2011 Raleigh mayoral election

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Raleigh mayoral election, 2011
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  2009 October 11, 2011 2013  
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Candidate Nancy McFarlane Billie RedmondRandall Williams
Party Independent Republican Republican
Popular vote34,54816,7265,221
Percentage61.08%29.57%9.23%

Mayor before election

Charles Meeker
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Nancy McFarlane
Independent

The Raleigh mayoral election of 2011 was held on October 11, 2011, to elect a Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina for a two-year term. Incumbent Mayor Charles Meeker announced in April 2011 that he would not run for a sixth term. [1] The election was officially a non-partisan contest, but outgoing Mayor Meeker was well known as a Democrat. Meeker endorsed candidate Nancy McFarlane, who is politically unaffiliated, to succeed him. [2] She won the election with 61 percent of the vote, making a runoff unnecessary. [3]

Contents

Candidates

Filed [4]
Declined

Results

2011 Raleigh mayoral election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Non-partisan [13] Nancy McFarlane 34,548 61.08
Non-partisan [14] Billie Redmond16,72629.57
Non-partisan [15] Randall Williams5,2219.23
OtherWrite-ins660.12
Turnout 56,561

Footnotes

  1. News & Observer: Meeker won't seek re-election bid Archived 2011-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. News & Observer: Meeker endorses McFarlane Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. News & Observer: Raleigh voters choose McFarlane as next mayor Archived 2011-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
  4. WRAL: Three to vie for Raleigh mayor
  5. Independent Weekly: Meeker era to end: Mayor won't run for a 6th term
  6. News & Observer: McFarlane announces run for mayor Archived 2011-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
  7. News & Observer: Redmond to announce plans for Raleigh mayoral race Archived 2011-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Raleigh physician is running for mayor - Wake County - NewsObserver.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  9. "Buxton won't run for Raleigh mayor - Elections - NewsObserver.com". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  10. "Buxton weighs bid for Raleigh mayor - Local - NewsObserver.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
  11. "News & Observer: Wake school board opponent Seth Keel launches Raleigh mayor bid". Archived from the original on 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  12. "Oct. 2011 election results". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  13. McFarlane is registered Unaffiliated (Independent).
  14. Redmond is registered as a Republican.
  15. Williams is registered as a Republican.

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