Bencini Voted New High Point Mayor

High Point voters picked Guilford County Commission Chairman Bill Bencini Jr. to be the new mayor.

In complete but unofficial results Bencini defeated former State Rep. Marcus Brandon by a margin of 55 percent to 36 percent. Political newcomer Jimmy Scott won 9 percent of the vote. 

Bencini spent 10 years on the High Point council before moving over to the District 2 county commission seat in 2010. His father, Bill Bencini Sr., also served as mayor of High Point in the early 1970s.

Former mayor Bernita Sims did not file for re-election. She resigned as mayor in September just before pleading guilty to a felony worthless check charge.