1997 Durham mayoral election

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Durham mayoral election, 1997
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Candidate Nick Tennyson Ike Robinson
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote15,90613,149
Percentage54.49%45.05%
Mayor before election

Sylvia Kerckhoff

Elected mayor

Nick Tennyson
Republican

The 1997 Durham mayoral election was held on November 4, 1997, to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. It saw the election of Nick Tennyson.

Contents

Incumbent mayor Sylvia Kerckhoff did not seek reelection.

Results

Primary

The date of the primary was October 7, 1997. [1]

Primary results [1]
CandidateVotes %
Isaac "Ike" Robinson7,18846.40
Nick Tennyson 7,03645.42
J.F. "Jerry" Lecky5923.82
Ralph M. McKinney Jr.5293.41
Matthew Edwin Libby1470.95
Total votes15,492

General election

General election results [2]
CandidateVotes %
Nick Tennyson 15,90654.49
Isaac "Ike" Robinson13,14945.05
Write ins1340.46
Total votes29,189

References

  1. 1 2 "OFFICIAL CANVAS CITY OF DURHAM MUNICIPAL PRIMARY OCTOBER 7, 1997" (PDF). Durham County. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  2. ↑ "CITY OF DURHAM-MUNICIPAL ELECTION- NOVEMBER 4, 1997" (PDF). Durham County. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
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