2019 Raleigh mayoral election

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]

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]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Mary-Ann Baldwin, former member of the Raleigh City Council^[3]
Zainab Baloch, community activist and candidate for City Council in 2017^[4]
Charles Francis, attorney and candidate for Mayor in 2017^[5]
George Knott, musician^[6]
Caroline Sullivan, former Wake County commissioner^[7]
Justin L. Sutton, attorney^[8]

Declined[]

Nancy McFarlane, Mayor of Raleigh since 2011

Endorsements[]

Mary-Ann Baldwin

Newspapers

Indy Week^[9]

Caroline Sullivan

Local Officials

Nancy McFarlane, Mayor of Raleigh (2011-2019)^[7]

First round results[]

2019 Raleigh mayoral election^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Notes[]

^ Baldwin is registered as a Democrat.
^ Francis is registered as a Democrat.
^ Sullivan is registered as a Democrat.
^ Baloch is registered as a Democrat.
^ Sutton is registered Unaffiliated.
^ Knott is registered as a Democrat.

References[]

^ Johnson, Anna; Doran, Will (October 11, 2019). "Mary-Ann Baldwin is Raleigh's next mayor after Francis decides against runoff". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
^ McFarlane, Nancy (March 13, 2019). "'Raleigh politics could use a reset': Mayor McFarlane not running again". WRAL-TV. Raleigh, North Carolina. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
^ Billman, Jeffrey C. (March 27, 2019). "Exclusive: Mary-Ann Baldwin Says She's Running for Mayor to Lead Raleigh Into a Bold Progressive Future". Indy Week. Durham, North Carolina. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
^ Johnson, Anna (April 22, 2019). "Former candidate, activist Zainab Baloch running to be Raleigh's next mayor". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
^ Johnson, Anna (March 14, 2019). "With McFarlane out, could one of these people be Raleigh's next mayor?". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
^ Johnson, Anna (May 1, 2019). "He'd hate to be Raleigh's next mayor, but he's running anyway. 5 candidates now in race". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Tauss, Leigh (25 March 2019). "Former Wake Commissioner Caroline Sullivan Announces Run for Raleigh Mayor". INDY Week. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^ "Wake County Board of Elections list of candidates" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
^ "Endorsements 2019: Down With the Raleigh NIMBYs". INDY Week. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "2019 election results". Wake County Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[11] Baldwin is registered as a Democrat.

[12] Francis is registered as a Democrat.

[13] Sullivan is registered as a Democrat.

[14] Baloch is registered as a Democrat.

[15] Sutton is registered Unaffiliated.

[16] Knott is registered as a Democrat.

[1] Johnson, Anna; Doran, Will (October 11, 2019). "Mary-Ann Baldwin is Raleigh's next mayor after Francis decides against runoff". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Retrieved October 12, 2019.

[2] McFarlane, Nancy (March 13, 2019). "'Raleigh politics could use a reset': Mayor McFarlane not running again". WRAL-TV. Raleigh, North Carolina. Retrieved October 12, 2019.

[3] Billman, Jeffrey C. (March 27, 2019). "Exclusive: Mary-Ann Baldwin Says She's Running for Mayor to Lead Raleigh Into a Bold Progressive Future". Indy Week. Durham, North Carolina. Retrieved October 12, 2019.

[4] Johnson, Anna (April 22, 2019). "Former candidate, activist Zainab Baloch running to be Raleigh's next mayor". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Retrieved October 12, 2019.

[5] Johnson, Anna (March 14, 2019). "With McFarlane out, could one of these people be Raleigh's next mayor?". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Retrieved October 12, 2019.

[6] Johnson, Anna (May 1, 2019). "He'd hate to be Raleigh's next mayor, but he's running anyway. 5 candidates now in race". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Retrieved October 12, 2019.

[SullivanIndy-7] Tauss, Leigh (25 March 2019). "Former Wake Commissioner Caroline Sullivan Announces Run for Raleigh Mayor". INDY Week. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[8] "Wake County Board of Elections list of candidates" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.

[9] "Endorsements 2019: Down With the Raleigh NIMBYs". INDY Week. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[10] "2019 election results". Wake County Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

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