2001 Durham mayoral election

Durham mayoral election, 2001

← 1999 November 5, 2001 2003 →
 
Candidate Bill Bell Nick Tennyson
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 16,525 16,040
Percentage 50.56% 49.07%

Mayor before election

Nick Tennyson
Republican

Elected mayor

Bill Bell
Democratic

The 2001 Durham mayoral election was held on November 5, 2001, to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. It saw the election of Bill Bell, who unseated incumbent mayor Nick Tennyson.