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Mayoral election in Durham, North Carolina (2023)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: July 21, 2023 |
| Primary election: October 10, 2023 General election: November 7, 2023 |
| 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, 2023 |
The city of Durham, North Carolina, held a general election for mayor on November 7, 2023. A primary was scheduled for October 10, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was July 21, 2023.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of Durham
Leonardo Williams defeated Mike Woodard in the general election for Mayor of Durham on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Leonardo Williams (Nonpartisan) | 63.5 | 24,366 |
 | Mike Woodard (Nonpartisan) | 36.2 | 13,899 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 132 | ||
| Total votes: 38,397 | |||
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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 10, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Leonardo Williams (Nonpartisan) | 51.2 | 12,206 |
| ✔ | | Mike Woodard (Nonpartisan) | 29.0 | 6,902 |
 | DeDreana Freeman (Nonpartisan) | 14.2 | 3,381 | |
| Marshall Williams, Jr (Nonpartisan) | 2.1 | 502 | ||
 | Sylvester Williams (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 348 | |
| Charlitta Burruss (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 225 | ||
| Nick Pettiford (Nonpartisan) | 0.8 | 202 | ||
| Jontae Dunston (Nonpartisan) | 0.3 | 66 | ||
| Total votes: 23,832 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: North Carolina elections, 2023
October 10, 2023
November 7, 2023
Candidate profiles
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Mayoral partisanship
Twenty-nine of the 100 largest cities held mayoral elections in 2023. Once mayors elected in 2023 assumed office, Democrats held 63 top-100 mayoral offices, Republicans held 26, Libertarians held one, independents held four, and nonpartisan mayors held four. Two mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.
The following top 100 cities saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2023:
- Colorado Springs, Colorado: Independent Yemi Mobolade defeated Republican Wayne W. Williams in the May 16 runoff election. Incumbent John Suthers, a Republican, was term-limited.
- Jacksonville, Florida: Democrat Donna Deegan defeated Republican Daniel Davis in the May 16 runoff election. Incumbent Lenny Curry, a Republican, was term-limited.
- Dallas, Texas: Mayor Eric Johnson announced on September 22 that he was changing his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican.[1]
- Wichita, Kansas: Libertarian Lily Wu defeated incumbent Democratic mayor Brandon Whipple in the November 7 general election.
- Spokane, Washington: Democrat Lisa Brown defeated incumbent Republican mayor Nadine Woodward in the November 7 general election.
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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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