{"id":5679,"date":"2021-09-29T14:13:34","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T18:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/?page_id=5679"},"modified":"2021-09-29T14:13:34","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T18:13:34","slug":"meet-the-durham-mayoral-candidates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/meet-the-durham-mayoral-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Durham mayoral candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Election day for Durham&#8217;s primary is quickly approaching, and early voting has already begun. After Durhamites vote on (or before!) Oct. 5, we&#8217;ll have two candidates left in each race. It&#8217;s time for you to learn about the people running.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seven candidates are running for mayor, and we\u2019ve covered all of them. Former judge <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2021\/09\/17\/new-to-politics-but-fluent-in-durham-judge-elaine-oneal-vies-for-mayor\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elaine O\u2019Neal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and City Council member <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2021\/09\/20\/mayoral-candidate-javiera-caballero-envisions-a-durham-for-all\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Javiera Caballero<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have garnered most <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2021\/09\/10\/durham-elections-oneal-caballero-split-endorsements-whos-backing-who\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">major endorsements<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Also running are youth minister <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2021\/09\/17\/meet-durham-mayoral-candidate-rebecca-harvard-barnes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rebecca Harvard Barnes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, housing advocate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2021\/09\/24\/burruss-banks-on-boots-on-the-ground-experience-in-her-mayoral-campaign\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charlitta Burruss<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, conservative commentator <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2021\/09\/28\/meet-the-seven-candidates-running-for-durham-mayor-including-bree-davis-daryl-quick-and-jahnmaud-lane\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jahnmaud Lane<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, social entrepreneur <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2021\/09\/28\/meet-the-seven-candidates-running-for-durham-mayor-including-bree-davis-daryl-quick-and-jahnmaud-lane\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bree Davis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2021\/09\/28\/meet-the-seven-candidates-running-for-durham-mayor-including-bree-davis-daryl-quick-and-jahnmaud-lane\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Daryl Quick<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The primary also features competitive City Council races in Ward I and Ward II. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2021\/09\/02\/how-to-vote-and-important-dates-for-the-mayoral-and-city-council-elections\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Early voting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will continue until Saturday, though it got off to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2021\/09\/20\/durham-primary-early-in-person-voting-begins-but-slowly\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">slow start<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Polls open at 6:30 and close at 7:30 on Oct. 5, and you can find your polling place <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dcovotes.com\/voters\/voting\/polling-locations\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8212; JAKE SHERIDAN\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photos at top of mayoral candidates Javiera Caballero (top left), Elaine O\u2019Neal (top right), Charlitta Burruss (bottom left) and Rebecca Harvard Barnes (bottom right) by 9th Street photographer Josie Vonk. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Election day for Durham&#8217;s primary is quickly approaching, and early voting has already begun. After Durhamites vote on (or before!) 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