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Rafiq Zaidi

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Rafiq Zaidi

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Elections and appointments
Last election

October 7, 2025

Rafiq Zaidi ran for election for Mayor of Durham in North Carolina. Zaidi lost in the primary on October 7, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: Mayoral election in Durham, North Carolina (2025)

General election

General election for Mayor of Durham

Incumbent Leonardo Williams and Anjanee Bell are running in the general election for Mayor of Durham on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
Image of Leonardo Williams
Leonardo Williams (Nonpartisan)
Image of Anjanee Bell
Anjanee Bell (Nonpartisan)

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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Durham

Incumbent Leonardo Williams and Anjanee Bell defeated Pablo Friedmann, Lloyd Phillips, and Rafiq Zaidi in the primary for Mayor of Durham on October 7, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Leonardo Williams
Leonardo Williams (Nonpartisan)
 
55.5
 
13,761
Image of Anjanee Bell
Anjanee Bell (Nonpartisan)
 
29.7
 
7,357
Image of Pablo Friedmann
Pablo Friedmann (Nonpartisan)
 
12.4
 
3,067
Lloyd Phillips (Nonpartisan)
 
1.3
 
321
Rafiq Zaidi (Nonpartisan)
 
1.2
 
301

Total votes: 24,807
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Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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