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Raleigh mayoral election, 2019
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]
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
Declared
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
First round results
References
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ Tauss, Leigh (March 25, 2019). "Former Wake Commissioner Caroline Sullivan Announces Run for Raleigh Mayor" . Indy Week . Durham, North Carolina. Retrieved October 12, 2019 .
^ "Wake County Board of Elections list of candidates" (PDF) . Retrieved October 12, 2019 .
^ "2019 election results" . Wake County Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 October 2019 .
^ Baldwin is registered as a Democrat .
^ Francis is registered as a Democrat .
^ Sullivan is registered as a Democrat .
^ Baloch is registered as a Democrat .
^ Sutton is registered Unaffiliated.
^ Knott is registered as a Democrat .
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