| Election Name: | Durham mayoral election, 1993 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1991 Durham mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1991 |
| Next Election: | 1995 Durham mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1995 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1993 |
| Candidate1: | Sylvia Kerckhoff |
| Party1: | nonpartisan candidate |
| Popular Vote1: | 14,616 |
| Percentage1: | 60.14% |
| Candidate2: | Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr. |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan candidate |
| Popular Vote2: | 9,641 |
| Percentage2: | 39.67% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr. |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Sylvia Kerckhoff |
The 1993 Durham mayoral election was held on November 2, 1993 to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. It saw the election of Sylvia Kerckhoff, who unseated incumbent mayor Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr. Kerckhoff became the city's first female mayor.