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Raleigh mayoral election, 2013

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Candidate Nancy McFarlane Robert Weltzin Venita Peyton
Party Independent Republican Republican
Popular vote 32,549 9,765 2,307
Percentage 72.76% 21.83% 5.16%

Mayor before election

Nancy McFarlane
Independent

Elected mayor

Nancy McFarlane
Independent

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The biennial election for the Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina was held on October 8, 2013. The election was nonpartisan. Incumbent Mayor Nancy McFarlane ran for a second term. She received a majority of the vote on October 8, thus avoiding a runoff, which would have been held on November 5.

Candidates

  • Nancy McFarlane, Mayor since 2011, former City Council member
  • Venita Peyton, real estate broker
  • Robert Weltzin, chiropractor

Results

2013 Raleigh mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non-partisan Nancy McFarlane 32,549 72.76 +11
Non-partisan Robert Weltzin 9,765 21.83
Non-partisan Venita Peyton 2,307 5.16
Other Write-ins 112 0.25
Turnout 44,733

Notes

  1. "ABC11: Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane to file for re-election". Archived from the original on July 10, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  2. Raleigh Public Record
  3. Wake County Board of Elections Candidate list Archived 2014-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
  4. News & Observer: Raleigh mayor faces challengers
  5. "Oct. 2013 election results". Wake County Board of Elections. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  6. McFarlane is registered Unaffiliated (Independent).
  7. Weltzin is registered as a Republican.
  8. Peyton is registered as a Republican.

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