1997 Durham mayoral election
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The 1997 Durham mayoral election was held on November 4, 1997 to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. It saw the election of Nick Tennyson.

Incumbent mayor Sylvia Kerckhoff did not seek reelection.

## Results

### Primary

The date of the primary was October 7, 1997.

Primary results :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Isaac "Ike" Robinson | Isaac "Ike" Robinson | 7,188 | 46.40 |
| Nick Tennyson | Nick Tennyson | 7,036 | 45.42 |
| J.F. "Jerry" Lecky | J.F. "Jerry" Lecky | 592 | 3.82 |
| Ralph M. McKinney Jr. | Ralph M. McKinney Jr. | 529 | 3.41 |
| Matthew Edwin Libby | Matthew Edwin Libby | 147 | 0.95 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 15,492 | |

### General election

General election results :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Nick Tennyson | Nick Tennyson | 15,906 | 54.49 |
| Isaac "Ike" Robinson | Isaac "Ike" Robinson | 13,149 | 45.05 |
| Write ins | Write ins | 134 | 0.46 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 29,189 | |
