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. 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. She won the election with 61 percent of the vote, making a runoff unnecessary.

Candidates

 * Filed
 * Nancy McFarlane, member of City Council and pharmacist
 * Billie Redmond, real estate executive
 * Randall Williams, obstetrician/gynecologist


 * Declined
 * J. B. Buxton, former deputy state school superintendent
 * Seth Keel, 17-year-old high school senior