Raleigh mayoral election, 2011

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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]

The mayor of Raleigh is the mayor of Raleigh, the state capital of North Carolina, in the United States. Raleigh operates with council-manager government, under which the mayor is elected separately from Raleigh City Council, of which he or she is the eighth member.

Raleigh, North Carolina Capital of North Carolina

Raleigh is the capital of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. Raleigh is the second-largest city in the state, after Charlotte. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees, which line the streets in the heart of the city. The city covers a land area of 142.8 square miles (370 km2). The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population as 479,332 as of July 1, 2018. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. The city of Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh, who established the lost Roanoke Colony in present-day Dare County.

Charles Meeker North Carolina politician

Charles Carpenter Meeker is a member of the Democratic Party who served as the 34th Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina. He was first elected in 2001 over Republican Paul Coble, and reelected for a fifth two-year term in 2009. A fifth term tied Meeker with Avery C. Upchurch as Raleigh's longest-serving mayor.

Contents

Candidates

Filed [4]
Declined

Results

2011 Raleigh mayoral election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Non-partisan [13] Nancy McFarlane 34,54861.08
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. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". 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
  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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