Raleigh mayoral election, 2017
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October 10 and November 7, 2017 |
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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.
Candidates
Declared
- Paul Fitts[4]
- Charles Francis, attorney and former City Council member[5]
- Nancy McFarlane, Mayor since 2011, former City Council member[6]
First-round Results
Oct. 2017 Raleigh mayoral election[7]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Non-partisan [8] |
Nancy McFarlane |
25,626 |
48.42 |
-25.94 |
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Non-partisan [9] |
Charles Francis |
19,441 |
36.73 |
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Non-partisan [10] |
Paul Fitts |
7,802 |
14.74 |
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Other |
Write-ins |
57 |
0.11 |
-0.30 |
Turnout |
52,507 |
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Runoff Results
Nov. 2017 Raleigh mayoral election runoff[11]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
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Non-partisan [12] |
Nancy McFarlane |
31,643 |
57.67 |
+9.24 |
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Non-partisan [13] |
Charles Francis |
23,222 |
42.33 |
+5.61 |
Turnout |
54,865 |
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Notes
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