2001 Winston-Salem mayoral election

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Winston-Salem mayoral election, 2001
  1997 November 6, 2001 2005  
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Nominee Allen Joines Jack Cavanagh
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote23,8936,546
Percentage78.29%21.5%

Mayor before election

Jack Cavanagh
Republican

Elected Mayor

Allen Joines
Democratic

The 2001 Winston-Salem mayoral election was held on November 6, 2001 to elect the mayor of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It saw the election of Allen Joines, who defeated incumbent mayor Jack Canvanagh.

Contents

Primaries

The date of the primaries was September 25, 2001. [1]

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Allen Joines 5,723 85.57
Democratic Ann Wagoner96514.42

Republican primary

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jack Cavanagh Jr. (incumbent) 2,006 57.54
Republican Ted Evans1,15933.24
Republican Alfred Abdo Jr.3219.20

General election

General election results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Allen Joines 23,893 78.29
Republican Jack Cavanaugh, Jr. (incumbent)6,54621.54
Write-in Write-ins480.15
Total votes30,487

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "OFFICIAL CANVASS WINSTON-SALEM PRIMARY FORSYTH COUNTY, NC SEPTEMBER 25, 2001" (PDF). Forsyth County. September 28, 2001. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  2. "MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION FORSYTH COUNTY, NC NOVEMBER 6, 2001" (PDF). Forsyth County. November 9, 2001. Retrieved October 8, 2019.