2001 Fayetteville, North Carolina mayoral election

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Fayetteville, North Carolina mayoral election, 2001
 1999November 6, 2001 2003  
 
Candidate Marshall Pitts Jr. Milo McBryde
Popular vote11,5489,061
Percentage55.85%43.82%

Mayor before election

Milo McBryde

Elected Mayor

Marshall Pitts Jr.
Democratic

The 2001 Fayetteville mayoral election took place on November 6, 2001 to elect the mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina. It saw the election of mayor Marshall Pitts Jr., who unseated incumbent mayor Milo McBryde, who had taken office following the death of

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Pitts became the city's first African American mayor.

Results

Primary

The primary was held October 9, 2001.

Primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Marshall Pitts Jr. 5,426 40.82
Nonpartisan Milo McBryde (incumbent) 3,948 29.70
Nonpartisan Johnny Dawkins3,58026.93
Nonpartisan Ronnie Lee Peele1491.12
Nonpartisan Edna M. Pickett1040.78
Nonpartisan Shawn E. Townsend620.47
Nonpartisan Leonard Hicks240.18

General election

General election results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Marshall Pitts Jr. 11,548 55.85
Nonpartisan Milo McBryde (incumbent)9,06143.82
Write-in Write-in680.33

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References

  1. "CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NC MUNICIPAL PRIMARY OCTOBER 9, 2009" (PDF). Cumberland County, NC. October 15, 2005. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  2. "CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NC MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS NOVEMBER 6, 2001" (PDF). Cumberland County, NC. November 10, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2019.