| Election Name: | 2017 Raleigh mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Raleigh, North Carolina.svg |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2015 Raleigh mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2015 |
| Next Election: | 2019 Raleigh mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
| Election Date: | October 10 and November 7, 2017 |
| Candidate1: | Nancy McFarlane |
| Party1: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 31,643 |
| Percentage1: | 57.67% |
| Candidate2: | Charles Francis |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 23,222 |
| Percentage2: | 42.33% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Nancy McFarlane |
| Before Party: | Independent politician |
| After Election: | Nancy McFarlane |
| After Party: | Independent politician |
The biennial nonpartisan election for the Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina, was held on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. As no candidate won a majority of the vote in the first round, a runoff was held on November 7, 2017,[1] as requested by the second-place finisher, Charles Francis.[2] [3] Incumbent Mayor Nancy McFarlane defeated Francis in the runoff, winning a fourth term in office.
This was the first Raleigh mayoral election to advance to a second round since 2001.