1997 Durham mayoral election

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

Primary

The date of the primary was October 7, 1997.^[1]

Primary results^[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

General election results^[2]
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

^ ^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.

[primary-1] "OFFICIAL CANVAS CITY OF DURHAM MUNICIPAL PRIMARY OCTOBER 7, 1997" (PDF). Durham County. Retrieved October 27, 2019.

[results-2] "CITY OF DURHAM-MUNICIPAL ELECTION- NOVEMBER 4, 1997" (PDF). Durham County. Retrieved October 27, 2019.

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