2001 Winston-Salem mayoral election

The 2001 Winston-Salem mayoral election was held on November 6, 2001 to elect the mayor of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It saw the election of Allen Joines, who defeated incumbent mayor Jack Canvanagh.

Winston-Salem mayoral election, 2001
November 6, 2001
 
Nominee Allen Joines Jack Cavanagh
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 23,893 6,546
Percentage 78.29% 21.5%

Mayor before election

Jack Cavanagh
Republican

Elected Mayor

Allen Joines
Democratic

Primaries

The date of the primaries was September 25, 2001.[1]

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allen Joines 5,723 85.57
Democratic Ann Wagoner 965 14.42

Republican primary

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Cavanagh Jr. (incumbent) 2,006 57.54
Republican Ted Evans 1,159 33.24
Republican Alfred Abdo Jr. 321 9.20

General election

General election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allen Joines 23,893 78.29
Republican Jack Cavanaugh, Jr. (incumbent) 6,546 21.54
Write-in Write-ins 48 0.15
Total votes 30,487

References

  1. "OFFICIAL CANVASS WINSTON-SALEM PRIMARY FORSYTH COUNTY, NC SEPTEMBER 25, 2001" (PDF). Forsyth County. September 28, 2001. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  2. "MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION FORSYTH COUNTY, NC NOVEMBER 6, 2001" (PDF). Forsyth County. November 9, 2001. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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