2011 Durham mayoral election

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Durham mayoral election, 2011
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  2009 November 8, 2011 2013  
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Candidate Bill Bell Sylvester Williams
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote18,8294,066
Percentage81.83%17.67%

Mayor before election

Bill Bell
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Bill Bell
Democratic

The 2011 Durham mayoral election was held on November 8, 2011, to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Bill Bell.

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Results

Primary

The date of the primary was October 11, 2011. [1]

General election results [1]
CandidateVotes %
Bill Bell (incumbent)9,38080.81
Sylvester Williams8897.66
Joe W. Bowser8677.47
Ralph Madison McKinney, Jr.4714.06
Total votes11,607

General election

General election results [2]
CandidateVotes %
Bill Bell (incumbent)18,82981.83
Sylvester Williams4,06617.67
Write-in1160.50
Total votes23,011

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References

  1. 1 2 "OFFICIAL RESULTS DURHAM COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS VOTER TURNOUT STATISTICS October 11, 2011 Municipal Primary OFFICIAL RESULTS". Durham County, NC. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  2. "OFFICIAL RESULTS DURHAM COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS VOTER TURNOUT STATISTICS November 8, 2011 Municipal Election OFFICIAL RESULTS". Durham County, NC. Retrieved October 26, 2019.