1991 Durham mayoral election

Durham mayoral election, 1991

November 5, 1991

Candidate Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr. Chester L. Jenkins Party nonpartisan candidate Nonpartisan Popular vote 15,725 13,640 Percentage 53.55% 46.45%

Mayor before election Chester L. Jenkins Democratic Elected mayor Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr. Republican

The 1991 Durham mayoral election was held on November 5, 1991, to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. It saw the return of past mayor Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr. to the office, as he unseated incumbent mayor Chester L. Jenkins.

Results

Primary

The date of the primary was October 9.^[1]

Primary results^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%
Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr.		10,584	55.63
Chester L. Jenkins (incumbent)		7,380	38.79
C. Bernard Obie		817	4.29
Herb Franklin		245	1.29
Total votes		19,026

General election

General election results^[2]

Candidate		Votes	%
Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr.		15,725	53.55
Chester L. Jenkins (incumbent)		13,640	46.45
Total votes		29,365

References

1. "ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST IN THE MUNICIPAL PRIMARY FOR MAYOR AND FOR THREE AT-LARGE CITY COUNCIL SEATS ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 8, 1991, IN THE CITY OF DURHAM, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AT THE PLACES APPOINTED BY LAW FOR HOLDING ELECTIONS IN SAID COUNTY" (PDF). Durham County. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
2. "ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST IN THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION OR MAYOR AND FOR THE CITY COUNCIL WARD 2, WARD 4, WARD 6, AND THREE AT-LARGE SEATS ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1991 IN THE CITY OF DURHAM, COUNTY OF DURHAM, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AT THE PLACES APPOINTED BY LAW FOR HOLDING ELECTIONS IN SAID COUNTY" (PDF). Durham County. Retrieved October 5, 2019.