Editing Jonathan Lambert-Melton

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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Jonathan-lambert-melton.jpg|204x204px]]
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!Office
|[[Raleigh City Council]], At-Large
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!Term started
|December 2019
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!Education
|North Carolina State University<br />North Carolina Central University
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!Profession
|Attorney
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'''Jonathan Lambert-Melton''' is an at-large member of the [[Raleigh City Council]]. He was first elected to the council in 2019 and is a candidate for an at-large seat on the Wake County Board of Commissioners in the 2026 election.<ref>{{cite web |title=City Council: Jonathan Melton |url=https://raleighnc.gov/city-council/jonathan-melton |website=City of Raleigh |access-date=January 26, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Here are the 2026 candidates for Wake County commissioner, sheriff, DA and more |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article313151451.html |website=The News & Observer |date=December 19, 2025 |access-date=January 31, 2026}}</ref>
== Raleigh City Council ==
Melton was elected to an at-large seat on the Raleigh City Council in the October 2019 municipal election. He has since been reelected and has served continuously since December 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=City Council: Jonathan Melton |url=https://raleighnc.gov/city-council/jonathan-melton |website=raleighnc.gov |publisher=City of Raleigh |access-date=January 26, 2026}}</ref>

== 2026 Wake County Board of Commissioners candidacy ==
In 2025, Melton announced his candidacy for one of the at-large seats on the Wake County Board of Commissioners in the 2026 election.<ref>{{cite web |title=Here are the 2026 candidates for Wake County commissioner, sheriff, DA and more |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article313151451.html |website=The News & Observer |date=December 19, 2025 |access-date=January 31, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Who's running for Wake County Board of Commissioners in 2026 |url=https://indyweek.com/news/whos-running-wake-county-board-of-commissioners/ |website=Indy Week |date=December 21, 2025 |access-date=January 31, 2026}}</ref>
== Biography ==
Melton moved to Raleigh in 2004 to attend [[North Carolina State University]], where he earned a bachelor's degree in 2008. He later attended the [[North Carolina Central University]] School of Law and received a Juris Doctor degree in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=City Council: Jonathan Melton |url=https://raleighnc.gov/city-council/jonathan-melton |website=raleighnc.gov |publisher=City of Raleigh |access-date=January 26, 2026}}</ref>

Melton is a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in family law. He is a partner at the law firm Gailor Hunt Davis Taylor & Gibbs, PLLC, where he has practiced family law since 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jonathan Melton Profile |url=https://www.gailorhunt.com/attorneys/jonathan-melton/ |website=gailorhunt.com |publisher=Gailor Hunt Davis Taylor & Gibbs, PLLC |access-date=January 26, 2026}}</ref>

== Electoral history ==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Raleigh City Council At-Large Election Results
|-
! Year
! Office
! Candidate
! Votes
! %
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=11/05/2024 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - WAKE |url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2024&county_id=92&office=LOC&contest=920016 |website=ncsbe.gov |publisher=North Carolina State Board of Elections |access-date=January 26, 2026}}</ref>
| rowspan="7" | At-Large
| '''Stormie Forte (inc.)'''
| '''99,480'''
| '''28.75%'''
|-
| '''Jonathan Melton (inc.)'''
| '''84,244'''
| '''24.35%'''
|-
|James Bledsoe
|48,776
|14.10%
|-
|Reeves Peeler
|34,108
|9.86%
|-
|Katie Pate
|32,174
|9.30%
|-
|Joshua Bradley
|26,583
|7.68%
|-
|Robert Steele, Jr.
|18,129
|5.24%
|-
| colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2022<ref>{{cite web |title=11/08/2022 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - WAKE |url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2022&county_id=92&office=LOC&contest=920018 |website=ncsbe.gov |publisher=North Carolina State Board of Elections |access-date=January 26, 2026}}</ref>
| rowspan="7" | At-Large
| '''Stormie Forte'''
| '''61,026'''
| '''23.21%'''
|-
| '''Jonathan Melton (inc.)'''
| '''50,539'''
| '''19.22%'''
|-
|Anne Franklin
|38,975
|14.82%
|-
|John Odom
|36,700
|13.96%
|-
|James Bledsoe
|31,257
|11.89%
|-
|Portia Rochelle
|25,256
|9.60%
|-
|Joshua Bradley
|18,143
|6.90%
|-
| colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2019<ref>{{cite web |title=10/08/2019 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS - WAKE |url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=10/08/2019&county_id=92&office=LOC&contest=920008 |website=ncsbe.gov |publisher=North Carolina State Board of Elections |access-date=January 26, 2026}}</ref>
| rowspan="6" | At-Large
| '''Nicole Stewart (inc.)'''
| '''30,916'''
| '''33.73%'''
|-
| '''Jonathan Melton'''
| '''21,153'''
| '''23.08%'''
|-
|Russ Stephenson
|17,798
|19.42%
|-
|Portia Rochelle
|11,432
|12.47%
|-
|Carlie Spencer
|5,491
|5.99%
|-
|James Bledsoe
|4,474
|4.88%
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:Raleigh City Council members]]