Mayoral election in Cary, North Carolina (2019)

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2019 Cary elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: July 19, 2019
General election: October 8, 2019
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and town council
Total seats up: 4 (click here for other city elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2019

The city of Cary, North Carolina, held a general election for mayor on October 8, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was July 19, 2019.

Incumbent Harold Weinbrecht won election in the general election for Mayor of Cary.

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Candidates and results[edit]

General election
General election for Mayor of Cary

Incumbent Harold Weinbrecht defeated Dero-Asha Davis-Weeks in the general election for Mayor of Cary on October 8, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Harold Weinbrecht (Nonpartisan)
 
84.1
 
13,597

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Dero-Asha Davis-Weeks (Nonpartisan)
 
14.7
 
2,376
  Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
198

Total votes: 16,171
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Ballot measures[edit]

October 8[edit]

See also: October 8, 2019 ballot measures in North Carolina

Cary Parks and Recreation Bond Issue Approveda

A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the town to issue up to $112 million in bonds to fund expansion of existing parks and recreation facilities and authorizing the town to raise taxes to pay off the bonds.
A no vote was a vote against authorizing the town to issue up to $112 million in bonds to fund expansion of existing parks and recreation facilities and authorizing the town to raise taxes to pay off the bonds.

Cary Transportation Bond Issue Approveda

A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the town to issue up to $113 million in bonds to fund transportation improvements and authorizing the town to raise taxes to pay off the bonds.
A no vote was a vote against authorizing the town to issue up to $113 million in bonds to fund transportation improvements and authorizing the town to raise taxes to pay off the bonds.

Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: North Carolina elections, 2019

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Pivot Counties[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Six of 100 North Carolina counties—6 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Bladen County, North Carolina 9.39% 1.97% 2.07%
Gates County, North Carolina 9.07% 4.11% 5.22%
Granville County, North Carolina 2.49% 4.54% 6.58%
Martin County, North Carolina 0.43% 4.65% 4.64%
Richmond County, North Carolina 9.74% 2.95% 1.50%
Robeson County, North Carolina 4.27% 17.41% 13.78%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won North Carolina with 49.8 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 46.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, North Carolina voted Democratic 53.5 percent of the time and Republican 25 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, North Carolina voted Republican all five times with the exception of the 2008 presidential election.[1]

Presidential results by legislative district[edit]

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in North Carolina. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 40 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 38.3 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 44 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won three districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 80 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 22.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 76 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 27.7 points. Trump won five districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

See also[edit]

Cary, North Carolina North Carolina Municipal government Other local coverage
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