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Terry M. Bellamy is the former mayor of Asheville North Carolina. She was first elected to the Asheville City Council in 1999 and won re‑election in 2003. She was elected Mayor in November 2005 defeating incumbent Mayor Charles Worley in the October primary. Bellamy became the youngest mayor in North Carolina at the age of 33 and the first African-American Mayor of Asheville. Bellamy a Democrat received 10534 votes (56.8%) to opponent Joe Dunn’s 8004 votes (43.2%).