2019 Raleigh mayoral election
The2019 mayoral election in the city ofRaleigh, North Carolina , was held on Tuesday, October 8, 2019. Former City Council memberMary-Ann Baldwin placed first in the election, followed by attorney Charles Francis. Although Baldwin did not receive a majority of the vote, Francis declined to seek a runoff, leaving Baldwin elected as the city's next mayor.[ 1]
IncumbentMayor Nancy McFarlane , first elected for a two-year term in2011 and re-elected in2013 ,2015 , and2017 , was eligible to seek re-election, but announced that she would not seek a fifth term.[ 2]
Mary-Ann Baldwin , former member of the Raleigh City Council[ 3] Zainab Baloch, community activist and candidate for City Council in 2017[ 4] Charles Francis, attorney and candidate for Mayor in2017 [ 5] George Knott, musician[ 6] Caroline Sullivan, former Wake County commissioner[ 7] Justin L. Sutton, attorney[ 8] First round results [ edit ] 2019 Raleigh mayoral election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Non-partisan[ a] Mary-Ann Baldwin 20,755 38.23% Non-partisan[ b] Charles Francis 16,910 31.15% Non-partisan[ c] Caroline Sullivan 11,121 20.49% Non-partisan[ d] Zainab Baloch 3,501 6.45% Non-partisan[ e] Justin L. Sutton 1,121 2.07% Non-partisan[ f] George Knott 737 1.36% Other Write-ins 140 0.26 Turnout 54,285
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