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The March 3rd primary election for state and local races.
Partisan races include US Senate, US House, Durham Co Sheriff, DA, local judicial seats, Clerk of Court, etc.
However the School Board vote in March is the General Election (ie this is the final vote). This year, each of four districts will elect one School Board member. A map of the districts is here.
You can get a sample ballot (and make sure you are registered correctly) by looking yourself up on the state voter look-up. This sample ballot will take the guess work out of which school district applies to your address and registration.
Please let us know if you find this helpful and if it can be improved for future election pages.
election related events
election related events
Durham County Senior Democrats are hosting a forum for Districts 2 and 3 on Feb 6
Kids Voting Durham has a forum coming up Feb 11 (only kids get to talk, but others can attend)
Durham 4 All (and Carolina Forward) are hosting a forum Feb 12 to discuss issues facing schools but it isn’t clear if this is purely around the school board election or merely a chance for candidates to attend and voice their positions
Individual candidates are hosting meet and greet events and if you want to meet all candidates in your district. You may have to join their email lists to be notified.
Durham Law enforcement
Durham Law enforcement
Sheriff
Candidate Name Incumbent? Party Campaign Website
Clarence F. Birkhead, Y Democratic, No official campaign website
Johnny D. Hawkins Democratic https://jhawkinsfordurham.com/
District Attorney
(District 16)
Satana Deberry Y Democratic No official campaign website
Jonathan Wilson Democratic No official campaign website
US senate and house races
US senate and house races
US Senate
Candidate Name Incumbent? Party Campaign Website
Roy Cooper Democratic https://roycooper.com/
Daryl Trent Farrow Democratic No official campaign website
Justin Edward Dues Democratic No official campaign website
Robert John Colon Democratic No official campaign website
Orrick Romaine Quick Democratic No official campaign website
Marcus Whittman Williams Democratic No official campaign website
Shannon W. Bray Libertarian No official campaign website
Elizabeth Anne Temple Republican No official campaign website
Donald Mitchell (Don) Brown Jr. Republican No official campaign website
Michael David Whatley Republican No official campaign website
Margot Patrice Dupre Republican No official campaign website
Thomas Lee Johnson Republican No official campaign website
Michele Marie Morrow Republican No official campaign website
US House (4th District)
Valerie P. Foushee Y Democratic https://valeriefoushee.com/
Nida Allam Democratic https://nidaallam.com/
Mary Patterson Democratic No official campaign website
durham School board election
durham School board election
This is a non-partisan race. Therefore, this is the General election and this race will not be on the ballot in November.
Some of the issues facing the Board of Education, based on the questions INC Delegates asked the Superintendent last year:
Budget: What has been put in place to guard against “budget surprises” so we won’t have a fourth year of discovering big gaps? This year the budget gap was due to having lower enrollments than expected, and there is concern about further erosion in enrollments. How do we deal with federal funding changes?
Property issues: How are we doing on overcrowding / under capacity of schools, especially in rapidly growing areas? What is going on with the DSA move and what will happen to the old campus? When will Morehead Elementary get the promised repairs? Are all the funds from the last school bond gone? What will happen to the old Northern campus?
Reliability of transportation
Magnet Schools: Will there be a report card?
Teacher recruitment and retention
Candidates by District
District 1
Name Campaign Website
Natalie Bent Kitaif https://www.nbk4dps.com/
Dilcy Burton https://dilcy4durham.com/
Davit Melikian https://www.davitfordurham.com/
District 2
Nadeen Bir https://nadeen4durham.com/
Bettina Umstead (Incumbent) https://bettinaumstead.com/
Rachel Waltz https://www.rachelfordurhamschools.com/
District 3
Peter Crawford https://www.petefordurhamschools.com/
Gabby Rivero https://www.gabby4durham.com/
Lauren Sartain https://www.sartainforschools.com/
District 4
Xavier Cason https://www.vote4cason.com/
Jerome Leathers https://sites.google.com/view/jeromeleathersforschoolboard/home
Kristy Moore https://www.votekristymoorefordurham.org/
Judicial and clerk elections
Judicial and clerk elections
To review what we should have learned in high school:
Superior courts hear cases involving felony crimes, civil cases involving $25,000 or more, and appeals from district courts. This court “sits” (holds court) at least twice a year in each county of the state. In the busiest counties, several sessions may be held concurrently each week.
District courts handle serious, but lower level crimes, and civil cases between $10,000 - $25,000.
Magistrates hold court in both civil and criminal matters as officers of the district court under the authority of the chief district court judge. In the civil context, magistrates are generally assigned to preside over “small claims” court which hears disputes for claims under $10,000. For criminal matters, magistrates conduct certain preliminary proceedings and are authorized to dispose of some cases by pleas of guilt or by trial.
District Courts
District 16
Name Seat Campaign Website
David Hall (incumbent) Seat 1 No official campaign website
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Doretta Walker (incumbent) Seat 2 No official campaign website
Keith Bishop Seat 2 No official campaign website
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Kevin Jones (incumbent) Seat 3 No official campaign website
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Dorothy Mitchell (incumbent) Seat 4 No official campaign website
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Christy A Hamilton Malott Seat 5 No official campaign website
Clayton Jones Seat 5 No official campaign website
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Amanda Maris (incumbent) Seat 6 www.judgeamandamaris.com
Superior Court
16B
Ameshia Cooper Chester Seat 2 https://www.ameshiaforjudge.com/
Myra Griffin Seat 2 https://myraforjudge.com/
Clerk of Superior Court
A. Beverly Ellis- Maclin https://ellismaclin4clerk.com/
Aminah Thompson https://thompson4justice.com/
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