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2019 Raleigh mayoral election

The 2019 mayoral election in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina, was held on Tuesday, October 8, 2019. Former City Council member Mary-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]

2019 Raleigh mayoral election
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Candidate Mary-Ann Baldwin Charles Francis
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 20,755 16,910
Percentage 38.23% 31.15%
 
Candidate Caroline Sullivan Zainab Baloch
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 11,121 3,501
Percentage 20.49% 6.45%
Mayor before election

Nancy McFarlane
Independent

Elected mayor

Mary-Ann Baldwin
Democratic

Incumbent Mayor Nancy McFarlane, first elected for a two-year term in 2011 and re-elected in 2013, 2015, and 2017, was eligible to seek re-election, but announced that she would not seek a fifth term.[2]

Candidates

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Declared

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  • 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 in 2017[5]
  • George Knott, musician[6]
  • Caroline Sullivan, former Wake County commissioner[7]
  • Justin L. Sutton, attorney[8]

Declined

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Endorsements

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Mary-Ann Baldwin
Newspapers
Caroline Sullivan
Local Officials

First round results

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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

Notes

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  1. ^ Baldwin is registered as a Democrat.
  2. ^ Francis is registered as a Democrat.
  3. ^ Sullivan is registered as a Democrat.
  4. ^ Baloch is registered as a Democrat.
  5. ^ Sutton is registered Unaffiliated.
  6. ^ Knott is registered as a Democrat.

References

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  1. ^ Johnson, Anna; Doran, Will (October 11, 2019). "Mary-Ann Baldwin is Raleigh's next mayor after Francis decides against runoff". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  2. ^ McFarlane, Nancy (March 13, 2019). "'Raleigh politics could use a reset': Mayor McFarlane not running again". WRAL-TV. Raleigh, North Carolina. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Billman, Jeffrey C. (March 27, 2019). "Exclusive: Mary-Ann Baldwin Says She's Running for Mayor to Lead Raleigh Into a Bold Progressive Future". Indy Week. Durham, North Carolina. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  4. ^ Johnson, Anna (April 22, 2019). "Former candidate, activist Zainab Baloch running to be Raleigh's next mayor". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  5. ^ Johnson, Anna (March 14, 2019). "With McFarlane out, could one of these people be Raleigh's next mayor?". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  6. ^ Johnson, Anna (May 1, 2019). "He'd hate to be Raleigh's next mayor, but he's running anyway. 5 candidates now in race". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Tauss, Leigh (March 25, 2019). "Former Wake Commissioner Caroline Sullivan Announces Run for Raleigh Mayor". INDY Week. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  8. ^ "Wake County Board of Elections list of candidates" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  9. ^ "Endorsements 2019: Down With the Raleigh NIMBYs". INDY Week. September 18, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  10. ^ "2019 election results". Wake County Board of Elections. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
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