The 2005 Durham mayoral election was held on November 8, 2005, to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina . It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Bill Bell .
Durham mayoral election, 2005
The date of the primary was October 11, 2005.[ 1]
Candidate Vincent Brown formally withdrew before the election, thus no votes were counted for him.[ 1]
General election results[ 1]
Candidate
Votes
%
Bill Bell (incumbent)
11,333
88.00
Jonathan Alston
787
6.11
Jacqueline D. Wagstaff
567
4.40
Total votes
12,687
General election results[ 2]
Candidate
Votes
%
Bill Bell (incumbent)
18,171
84.98
Jonathan Alston
3,007
14.06
Write-in
205
0.96
Total votes
21,383