Durham mayoral election, 2021
The 2021 Durham, North Carolina mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect the next mayor of Durham, North Carolina .
Mayor Steve Schewel was elected with 59.5% of the vote in 2017,[ 1] and was reelected with 83.4% in 2019.[ 2] On May 27, 2021, he announced that he would not seek a third term.[ 3] Seven candidates filed to run in this election to succeed Schewel as mayor.[ 4]
Schewel endorsed city council member Javiera Caballero to be his successor. Durham's longest-serving mayor, Bill Bell , endorsed former superior court judge Elaine O'Neal . Caballero and O'Neal were considered the two frontrunners in the election.[ 5]
A nonpartisan blanket primary was held on October 5, 2021. The top two candidates from the primary, Elaine O'Neal and Javiera Caballero, advanced to the general election ballot.[ 6] O'Neal garnered 84.6% of the vote in the general election, thus becoming mayor.
Candidates
Declared
Withdrew
Charlitta Burruss, advocate and candidate for city council in 2019 (remained on ballot) [ 7] [ 11]
Declined
Endorsements
Javiera Caballero
Local officials
Jillian Johnson, mayor pro tempore of Durham (2017-2021)[ 7]
Steve Schewel , mayor of Durham (2017-2021)[ 12]
Elaine O'Neal
Local officials
Newspapers
Results
Notes
^ The percentage of votes above don't add up to 100% due to rounding.
^ Excluding Steve Schewel.
References
^ Vaughan, Dawn; Eanes, Zachery; Johnson, Joe. "Steve Schewel to be Durham's next mayor" . Durham Herald-Sun . Retrieved September 8, 2021 .
^ Griffin, Matthew; Morrion, Maria; Olivia, Wivestad (November 5, 2019). "Durham election results: Mayor, city council, housing bond all decided" . The Chronicle . Retrieved September 8, 2021 .
^ a b Innis, Charlie (May 27, 2021). "Durham Mayor Schewel will not seek re-election in 'rough and tumble political town' " . The News & Observer . Retrieved September 8, 2021 .
^ a b c "Durham election filing ends with 7-way race for mayor, contested council races" . The News & Observer . August 13, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021 .
^ Blackwell, Penelope (September 3, 2021). "Is one of these women the next mayor of Durham?" . The News & Observer . Retrieved September 8, 2021 .
^ WRAL.com
^ a b c d e f g h Bey, Nadia (July 25, 2021). "Here are the names you'll see on the ballots for the 2021 Durham municipal elections" . The Chronicle . Retrieved September 8, 2021 .
^ "Javiera Caballero | Durham, NC" . durhamnc.gov . City of Durham. Retrieved September 8, 2021 .
^ Innis, Charlie (January 25, 2021). "Elaine O'Neal, retired judge and racial equity leader, will run for mayor of Durham" . The News & Observer . Retrieved September 8, 2021 .
^ "Elaine O'Neal to run for mayor of Durham" . WRAL.com . January 26, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021 .
^ "Councilwoman drops out of race for Durham mayor, leaving former judge in top spot" . October 5, 2021.
^ Porter, Jane (August 30, 2021). "Durham Mayor Schewel Endorses Council Member Javiera Caballero as His Successor" . INDY Week . Retrieved September 8, 2021 .
^ Porter, Jane (August 31, 2021). "Durham's Longest Serving Mayor Bill Bell Endorses Judge Elaine O'Neal" . INDY Week . Retrieved September 8, 2021 .
^ Porter, Jane (October 8, 2021). "Endorsements 2021: Durham Mayor and City Council Primary" . INDY Week . Retrieved October 30, 2021 .
^ "10/05/2021 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE | CITY OF DURHAM MAYOR (VOTE FOR 1)" . North Carolina State Board of Elections . Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021 .
^ "11/02/2021 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE | CITY OF DURHAM MAYOR (VOTE FOR 1)" . North Carolina State Board of Elections . Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021 .
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