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2005 Durham mayoral election

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Durham mayoral election, 2005

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Candidate Bill Bell Jonathan Alston
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 18,171 3,007
Percentage 84.98% 14.06%

Mayor before election

Bill Bell
Democratic

Elected mayor

Bill Bell
Democratic

The 2005 Durham mayoral election was held on November 8, 2005, to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Bill Bell.

Results

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Primary

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The date of the primary was October 11, 2005.[1]

Candidate Vincent Brown formally withdrew before the election, thus no votes were counted for him.[1]

General election results[1]
Candidate Votes %
Bill Bell (incumbent) 11,333 88.00
Jonathan Alston 787 6.11
Jacqueline D. Wagstaff 567 4.40
Total votes 12,687

General election

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General election results[2]
Candidate Votes %
Bill Bell (incumbent) 18,171 84.98
Jonathan Alston 3,007 14.06
Write-in 205 0.96
Total votes 21,383

References

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  1. ^ a b c "OFFICIAL CANVAS SUMMARY REPORT NON-PARTISAN MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION CITY OF DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA OCTOBER 11, 2005" (PDF). Durham County, NC. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "OFFICIAL CANVAS SUMMARY NON-PARTISAN MUNIICIPAL ELECTIO DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA NOVEMBER 8, 2005 OFFICIAL CANVAS SUMMARY" (PDF). Durham County, NC. Retrieved October 26, 2019.