2015 Greensboro mayoral election

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Greensboro mayoral election, 2015
  2013 November 3, 2015 2017  
 
Candidate Nancy Vaughan Devin R. King
Party nonpartisan candidate Nonpartisan candidate
Popular vote18,0312,238
Percentage87.72%10.89%

Mayor before election

Nancy Vaughan
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Nancy Vaughan
Democratic

The 2015 Greensboro mayoral election was held on November 3, 2015 to elect the mayor of Greensboro, North Carolina. It saw the reelection of Nancy Vaughan.

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Results

Primary

The date of the primary was October 8. [1]

Primary results [1]
CandidateVotes %
Nancy Vaughan (incumbent)6,21287.59
Devin R. King5185.10
Sal Leone3627.30
Total votes7,092

General election

General election results [2]
CandidateVotes %
Nancy Vaughan (incumbent)18,03187.72
Devin R. King2,23810.89
Write ins2861.39
Total votes20,555

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References

  1. 1 2 "Guilford County October 6, 2015 Muni Primary" . Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  2. "Official Results-Guilford Co Municipal General 11/03/2015". Guilford County. November 10, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2019.