1997 Durham mayoral election
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Durham mayoral election, 1997
Candidate | Nick Tennyson | Ike Robinson |
---|---|---|
Party | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
Popular vote | 15,906 | 13,149 |
Percentage | 54.49% | 45.05% |
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.
Incumbent mayor Sylvia Kerckhoff did not seek reelection.
Results
[edit ]Primary
[edit ]The date of the primary was October 7, 1997.[1]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Isaac "Ike" Robinson | 7,188 | 46.40 | |
Nick Tennyson | 7,036 | 45.42 | |
J.F. "Jerry" Lecky | 592 | 3.82 | |
Ralph M. McKinney Jr. | 529 | 3.41 | |
Matthew Edwin Libby | 147 | 0.95 | |
Total votes | 15,492 |
General election
[edit ]Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Nick Tennyson | 15,906 | 54.49 | |
Isaac "Ike" Robinson | 13,149 | 45.05 | |
Write ins | 134 | 0.46 | |
Total votes | 29,189 |
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "OFFICIAL CANVAS CITY OF DURHAM MUNICIPAL PRIMARY OCTOBER 7, 1997" (PDF). Durham County. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ "CITY OF DURHAM-MUNICIPAL ELECTION- NOVEMBER 4, 1997" (PDF). Durham County. Retrieved October 27, 2019.