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 to incumbent Robbie Perkins, former councilwoman Nancy Barakat Vaughan and newcomer Danny Thompson. Incumbent Sandra Anderson-Groat did not win re-election.
All the candidates running for district council seats in Greensboro won: T. Dianne Bellamy-Small in District 1, Zack Matheny in District 3, Mary Rakestraw in District 4 and Trudy Wade in District 5. Incumbent Councilwoman Goldie Wells was not on the ballot in District 2, which was won by newcomer Jim Kee.
Greensboro voters also approved a $20 million bond issue for the Natural Science Center, which received 61.2 percent of the vote. Stokesdale voters approved both a liquor-by-the-drink referendum and the establishment of an ABC store.
In Winston-Salem, incumbent Democratic Mayor Allen Joines was unopposed, garnering 90.7 percent of the vote.
Incumbent City Council members who appeared on the general election ballot also fared well in Winston-Salem. Winning re-election Tuesday were Democrats Dan Besse in the Southwest Ward, Vivian Burke in the Northeast Ward, Wanda Merschel in the Northwest Ward and Molly Leight in the South Ward and Republican Robert Clark in the West Ward.
The council will see four new members: Democrats Derwin L. Montgomery in the East Ward, Denise (D.D.) Adams in the North Ward and James Taylor in the Southeast Ward.
And in Burlington, incumbent Mayor Ronnie Wall handily won re-election, receiving 90.7 percent of the vote. Former mayor Stephen Ross also won a City Council seat. And Celo Faucette, a perennial candidate, edged out incumbent Councilman Larry Sharpe by eight votes, 1,465 to 1,457.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 9:11am EST | Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 9:14am
