ✔ | Richard Watts (D) | 17.6 | 65,288 | |
 | Sarah Absher (R)  | 15.1 | 55,785 | |
 | Allen Daniel (R) | 14.5 | 53,721 | |
| Michael Hardman (R) | 14.5 | 53,481 | ||
| Regina Garner (L) | 2.6 | 9,484 | ||
| Total votes: 370,076 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large (3 seats)
Incumbent Deanna Frazier Kaplan, Richard Watts, and Sabrina Coone defeated Kimberly Stone in the Democratic primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deanna Frazier Kaplan | 29.2 | 14,626 |
| ✔ | Richard Watts | 28.0 | 14,019 | |
| ✔ | Sabrina Coone | 23.8 | 11,932 | |
| Kimberly Stone | 19.0 | 9,523 | ||
| Total votes: 50,100 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sarah Absher | 20.0 | 9,901 |
| ✔ | Michael Hardman | 19.7 | 9,757 | |
| ✔ | | Allen Daniel | 15.2 | 7,535 |
| Robert Nunzio Capizzi | 14.6 | 7,218 | ||
| Carolyn Albright | 13.2 | 6,530 | ||
| Tabitha Hackett | 10.9 | 5,390 | ||
| Millie Williams | 6.6 | 3,273 | ||
| Total votes: 49,604 | |||
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District 1
General election
General election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 1 (2 seats)
Incumbent Alex B. Bohannon and Trevonia Brown-Gaither won election in the general election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex B. Bohannon (D) | 51.0 | 19,902 | |
| ✔ | Trevonia Brown-Gaither (D) | 49.0 | 19,101 | |
| Total votes: 39,003 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 1 (2 seats)
Trevonia Brown-Gaither and incumbent Alex B. Bohannon defeated Chenita Barber Johnson, Tarsha M. Shore, and Ricky Johnson Jr. in the Democratic primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 1 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Trevonia Brown-Gaither | 26.1 | 3,116 | |
| ✔ | Alex B. Bohannon | 25.9 | 3,082 | |
 | Chenita Barber Johnson | 24.2 | 2,885 | |
| Tarsha M. Shore | 12.5 | 1,488 | ||
| Ricky Johnson Jr. | 11.3 | 1,348 | ||
| Total votes: 11,919 | |||
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District 2
Note: Susan Miller replaced Stanley Elrod on the general election ballot after Elrod died.
General election
General election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 2 (4 seats)
Incumbent Leah Crowley, Susan Miller, Robert Barr, and Steve Wood defeated Jennifer Castillo in the general election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Leah Crowley (R) | 21.9 | 61,658 | |
| ✔ |  | Susan Miller (R) | 20.2 | 57,037 |
| ✔ |  | Robert Barr (R) | 20.2 | 56,920 |
| ✔ |  | Steve Wood (R) | 19.6 | 55,185 |
| Jennifer Castillo (D) | 18.1 | 50,956 | ||
| Total votes: 281,756 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Stanley M. Elrod (R)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jennifer Castillo advanced from the Democratic primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 2.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 2 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 2 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Barr | 14.3 | 9,269 |
| ✔ | Stanley M. Elrod | 14.1 | 9,123 | |
| ✔ | Leah Crowley | 12.1 | 7,823 | |
| ✔ | | Steve Wood | 11.6 | 7,483 |
 | Lida Calvert Hayes | 10.5 | 6,799 | |
| Susan Miller | 9.7 | 6,254 | |
| Holly W. Pegram | 9.0 | 5,802 | ||
| Jimmie Boyd | 7.5 | 4,831 | ||
| Jason Lucero | 7.2 | 4,645 | ||
| Yvonne Williams | 4.0 | 2,592 | ||
| Total votes: 64,621 | |||
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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 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina's 6th 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 Forsyth County, North Carolina (2022)
- Municipal elections in Guilford County, North Carolina (2022)
- Guilford County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2022)
- Guilford County, North Carolina, 0.25% Local Sales and Use Tax for School Construction and Bond Debt Repayment (May 2022)
- Guilford County, North Carolina, School Bond Measure (May 2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2022
- North Carolina's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina's 6th 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 Forsyth County, North Carolina (2022)
- Municipal elections in Guilford County, North Carolina (2022)
- Guilford County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2022)
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About the district
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is located in Forsyth County, North Carolina. The district served 52,681 students during the 2021-2022 school year.[1]
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