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1979 Durham mayoral election
	Precinct results; Rodenhizer: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% ; Keller: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% ≥90%; No votes
Mayor before election; Wade L. Cavin; Democratic	Elected Mayor ; Harry E. Rodenhizer; Republican

The 1979 Durham mayoral election was held on November 6, 1979 to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. It saw the election of Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr., who unseated incumbent mayor Wade L. Cavin.

Results edit

Primary edit

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

Primary results^[1]
Candidate	Votes	%
Margaret Q. Keller	6,201	34.18
Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr.	4,911	27.07
Wade L. Cavin (incumbent)	2,089	11.51
Mort Levi withdrawn	31	0.17
Total votes	18,143

General election edit

General election results^[2]
Candidate	Votes	%
Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr.	9,641	53.44
Margaret Q. Keller	8,399	46.56
Total votes	18,040

References edit

^ ^a ^b "MAYOR CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE In the Municipal Primary on October 9, 1979" (PDF). Durham County. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
^ "1979_Municipal_General.pdf" (PDF). Durham County. Retrieved October 5, 2019.

[primary-1] "MAYOR CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE In the Municipal Primary on October 9, 1979" (PDF). Durham County. Retrieved October 5, 2019.

[results-2] "1979_Municipal_General.pdf" (PDF). Durham County. Retrieved October 5, 2019.

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Summary

Results edit

Primary edit

General election edit

References edit