1997 Winston-Salem mayoral election

Winston-Salem mayoral election, 1997

November 7, 1997

Nominee Jack Cavanagh Martha Wood Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 18,763 14,444 Percentage 56.3% 43.3%

Mayor before election Martha Wood Democratic Elected mayor Jack Cavanagh Republican

The 1997 Winston-Salem mayoral election was held on November 7, 1997, to elect the mayor of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It saw the election of Jack Canvanagh, who defeated incumbent mayor Martha Wood. This was the last time a Republican,or anyone other than Allen Joines won the mayorship of Winston Salem

Primaries

The date of the primaries was September 26, 1997.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martha Wood (incumbent)	6,400	75.73
	Democratic	Joseph A. Alexander	1,049	12.41
	Democratic	Mark A. Thomas	670	7.93
	Democratic	Richard Lambert Newton	332	3.93
Total votes			8,451

Republican primary

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Cavanagh, Jr.	3,452	94.47
	Republican	Alfred Abdo, Jr.	202	5.53
Total votes			3,654

General election

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Cavanagh, Jr.	18,763	56.28
	Democratic	Martha S. Wood (incumbent)	14,444	43.32
	Write-In	Write-ins	133	0.40
Total votes			33,340