title: 2017 Durham mayoral election
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  The 2017 Durham mayoral election was held on November 7, 2017, to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. It saw the election of Steve Schewel.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Primary
  
  The date of the primary was October 10, 2017.
  
  Primary results :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Steve Schewel | Steve Schewel | 12,998 | 51.04 |
  | Farard Ali | Farard Ali | 7,421 | 29.14 |
  | Pierce Feelon | Pierce Feelon | 4,059 | 15.94 |
  | Sylvester Williams | Sylvester Williams | 338 | 1.33 |
  | Shea Ramirez | Shea Ramirez | 296 | 1.16 |
  | Tracy D. Drinker | Tracy D. Drinker | 251 | 0.99 |
  | Michael Johnson | Michael Johnson | 0.40 | 1.16 |
  
  ### General election
  
  General election results :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Steve Schewel | Steve Schewel | 21,362 | 59.45 |
  | Farad Ali | Farad Ali | 14,451 | 40.22 |
  | Pierce Freelon (write-in) | Pierce Freelon (write-in) | 40 | 0.11 |
  | Sylvester Williams (write-in) | Sylvester Williams (write-in) | 8 | 0.02 |
  | Chelli Monroe (write-in) | Chelli Monroe (write-in) | 5 | 0.01 |
  | Other write-ins | Other write-ins | 68 | 0.19 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 35,934 | |
  