2013 Raleigh mayoral election explained

Election Name:Raleigh mayoral election, 2013
Flag Image:Flag of Raleigh, North Carolina.svg
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2011 Raleigh mayoral election
Previous Year:2011
Next Election:2015 Raleigh mayoral election
Next Year:2015
Election Date:October 8, 2013
Candidate1:Nancy McFarlane
Party1:Independent politician
Popular Vote1:32,549
Percentage1:72.76%
Candidate2:Robert Weltzin
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:9,765
Percentage2:21.83%
Candidate3:Venita Peyton
Party3:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote3:2,307
Percentage3:5.16%
Mayor
Before Election:Nancy McFarlane
Before Party:Independent politician
After Election:Nancy McFarlane
After Party:Independent politician

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ABC11: Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane to file for re-election . 2020-05-28 . https://archive.today/20130710024719/http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/politics&id=9166163 . 2013-07-10 . live .
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20150910081819/http://raleighpublicrecord.org/news/2013/07/17/venita-peyton-challenges-nancy-mcfarlane/ Raleigh Public Record
  3. http://msweb03.co.wake.nc.us/bordelec/downloads/6candidate/6candidateinfo/2013oct.pdf Wake County Board of Elections Candidate list
  4. https://archive.today/20130722154758/http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/07/19/3042295/raleigh-mayor-faces-challengers.html News & Observer: Raleigh mayor faces challengers