1981 Durham mayoral election

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Durham mayoral election, 1981
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Candidate Charles Markham Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr.
Party nonpartisan candidate Nonpartisan
Popular vote7,7996,825
Percentage53.33%46.67%
Mayor before election

Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr.
Republican

Elected mayor

Charles Markham

The 1981 Durham mayoral election was held on November 3, 1981, to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. It saw the election of Charles Markham, who unseated incumbent mayor Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr.

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Results

Primary

The date of the primary was October 6. [1]

Candidate Jim Farthing had withdrawn on September 21, but remained on the ballot and received votes. [1]

Primary results [1]
CandidateVotes%
Charles Markham 4,27552.12
Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr. (incumbent)3,54243.19
B. R. Dunn2963.61
Jim Farthing withdrawn891.09
Total votes8,202

General election

General election results [2]
CandidateVotes%
Charles Markham 7,79953.33
Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr. (incumbent)6,82546.67
Total votes14,624

References

  1. 1 2 3 "ABSTRACT OF VOTERS CAST AT A MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION FOR MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL WARD 1, CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE ON OCTOBER 6, 1981 IN CITY OF DURHAM DURHAM COUNTY , STATE OF N CAROLINA, AT THE PLACES APPOINTED BY LAW FOR HOLDING ELECTIONS IN SAID COUNTY" (PDF). Durham County. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  2. ↑ "ABSTRACT OF VOTERS CAST AT A MUNICIPAL General ELECTION FOR MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL WARD 1, CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE ON November 3, 1981 IN CITY OF DURHAM DURHAM COUNTY , STATE OF N CAROLINA, AT THE PLACES APPOINTED BY LAW FOR HOLDING ELECTIONS IN SAID COUNTY" (PDF). Durham County. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
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