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

October 8, 2013

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 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
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 9 October 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