Municipal Election 2023 Results In The Triangle; Low Voter Turnout

WAKE FOREST, N.C. – Over half a million North Carolinians cast their ballots in local elections on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Although the turnout overall was better than in the primaries, it was still bleak, with only 15.75% of eligible voters casting a vote, or 511,699 out of 3,247,872.

In Durham, 38,848 out of 206,929 (18.77%) registered voters cast their ballot in Tuesday’s election. Turnout in Orange County was slightly higher in the number of registered voters participating, with 19,480 out of 74,764 and a larger percentage (26.06%). 41,693 out of 243,328 registered voters in Wake County voted in the General Municipal Election, or 17.13%. 

The results for races in the Triangle area are as follows:

ANGIER

Mayor: Bob Jusnes wins

Board of Commissioners (Ward 2): Ashley Strickland wins

Board of Commissioners (Ward 4): Sheveil Harmon wins

 

CARY

Council (District D): Sarika Bansal wins

 

CHAPEL HILL

Mayor: Jess Anderson wins

Council (At-Large): Amy Ryan, Melissa McCullough, Theodore Nollert, and Elizabeth Sharp win

 

DURHAM

Mayor: Leonardo Williams wins

Council (At-Large): Nate Baker, Javiera Caballero, and Carl Rist win

 

KENLY

Mayor: H.L. Hales wins

Council (At-Large): Beverly Hicks Knight wins

Council (At-Large): Keith Davis, LaWanda M. Neal, and Garrett Warren Stencil win

 

MEBANE

Mayor: Ed Hooks wins

Council (At-Large): Sean C. Ewing and Katie Burkholder win

 

MORRISVILLE

Council (At-Large): Satish S. Garimella wins

Council (District 1): Anne Robotti wins

Council (District 3): Liz Johnson wins

 

WAKE FOREST

Board of Commissioners (At-Large): Adam B. Wright, Ben Clapsaddle, and Faith Cross win

 

More detailed results for these and other races are available here on the State Board of Elections website. 

This is a developing story. There will be more analysis of and commentary on the election results to come.