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Mayoral election in Durham, North Carolina (2021)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: August 13, 2021 |
| Primary election: October 5, 2021 General election: November 2, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
The city of Durham, North Carolina, held a general election for mayor on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for October 5, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was August 13, 2021.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of Durham
Elaine O'Neal defeated Javiera Caballero in the general election for Mayor of Durham on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Elaine O'Neal (Nonpartisan) | 84.7 | 25,933 |
 | Javiera Caballero (Nonpartisan) | 14.6 | 4,460 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 242 | ||
| Total votes: 30,635 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Durham
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Durham on October 5, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elaine O'Neal (Nonpartisan) | 67.8 | 13,779 |
| ✔ | | Javiera Caballero (Nonpartisan) | 24.7 | 5,023 |
| Jahnmaud Lane (Nonpartisan) | 2.9 | 598 | ||
| Rebecca Harvard Barnes (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 352 | ||
| Sabrina Davis (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 231 | ||
| Daryl Quick (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 216 | ||
| Charlitta Burruss (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 113 | ||
| Total votes: 20,312 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: North Carolina elections, 2021
October 5, 2021
November 2, 2021
Mayoral partisanship
Mayoral elections were held in 28 of the 100 largest U.S. cities in 2021. Once mayors elected in 2021 assumed office, the mayors of 64 of the country's 100 largest cities were affiliated with the Democratic Party.
The following top-100 mayoral offices changed partisan control in 2021:
- Mayor John J. Lee of North Las Vegas, Nevada, announced that he was changing his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican on April 6, 2021.[1]
- David Bronson (R) was elected as mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, on May 11, 2021. He assumed office on July 1, 2021, replacing nonpartisan Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson.
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About the city
- See also: Durham, North Carolina
Durham is a city in Durham County, North Carolina. As of 2020, its population was 283,506.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Durham uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Durham, North Carolina | ||
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| Durham | North Carolina | |
| Population | 283,506 | 10,439,388 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 113 | 48,623 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 48.4% | 67.6% |
| Black/African American | 37.5% | 21.4% |
| Asian | 5.4% | 3% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 3.2% |
| Multiple | 5.1% | 3.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 13.8% | 9.5% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 89.7% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 51.2% | 32% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $61,962 | $56,642 |
| Persons below poverty level | 14.2% | 14% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
| Durham, North Carolina | North Carolina | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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