1979 Durham mayoral election

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1979 Durham mayoral election
 1977November 6, 1979 1981  
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Nominee Harry E. Rodenhizer Margaret Q. Keller
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote9,6418,399
Percentage53.4%46.6%

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Precinct results
Rodenhizer:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Keller:      50–60%     60–70%     80–90%     ≥90%
     No votes

Mayor before election

Wade L. Cavin
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Harry E. Rodenhizer
Republican

The 1979 Durham mayoral election was held on November 6, 1979 to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. It saw the election of Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr., who unseated incumbent mayor Wade L. Cavin.

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Results

Primary

The date of the primary was October 9. [1]

Primary results [1]
CandidateVotes %
Margaret Q. Keller6,20134.18
Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr. 4,91127.07
Wade L. Cavin (incumbent)2,08911.51
Mort Levi withdrawn310.17
Total votes18,143

General election

General election results [2]
CandidateVotes %
Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr. 9,64153.44
Margaret Q. Keller8,39946.56
Total votes18,040

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References

  1. 1 2 "MAYOR CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE In the Municipal Primary on October 9, 1979" (PDF). Durham County. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  2. "1979_Municipal_General.pdf" (PDF). Durham County. Retrieved October 5, 2019.