2013 Winston-Salem mayoral election

Summary

The 2013 Winston-Salem mayoral election was held on November 5, 2013 to elect the mayor of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It saw the reelection of Allen Joines.

Winston-Salem mayoral election, 2013
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Nominee Allen Joines James Lee Knox
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 12,948 2,315
Percentage 84.33% 15.08%

Mayor before election

Allen Joines
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Allen Joines
Democratic

Democratic primary edit

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allen Joines (incumbent) 8,825 88.42
Democratic Gardenia M. Henley 1,156 11.58

General election edit

While he kept his name on the ballot, Knox stopped actively campaigning in August when it became public knowledge that he had used a racial epithet to describe a county elections worker in 2012.[2]

General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allen Joines (incumbent) 12,948 84.33
Republican James Lee Knox 2,315 15.08
Write-In Mike Monu (write-in) 6 0.04
Write-In Other write-ins 85 0.55
Total votes 15,354

References edit

  1. ^ "09/10/2013 OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - FORSYTH". North Carolina State Board of Elections. September 17, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Hinton, John (November 5, 2013). "Joines re-elected as mayor; incumbents retain council seats". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "11/05/2013 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS - FORSYTH". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 12, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2019.