Ro Lawsin

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Ro Lawsin ran for election to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education to represent District 1 in North Carolina. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Lawsin (Republican Party) also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 12th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on May 17, 2022.

Elections

2022

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education District 1

See also: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina, elections (2022)

General election

General election for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education District 1

Melissa Easley defeated incumbent Rhonda Cheek, Ro Lawsin, Bill Fountain, and Hamani Fisher in the general election for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melissa Easley (Nonpartisan)	30.3	18,843
		Rhonda Cheek (Nonpartisan)	23.7	14,744
	Submit photo	Ro Lawsin (Nonpartisan)	17.4	10,813
		Bill Fountain (Nonpartisan)	15.3	9,522
	Submit photo	Hamani Fisher (Nonpartisan)	12.5	7,803
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	551

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,276
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U.S. House North Carolina District 12

See also: North Carolina's 12th Congressional District election, 2022

North Carolina's 12th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Republican primary)

North Carolina's 12th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 12

Incumbent Alma Adams defeated Tyler Lee in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 12 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alma Adams (D)	62.7	140,494
		Tyler Lee (R)	37.3	83,414

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 223,908
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Diana Jimison (Independent)
• Vino Andrade (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 12

Incumbent Alma Adams defeated John Sharkey in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 12 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alma Adams	91.7	37,984
		John Sharkey	8.3	3,460

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,444
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 12

Tyler Lee defeated Andrew Huffman and Nalini Joseph in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 12 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tyler Lee	42.9	10,388
	Submit photo	Andrew Huffman	34.3	8,311
		Nalini Joseph	22.9	5,543

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,242
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joel Maxwell (R)
• Ro Lawsin (R)

Campaign themes

2022

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education District 1

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U.S. House North Carolina District 12

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