2001 Fayetteville, North Carolina mayoral election

The 2001 Fayetteville mayoral election took place on November 6, 2001, to elect the mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina. It saw the election of mayor Marshall Pitts Jr., who unseated incumbent mayor Milo McBryde, who had taken office following the death of

Pitts became the city's first African American mayor.

Results

Primary

The primary was held October 9, 2001.

Primary results^[1]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Nonpartisan	Marshall Pitts Jr.	5,426	40.82
Nonpartisan	Milo McBryde (incumbent)	3,948	29.70
Nonpartisan	Johnny Dawkins	3,580	26.93
Nonpartisan	Ronnie Lee Peele	149	1.12
Nonpartisan	Edna M. Pickett	104	0.78
Nonpartisan	Shawn E. Townsend	62	0.47
Nonpartisan	Leonard Hicks	24	0.18

General election

General election results^[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Nonpartisan	Marshall Pitts Jr.	11,548	55.85
Nonpartisan	Milo McBryde (incumbent)	9,061	43.82
Write-in	Write-in	68	0.33

References

^ "CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NC MUNICIPAL PRIMARY OCTOBER 9, 2009" (PDF). Cumberland County, NC. October 15, 2005. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
^ "CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NC MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS NOVEMBER 6, 2001" (PDF). Cumberland County, NC. November 10, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2019.

[1] "CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NC MUNICIPAL PRIMARY OCTOBER 9, 2009" (PDF). Cumberland County, NC. October 15, 2005. Retrieved October 26, 2019.

[2] "CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NC MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS NOVEMBER 6, 2001" (PDF). Cumberland County, NC. November 10, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2019.

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