2024 Winston-Salem mayoral election

Winston-Salem mayoral election, 2024

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Nominee Allen Joines Party Democratic Popular vote 89,251 Percentage 100%

Mayor before election Allen Joines Democratic Elected mayor Allen Joines Democratic

The 2024 Winston-Salem mayoral election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the mayor of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

• Allen Joines, incumbent mayor

Defeated in primary

• JoAnne Allen ^[2]
• Frankie Gist ^[2]

Results

2024 Winston-Salem Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allen Joines (incumbent)	15,960	72.91%
	Democratic	JoAnne Allen	4,432	20.25%
	Democratic	Frankie Gist	1,499	6.85%
Total votes			21,891	100.00%

Write in candidates

• Denise Adams
• Martin Avery
• Rick Bottoms
• William Burns
• Algenon Cash
• Robert Clark
• Elizabeth Dentiste
• James Douglas
• Jeff Dudley
• Jeremy Esbrandt
• Dale Folwell
• Matt Lameo
• Kris McCann
• Mark Owens
• Chris Paul
• James Rutledge
• Wake Wagner

General election

Results

2024 Winston-Salem mayoral election results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allen Joines	89,251	95.73%
	Write-In	Write-ins	3,991	4.27%
Total votes			93,242	100.00%

References

1. "Mayoral election in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (2024)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
2. "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
3. "NOVEMBER 2024 OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS - FORSYTH". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 28, 2024.