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]
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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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |