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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the100 largest cities in America by population and thelargest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in allstate capitals.

This page includes the following resources:

• Thecity governments covered by Ballotpedia in North Carolina
• An overview oflocal elections in North Carolina
• An overview of theinitiative process in North Carolina

Cities

City government

Click the links in the table below for information about the cities in Ballotpedia'scoverage scope and thecounty governments that overlap those cities:

According to a 2022 study from theU.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 100 counties, 552 cities, towns, and villages, and 313 special districts.^[1]

Elections

Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state;click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.

2025

See also:United States municipal elections, 2025 andSchool board elections, 2025

• Charlotte, North Carolina -Mayor and city council
• Durham, North Carolina -Mayor and city council
• Greensboro, North Carolina -Mayor and city council
• Guilford County, North Carolina - Sedgefield Sanitary District
• All local elections by county
• North Carolina school board elections

2024

See also:United States municipal elections, 2024 andSchool board elections, 2024

• Raleigh, North Carolina -Mayor and city council
• Winston-Salem, North Carolina -Mayor and city council
• Durham County, North Carolina - Register of deeds, board of commissioners, soil and water conservation district, district court judges, and superior court judges
• Forsyth County, North Carolina - Register of deeds, board of commissioners, soil and water conservation district, districts court judges, and superior court judges
• Guilford County, North Carolina - Register of deeds, board of commissioners, soil and water conservation district, districts court judges, and superior court judges
• Mecklenburg County, North Carolina - Register of deeds, board of commissioners, soil and water conservation district, and district court judges
• Wake County, North Carolina - Register of deeds, board of commissioners, soil and water conservation district, districts court judges, and superior court judges
• All other local elections by county
• North Carolina school board elections

2023

See also:United States municipal elections, 2023 andSchool board elections, 2023

• Charlotte, North Carolina -Mayor and city council
• Durham, North Carolina -Mayor and city council
• Guilford County, North Carolina - Sedgefield Sanitary District
• North Carolina school board elections

2022

See also:United States municipal elections, 2022 andSchool board elections, 2022

• Charlotte, North Carolina -Mayor and city council
• Greensboro, North Carolina -Mayor and city council
• Raleigh, North Carolina -Mayor and city council
• Durham County, North Carolina - District attorney, sheriff, soil and water district board, clerk of superior court, district court judges, and superior court judge
• Forsyth County, North Carolina - District attorney, sheriff, county commissioners, soil and water district board, clerk of superior court, district court judges, and superior court judge
• Guilford County, North Carolina - District attorney, sheriff, county commissioners, soil and water district board, clerk of superior court, district court judges, and superior court judge
• Mecklenburg County, North Carolina - District attorney, sheriff, county commissioners, soil and water district board, clerk of superior court, district court judges, and superior court judges
• Wake County, North Carolina - District attorney, sheriff, county commissioners, soil and water district board, clerk of superior court, district court judges, and superior court judge
• North Carolina school board elections

2021

See also:United States municipal elections, 2021 andSchool board elections, 2021

• Durham, North Carolina -Mayor and city council
• Guilford County, North Carolina - Special districts
• North Carolina school board elections

2020

See also:United States municipal elections, 2020 andSchool board elections, 2020

• Winston-Salem, North Carolina -Mayor, city council
• Durham County, North Carolina - County commissioners, register of deeds, soil and water conservation district supervisor, judicial offices
• Forsyth County, North Carolina - County commissioners, clerk of superior court (special election), judicial offices, register of deeds, soil and water conservation district supervisor
• Guilford County, North Carolina - County commissioners, register of deeds, judicial offices, soil and water conservation district supervisor
• Mecklenburg County, North Carolina - County commissioners, register of deeds, soil and water conservation district, judicial offices
• Wake County, North Carolina - County commissioners, judicial offices, register of deeds, soil and water conservation district supervisor
• North Carolina school board elections

Initiative process availability

See also:Laws governing local ballot measures in North Carolina

State lawNC Gen. Stat. Section 160A-104 mandates an initiative process for citizens to propose and vote on charter amendments regarding specific subject matters outlined inNC Gen. Stat. Section 160A-101.

State law does not grant ordinance initiative power to all cities. However, theNorth Carolina General Assembly has granted initiative power to certain cities, such asRaleigh andGreensboro, through special acts. In any city where an initiative has been made available,NC Gen. Stat. Section 159-17 states, "The adoption and amendment of the budget ordinance or any project ordinance and the levy of taxes in the budget ordinance are not subject to the provisions of any city charter or local act concerning initiative or referendum."^[2][3][4]

See also

North Carolina	Municipal government	Other local coverage
North Carolina North Carolina elections, 2025 Public policy in North Carolina Endorsers in North Carolina	Top counties 100 largest cities Current mayors Current council officials	2025 municipal elections School board elections, 2025 Local ballot measure elections in 2025 2025 local judicial elections

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• North Carolina municipal code library
• North Carolina state government website

Footnotes

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