2021 Raleigh mayoral election

The 2021 mayoral election in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina, is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. If needed, a runoff will be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.[1]

Raleigh mayoral election, 2021
October 5, 2021
Mayor before election

Mary-Ann Baldwin
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

TBD

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Incumbent mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin is seeking re-election to a second term in office.[2]

Background

Incumbent mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin was first elected in 2019, running on a platform of affordable housing. She managed to pass an $80 million bond to fund the construction of affordable housing via ballot initiative in November 2020, though a similar proposal to fund the construction of public parks was abandoned due to the complications of the COVID-19 pandemic. Baldwin is expected to face opposition from NIMBYs and has also faced criticism for her perceived mishandling of Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020.[3]

Candidates

Declared

Potential

Declined
  • Zainab Baloch, community activist, candidate for the Raleigh city council in 2017, and candidate for mayor in 2019[5][8]
  • Kay Crowder, former city councillor[5]
  • Patrick Buffkin, city councillor (running for re-election)[5]
  • Jonathan Melton, city councillor[5]
  • Stef Mendell, former city councillor[5]
  • David Knight, city councillor (running for re-election)[5]
  • Russ Stephenson, former city councillor[5]

Results
First round results
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Mary-Ann Baldwin (incumbent)
Nonpartisan Terrance Ruth
Total votes 100%

References
  1. Wake County Board of Elections: Future election dates
  2. IndyWeek
  3. https://indyweek.com/news/northcarolina/21-things-2021/
  4. IndyWeek: Raleigh Mayoral Race Draws First Challenger
  5. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article248030795.html
  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.
  7. "Wake County Board of Elections list of candidates" (PDF). Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  8. 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.
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