Durham mayoral election, 1981
Candidate
Charles Markham
Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr.
Party
nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Popular vote
7,799
6,825
Percentage
53.33%
46.67%
Mayor before election
Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr.
Republican
Elected Mayor
Charles Markham
The 1981 Durham mayoral election was held on November 3, 1981 to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina . It saw the election of Charles Markham , who unseated incumbent mayor Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr.
Results [ ]
Primary [ ]
The date of the primary was October 6.[1]
Candidate Jim Farthing had withdrawn on September 21, but remained on the ballot and received votes.[1]
Primary results[1]
Candidate
Votes
%
Charles Markham
4,275
52.12
Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr. (incumbent)
3,542
43.19
B. R. Dunn
296
3.61
Jim Farthing withdrawn
89
1.09
Total votes
8,202
General election [ ]
General election results[2]
Candidate
Votes
%
Charles Markham
7,799
53.33
Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr. (incumbent)
6,825
46.67
Total votes
14,624
References [ ]
^ a b c "ABSTRACT OF VOTERS CAST AT A MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION FOR MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL WARD 1, CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE ON OCTOBER 6, 1981 IN CITY OF DURHAM DURHAM COUNTY , STATE OF N CAROLINA, AT THE PLACES APPOINTED BY LAW FOR HOLDING ELECTIONS IN SAID COUNTY" (PDF) . Durham County. Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
^ "ABSTRACT OF VOTERS CAST AT A MUNICIPAL General ELECTION FOR MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL WARD 1, CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE ON November 3, 1981 IN CITY OF DURHAM DURHAM COUNTY , STATE OF N CAROLINA, AT THE PLACES APPOINTED BY LAW FOR HOLDING ELECTIONS IN SAID COUNTY" (PDF) . Durham County. Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
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