2013 Raleigh mayoral election

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.^[1] She received a majority of the vote on October 8, thus avoiding a runoff, which would have been held on November 5.

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

Candidates

• Nancy McFarlane, Mayor since 2011, former City Council member
• Venita Peyton, real estate broker ^[2]
• Robert Weltzin,^[3] chiropractor^[4]

Results

2013 Raleigh mayoral election^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Non-partisan [6]	Nancy McFarlane	32,549	72.76	+11
	Non-partisan [7]	Robert Weltzin	9,765	21.83
	Non-partisan [8]	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.

External links

• Wake County Board of Elections