2001 Fayetteville, North Carolina mayoral election

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Fayetteville, North Carolina mayoral election, 2001
← 1999 November 6, 2001 2003 →
 
Candidate Marshall Pitts Jr. Milo McBryde
Popular vote 11,548 9,061
Percentage 55.85% 43.82%

Mayor before election

Milo McBryde

Elected Mayor

Marshall Pitts Jr.
Democratic

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]
Party 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]
Party 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

  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.