Summary of Metro Mayors 2009 Election Results
Here’s a quick summary:
| City of Charlotte | Mayor | Patrick | McCrory | Not seeking reelection | Foxx |
| Town of Chapel Hill | Mayor | Kevin | Foy | Not seeking reelection | Kleinschmidt |
| City of Greensboro | Mayor | Yvonne | Johnson | Defeated | Knight |
Mayor Joines (Winston Salem) Wins (The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)Greensboro to get new mayor Dec. 1 (The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area) Bill Knight, who ran on a fiscal conservatism message, won the city’s close mayoral race Tuesday, edging out incumbent Yvonne Johnson 51.3 percent to 48.6 percent. Out of 34,347 votes cast, Knight’s margin was 935. On the Greensboro City Council, at-large seats went […] Saffo cruises to re-election in Wilmington mayoral race (Star News)Saffo cruises to re-election in Wilmington mayoral race (Star News) Bill Saffo will lead the city into the next decade. The incumbent Wilmington mayor won another two-year term Tuesday, handily defeating his only challenger, Paul Knight, in a race in which fewer than 20 percent of the registered voters cast ballots. “I think the people have spoken very […] Mayor Kluttz (Salisbury) WinsBlackwell, Miller join City Council (Salisbury Post) When a woman handed Maggie Blackwell her “lucky scarf” at church Sunday, she didn’t realize just how lucky she’d be on election night. “She told me I could only keep it a week, so it must be lucky,” said Blackwell. In what’s become a recurring Salisbury City Council election night […] Meeker keeps his job as Raleigh mayor (News and Observer)Meeker keeps his job as Raleigh mayor (News and Observer) (From October 8) RALEIGH — Mayor Charles Meeker was re-elected to his fifth consecutive term Tuesday, while one of his past political rivals, John Odom, made his way back onto the City Council after a six-year absence. The only upset in Tuesday’s nonpartisan city elections came when […] Mayor Misenheimer (Kannapolis) WinsIncumbents win in Kannapolis (The Independent Tribune) KANNAPOLIS – The incumbents in Kannapolis were re-elected Tuesday night. Mayor Bob Misenheimer defeated challenger, Bill Georgiou, with 71 percent of the vote. This is Misenheimer’s second term as mayor. “The people […] Mayor Wright (Hickory) Wins (The Hickory Record)Hickory’s Ward 4: Former officer ousts longtime city leader (The Hickory Record) HICKORY – Voters rewarded Hickory City Councilwoman Jill Patton with a second term Tuesday, but rejected incumbent Z. Ann Hoyle’s bid for another term. Challenger Hank Guess defeated Hoyle, who first won her Ward 4 seat 18 years ago, by more than 900 votes. “I feel […] Mayor Dunn (Greenville) WinsChange coming to council (Greenville Daily Reflector) Excerpted from story “Greenville is a great city with great people,” she said. “But we […] Mayor Chavonne (Fayetteville) wins (Fayetteville Observer)Fayetteville election: Davy ousts incumbent Evans (Fayetteville Observer) Excerpted from story Chavonne easily won a third term by defeating Bob White, an elected member of the local Soil and Water Conservation District board, 66.5 percent to 33 percent. “I think the […] Mayor Bell (Durham), council incumbents win (News and Observer)Bell, council incumbents win (News and Observer) DURHAM With 84 percent of votes counted, Mayor Bill Bell and three incumbentCity Council members were well on their way to landslide re-elections. Returns from 49 of thecity’s 58 precincts showed Bell leading challenger Steven L. Williams 77 percent to 22percent, with a handful of write-in votes. Council members Cora […]   |