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Municipal elections in Durham County, North Carolina (2018)

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2018 Durham County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: February 28, 2018
Primary election: May 8, 2018
General election: November 6, 2018
Election stats
Offices up: District attorney, County sheriff, Clerk of court, Soil & water conservation district supervisor, local judicial positions
Total seats up: 18
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2018
Durham County, North Carolina, held general elections for district attorney, county sheriff, clerk of court, soil & water conservation district supervisor, and local judicial positions on November 6, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on May 8, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was February 28, 2018.

Elections

District attorney

General election

Durham County District Attorney

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
OfficeDemocratic Party DemocraticRepublican Party RepublicanOther
North Carolina 16th Prosecutorial District Attorney

Green check mark transparent.pngSatana Deberry


Democratic Primary

☐Democratic PartyRoger Echols (i)
☑Democratic PartySatana Deberry
☐Democratic PartyDaniel Meier

Sheriff

General election

Durham County Sheriff

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
OfficeDemocratic Party DemocraticRepublican Party RepublicanOther
Durham County Sheriff

Green check mark transparent.pngClarence Birkhead


Democratic Primary

☐Democratic PartyMichael Andrews (i)
☑Democratic PartyClarence Birkhead

Clerk of Superior Court

General election

Durham County Clerk of Court

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
OfficeDemocratic Party DemocraticRepublican Party RepublicanOther
Durham County Clerk of Superior Court

Green check mark transparent.pngArchie Smith III (i)


Democratic Primary

☑Democratic PartyArchie Smith III (i)

Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor

The filing period began on June 11, 2018, for this position. The candidate filing ended on July 6, 2018.[1]

General election (two-seats)

General election candidates

Judicial

The filing period began on June 18, 2018, for judicial races. The candidate filing ended on June 29, 2018.[2]

Due to legislation passed by theGeneral Assembly of North Carolina in 2018 and a series of subsequent lawsuits, judicial primaries were canceled for 2018. To learn more, clickhere.

1st Superior Court

District 1 (seat 1)

General election candidates

District 1 (seat 2)

General election candidates

District 2

General election candidates

District 7A

General election candidates

District 9 (seat 1)

General election candidates

District 9 (seat 2)

General election candidates

District 14B (seat 1)

General election candidates

District 14B (seat 2)

General election candidates

District 14B (seat 3)

General election candidates

District court

Seat 1

General election candidates

Seat 2

General election candidates

Seat 3

General election candidates

  • Pat Evans  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔

Seat 4

General election candidates

Seat 5

General election candidates

Seat 6

General election candidates

Additional elections on the ballot

See also:North Carolina elections, 2018

About the county

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by theUnited States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Durham County, North Carolina
Durham CountyNorth Carolina
Population267,5879,535,483
Land area (sq mi)28648,622
Race and ethnicity**
White51.9%68.7%
Black/African American36.5%21.4%
Asian4.9%2.9%
Native American0.2%1.2%
Pacific Islander0%0.1%
Other (single race)3.4%3.1%
Multiple3.1%2.7%
Hispanic/Latino13.5%9.4%
Education
High school graduation rate88.4%87.8%
College graduation rate48.2%31.3%
Income
Median household income$60,958$54,602
Persons below poverty level15.2%14.7%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau,"Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau,"American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the censushere.


Pivot Counties

See also:Pivot Counties by state

Six of 100 North Carolina counties—6 percent—arePivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted forBarack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and forDonald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
CountyTrump margin of victory in 2016Obama margin of victory in 2012Obama margin of victory in 2008
Bladen County, North Carolina9.39%1.97%2.07%
Gates County, North Carolina9.07%4.11%5.22%
Granville County, North Carolina2.49%4.54%6.58%
Martin County, North Carolina0.43%4.65%4.64%
Richmond County, North Carolina9.74%2.95%1.50%
Robeson County, North Carolina4.27%17.41%13.78%

In the 2016 presidential election,Donald Trump (R) won North Carolina with 49.8 percent of the vote.Hillary Clinton (D) received 46.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, North Carolina voted Democratic 53.5 percent of the time and Republican 25 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, North Carolina voted Republican all five times with the exception of the 2008 presidential election.[3]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in North Carolina. Click[show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled byDaily Kos.[4][5]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 40 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 38.3 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 44 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won three districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 80 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 22.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 76 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 27.7 points. Trump won five districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.
2016 presidential results by state House district
DistrictObamaRomney2012 MarginClintonTrump2016 MarginParty Control
139.07%59.75%R+20.732.23%64.86%R+32.6R
245.36%53.77%R+8.441.98%55.70%R+13.7R
339.50%59.71%R+20.237.03%60.71%R+23.7R
434.52%64.80%R+30.332.81%65.32%R+32.5R
566.40%33.04%D+33.460.73%37.68%D+23.1D
641.31%57.70%R+16.437.74%59.79%R+22R
761.12%38.34%D+22.859.67%38.69%D+21D
844.59%54.67%R+10.144.25%53.51%R+9.3R
943.79%55.31%R+11.544.05%52.81%R+8.8R
1032.61%66.71%R+34.131.37%66.58%R+35.2R
1162.10%35.81%D+26.365.41%29.85%D+35.6D
1257.29%42.15%D+15.153.64%44.58%D+9.1D
1331.14%67.96%R+36.828.23%69.48%R+41.2R
1439.87%59.05%R+19.235.26%61.20%R+25.9R
1534.90%63.92%R+2928.94%67.59%R+38.7R
1636.25%62.86%R+26.631.07%66.35%R+35.3R
1736.26%62.94%R+26.732.62%65.00%R+32.4R
1862.39%36.46%D+25.956.14%40.55%D+15.6D
1940.85%57.94%R+17.141.19%55.45%R+14.3R
2039.49%59.33%R+19.840.58%55.60%R+15R
2165.25%34.32%D+30.962.68%35.99%D+26.7D
2243.73%55.60%R+11.939.83%58.67%R+18.8D
2362.89%36.74%D+26.260.17%38.60%D+21.6D
2474.47%25.04%D+49.472.60%25.66%D+46.9D
2538.23%60.96%R+22.735.91%61.84%R+25.9R
2638.98%59.91%R+20.937.76%59.07%R+21.3R
2766.33%33.28%D+3362.75%36.15%D+26.6D
2832.52%66.58%R+34.128.54%69.16%R+40.6R
2985.11%14.02%D+71.188.12%9.63%D+78.5D
3070.85%28.07%D+42.877.30%19.61%D+57.7D
3182.65%16.65%D+6683.75%14.17%D+69.6D
3265.02%34.58%D+30.461.76%36.76%D+25D
3381.34%17.53%D+63.881.09%15.94%D+65.2D
3462.78%35.76%D+2767.28%28.80%D+38.5D
3544.44%54.51%R+10.147.51%49.16%R+1.7R
3644.86%53.90%R+950.19%45.86%D+4.3R
3742.89%55.76%R+12.944.58%51.08%R+6.5R
3878.90%20.26%D+58.678.47%19.01%D+59.5D
3957.12%41.74%D+15.457.85%38.85%D+19D
4046.18%52.52%R+6.352.39%43.60%D+8.8D
4150.04%48.63%D+1.457.26%38.74%D+18.5D
4273.16%26.19%D+4771.85%25.66%D+46.2D
4367.66%31.73%D+35.964.79%32.77%D+32D
4451.66%47.45%D+4.250.97%45.97%D+5D
4543.67%55.55%R+11.939.47%57.82%R+18.3R
4642.45%56.86%R+14.435.55%63.04%R+27.5R
4758.64%40.32%D+18.345.40%52.38%R+7D
4867.88%31.42%D+36.560.08%38.08%D+22D
4946.75%52.19%R+5.454.02%42.19%D+11.8D
5057.85%40.99%D+16.958.33%38.67%D+19.7D
5140.42%58.52%R+18.136.86%60.20%R+23.3R
5236.18%63.11%R+26.934.94%62.15%R+27.2R
5340.43%58.68%R+18.237.83%59.61%R+21.8R
5452.55%46.52%D+653.78%43.36%D+10.4D
5539.63%59.55%R+19.933.67%64.12%R+30.5R
5676.58%21.93%D+54.781.22%15.78%D+65.4D
5773.72%25.56%D+48.273.89%23.97%D+49.9D
5877.83%21.42%D+56.478.39%19.21%D+59.2D
5940.94%58.07%R+17.143.10%54.02%R+10.9R
6078.79%20.56%D+58.277.66%20.26%D+57.4D
6141.22%57.90%R+16.743.79%53.30%R+9.5R
6243.41%55.66%R+12.246.55%50.23%R+3.7R
6343.77%55.31%R+11.543.91%53.48%R+9.6R
6441.50%57.66%R+16.240.64%56.88%R+16.2R
6539.24%59.93%R+20.734.18%63.90%R+29.7R
6650.14%49.07%D+1.144.86%52.75%R+7.9D
6731.16%67.81%R+36.625.66%72.18%R+46.5R
6836.03%63.07%R+2736.68%59.73%R+23.1R
6936.47%62.53%R+26.134.32%62.55%R+28.2R
7025.89%73.02%R+47.122.47%75.21%R+52.7R
7173.71%25.48%D+48.272.37%24.90%D+47.5D
7270.87%28.46%D+42.472.50%24.96%D+47.5D
7325.05%73.49%R+48.419.25%78.41%R+59.2R
7439.29%59.69%R+20.440.06%56.70%R+16.6R
7542.46%56.51%R+14.144.27%52.43%R+8.2R
7632.63%66.25%R+33.626.49%71.30%R+44.8R
7737.74%61.25%R+23.532.03%65.52%R+33.5R
7824.09%74.93%R+50.819.67%78.28%R+58.6R
7933.69%65.34%R+31.733.43%63.34%R+29.9R
8026.50%72.43%R+45.922.95%74.61%R+51.7R
8131.87%67.00%R+35.125.84%71.60%R+45.8R
8241.86%57.06%R+15.243.08%53.51%R+10.4R
8340.29%58.67%R+18.438.03%59.11%R+21.1R
8434.47%64.56%R+30.129.74%68.05%R+38.3R
8529.12%69.71%R+40.622.21%75.83%R+53.6R
8638.15%60.64%R+22.530.31%67.09%R+36.8R
8731.49%67.12%R+35.623.47%74.16%R+50.7R
8845.63%53.22%R+7.654.80%40.57%D+14.2D
8932.82%66.05%R+33.226.16%71.32%R+45.2R
9030.65%68.17%R+37.523.14%74.57%R+51.4R
9135.21%63.69%R+28.528.79%68.75%R+40R
9252.61%46.42%D+6.255.42%40.77%D+14.7D
9342.77%55.22%R+12.541.58%54.48%R+12.9R
9429.16%69.58%R+40.422.48%75.35%R+52.9R
9534.05%64.95%R+30.930.76%66.16%R+35.4R
9636.56%62.36%R+25.833.21%63.78%R+30.6R
9730.07%68.92%R+38.924.95%72.61%R+47.7R
9843.13%55.96%R+12.847.37%48.84%R+1.5R
9982.32%17.15%D+65.280.97%16.82%D+64.1D
10073.70%25.10%D+48.673.96%22.47%D+51.5D
10174.92%24.37%D+50.675.11%22.40%D+52.7D
10283.35%15.90%D+67.480.04%16.78%D+63.3D
10344.46%54.49%R+1047.72%49.05%R+1.3R
10443.47%55.67%R+12.252.29%43.74%D+8.5R
10542.40%56.77%R+14.449.86%46.71%D+3.1R
10685.84%13.48%D+72.484.91%13.08%D+71.8D
10780.29%18.93%D+61.478.80%18.56%D+60.2D
10838.42%60.50%R+22.134.04%63.24%R+29.2R
10940.80%58.27%R+17.537.73%59.48%R+21.7R
11035.30%63.74%R+28.430.10%67.87%R+37.8R
11135.81%63.24%R+27.429.81%68.35%R+38.5R
11232.80%66.12%R+33.324.47%73.43%R+49R
11337.58%61.29%R+23.734.83%62.59%R+27.8R
11473.38%25.18%D+48.273.93%23.07%D+50.9D
11548.12%50.52%R+2.447.29%49.54%R+2.2D
11643.61%55.12%R+11.544.41%52.24%R+7.8D
11736.77%62.07%R+25.335.57%61.42%R+25.8R
11841.50%57.02%R+15.532.52%64.60%R+32.1R
11947.93%50.40%R+2.540.80%55.45%R+14.7R
12030.12%68.56%R+38.423.73%73.79%R+50.1R
Total48.48%50.53%R+246.76%50.46%R+3.7-
Source:Daily Kos

See also

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