2011 Raleigh mayoral election

The Raleigh mayoral election of 2011 was held on October 11, 2011 to elect a Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina for a two-year term. Incumbent Mayor Charles Meeker announced in April 2011 that he would not run for a sixth term.[1] The election was officially a non-partisan contest, but outgoing Mayor Meeker was well known as a Democrat. Meeker endorsed candidate Nancy McFarlane, who is politically unaffiliated, to succeed him.[2] She won the election with 61 percent of the vote, making a runoff unnecessary.[3]

Raleigh mayoral election, 2013
October 11, 2011
 
Candidate Nancy McFarlane Billie Redmond Randall Williams
Party Independent Republican Republican
Popular vote 34,548 16,726 5,221
Percentage 61.08% 29.57% 9.23%
Mayor before election

Charles Meeker
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Nancy McFarlane
Independent

Elections in North Carolina

Candidates
Filed[4]
  • Nancy McFarlane, member of City Council and pharmacist[5][6]
  • Billie Redmond, real estate executive[7]
  • Randall Williams, obstetrician/gynecologist[8]
Declined
  • J. B. Buxton, former deputy state school superintendent[9][10]
  • Seth Keel, 17-year-old high school senior[11]

Results
2011 Raleigh mayoral election[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Non-partisan [13] Nancy McFarlane 34,548 61.08
Non-partisan [14] Billie Redmond 16,726 29.57
Non-partisan [15] Randall Williams 5,221 9.23
Other Write-ins 66 0.12
Turnout 56,561

Footnotes
  1. News & Observer: Meeker won't seek re-election bid Archived 2011-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. News & Observer: Meeker endorses McFarlane Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. News & Observer: Raleigh voters choose McFarlane as next mayor Archived 2011-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
  4. WRAL: Three to vie for Raleigh mayor
  5. Independent Weekly: Meeker era to end: Mayor won't run for a 6th term
  6. News & Observer: McFarlane announces run for mayor Archived 2011-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
  7. News & Observer: Redmond to announce plans for Raleigh mayoral race Archived 2011-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-07-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2011-07-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2011-07-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. News & Observer: Wake school board opponent Seth Keel launches Raleigh mayor bid
  12. "Oct. 2011 election results". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  13. McFarlane is registered Unaffiliated (Independent).
  14. Redmond is registered as a Republican.
  15. Williams is registered as a Republican.
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