Raleigh mayoral election, 2017 - wikipedia Raleigh mayoral election, 2017 Raleigh mayoral election, 2017 ← 2015 October 10 and November 7, 2017 2019 → Candidate Nancy McFarlane Charles Francis Party Independent Democratic Popular vote 31,643 23,222 Percentage 57.67 % 42.33 % Mayor before election Nancy McFarlane Independent Elected Mayor Nancy McFarlane Independent Elections in North Carolina Federal government Presidential elections 1792 1796 1800 1804 1808 1812 1816 1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 United States Senate elections 1960 1962 1966 1968 1972 1978 1980 1984 1986 1992 1998 2002 2008 2014 2016 United States House elections 1992 1998 2000 2002 2006 2008 2012 2014 2016 Special elections 1st district, 2004 12th district, 2014 State executive Gubernatorial elections 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 Lieutenant Governor elections 2000 2008 2012 2016 Attorney General elections 2008 2012 2016 Council of State elections 2000 2008 2012 2016 State legislature General Assembly elections 2002 2006 2008 State Senate elections 2002 2006 2008 2012 2014 2016 State House elections 2002 2006 2008 2012 2014 2016 State judiciary Judicial elections 1998 2000 2002 2006 2008 2012 2014 2016 2018 Ballot measures 2012 Amendment 1 Mayoral elections Charlotte mayoral elections 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 Raleigh mayoral elections 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 The biennial nonpartisan election for the Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina was held on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. As no candidate won a majority of the vote in the first round, a runoff was held on November 7, 2017, as requested by the second - place finisher, Charles Francis. Incumbent Mayor Nancy McFarlane defeated Francis in the runoff, winning a fourth term in office. This was the first Raleigh mayoral election to advance to a second round since 2001. Contents 1 Candidates 1.1 Declared 2 First - round Results 3 Runoff Results 4 Notes Candidates Declared Paul Fitts Charles Francis, attorney and former City Council member Nancy McFarlane, Mayor since 2011, former City Council member First - round Results Oct. 2017 Raleigh mayoral election Party Candidate Votes % ± Non-partisan Nancy McFarlane 25,626 48.42 - 25.94 Non-partisan Charles Francis 19,441 36.73 Non-partisan Paul Fitts 7,802 14.74 Other Write - ins 57 0.11 - 0.30 Turnout 52,507 Runoff Results Nov. 2017 Raleigh mayoral election runoff Party Candidate Votes % ± Non-partisan Nancy McFarlane 31,643 57.67 + 9.24 Non-partisan Charles Francis 23,222 42.33 + 5.61 Turnout 54,865 Notes Jump up ^ Wake County Board of Elections Jump up ^ WRAL.com Jump up ^ ABC11 Jump up ^ Wake County Board of Elections : List of candidates for October elections Jump up ^ News & Observer : Raleigh attorney says he will run for mayor Jump up ^ News & Observer : Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane to seek 4th term Jump up ^ `` Oct. 2017 election results ''. Wake County Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 October 2017. Jump up ^ McFarlane is registered Unaffiliated ( Independent ). Jump up ^ Francis is registered as a Democrat. Jump up ^ Fitts is registered as a Republican. Jump up ^ `` Nov. 2017 election results ''. NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 8 November 2017. Jump up ^ McFarlane is registered Unaffiliated ( Independent ). Jump up ^ Francis is registered as a Democrat. ( 2016 ← ) 2017 United States elections ( → 2018 ) U.S. Senate Alabama U.S. House California 's 34th Georgia 's 6th Kansas 's 4th Montana 's at - large South Carolina 's 5th Utah 's 3rd Governors New Jersey Virginia Mayors Albuquerque, NM Atlanta, GA Atlantic City, NJ Boston, MA Buffalo, NY Charlotte, NC Cincinnati, OH Cleveland, OH Detroit, MI El Paso, TX Frederick, MD Hoboken, NJ Jackson, MS Jersey City, NJ Los Angeles, CA Miami, FL Minneapolis, MN New Orleans, LA New York, NY North Miami, FL Omaha, NE Pittsburgh, PA Raleigh, NC Rochester, NY St. Louis, MO St. Paul, MN St. Petersburg, FL San Antonio, TX Seattle, WA City Houston, TX Minneapolis, MN State New Jersey Virginia Territories Puerto Rican status referendum Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raleigh_mayoral_election,_2017&oldid=812047334 '' Categories : Mayoral elections in Raleigh, North Carolina United States mayoral elections, 2017 North Carolina elections, 2017 Hidden categories : Pages using deprecated image syntax Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 25 November 2017, at 17 : 36. About Wikipedia

Question: who won the mayor election in raleigh nc
Answer: Nancy McFarlane