2017 Raleigh mayoral election

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.

2017 Raleigh mayoral election

October 10 and November 7, 2017

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

This was the first Raleigh mayoral election to advance to a second round since 2001.

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