Raleigh mayoral election, 2013

The biennial election for the Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina was held on October 8, 2013. The election was nonpartisan. Incumbent Mayor Nancy McFarlane ran for a second term.[1] She received a majority of the vote on October 8, thus avoiding a runoff, which would have been held on November 5.

Candidates

Results

2013 Raleigh mayoral election[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Non-partisan [6] Nancy McFarlane 32,549 72.76 +11
Non-partisan [7] Robert Weltzin 9,765 21.83
Non-partisan [8] Venita Peyton 2,307 5.16
Other Write-ins 112 0.25
Turnout 44,733

Notes

  1. ↑ ABC11: Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane to file for re-election
  2. ↑ Raleigh Public Record
  3. ↑ Wake County Board of Elections Candidate list
  4. ↑ News & Observer: Raleigh mayor faces challengers
  5. ↑ "Oct. 2013 election results". Wake County Board of Elections. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  6. ↑ McFarlane is registered Unaffiliated (Independent).
  7. ↑ Weltzin is registered as a Republican.
  8. ↑ Peyton is registered as a Republican.

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