2013 Winston-Salem mayoral election
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{{Infobox election|election_name=Winston-Salem mayoral election, 2013 |flag_image=
|type=Presidential|ongoing=no|previous_election=2009 Winston-Salem mayoral election|previous_year=2009 |next_election=2016 Winston-Salem mayoral election|next_year=2016|election_date=November 5, 2013
|image1=150x150px|nominee1=Allen Joines|party1=Democratic Party (United States)|popular_vote1=12,948|percentage1=84.33%
|image2=150x150px|nominee2=James Lee Knox |party2=Republican Party (United States)|popular_vote2= 2,315 |percentage2= 15.08%|map_image=|map_size=|map_caption=
|title=Mayor|before_election=Allen Joines |before_party=Democratic Party (United States) |after_election=Allen Joines|after_party=Democratic Party (United States)}}
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The 2013 Winston-Salem mayoral election was held on November 5, 2013, to elect the mayor of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It saw the reelection of Allen Joines.
Democratic primary
{{Election box begin no change|title=Democratic primary results{{cite web |title=09/10/2013 OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - FORSYTH |url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=09/10/2013&county_id=34&office=ALL&contest=0 |publisher=North Carolina State Board of Elections |access-date=8 October 2019 |date=17 September 2013}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change||candidate=Allen Joines (incumbent) |party=Democratic Party (United States) |votes= 8,825 |percentage=88.42}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change||candidate=Gardenia M. Henley |party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes= 1,156 |percentage= 11.58}}
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General election
While he kept his name on the ballot, Knox stopped actively campaigning in August when it became public knowledge that he had used a racial epithet to describe a county elections worker in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.journalnow.com/news/elections/local/article_f85e074c-4698-11e3-8af2-001a4bcf6878.html|title=Joines re-elected as mayor; incumbents retain council seats|publisher=Winston-Salem Journal |date=5 November 2013 |last=Hinton |first=John |access-date=27 October 2019}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=General election results{{cite web |title=11/05/2013 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS - FORSYTH |url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2013&county_id=34&office=ALL&contest=0 |publisher=North Carolina State Board of Elections |access-date=8 October 2019| date=12 November 2013}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change||candidate=Allen Joines (incumbent)|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=12,948|percentage=84.33}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change||candidate=James Lee Knox |party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=2,315|percentage=15.08}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change||candidate=Mike Monu (write-in) |party=Write-in candidate |votes=6|percentage=0.04}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change||candidate=Other write-ins|party=Write-in candidate |votes=85|percentage=0.55}}
{{Election box total no change||votes=15,354|percentage= }}
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References
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