2013 Raleigh mayoral election

The biennial election for the Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina was held on October 8, 2013. The election was nonpartisan. Incumbent Mayor Nancy McFarlane ran for a second term. She received a majority of the vote on October 8, thus avoiding a runoff, which would have been held on November 5.

Candidates

 * Nancy McFarlane, Mayor since 2011, former City Council member
 * Venita Peyton, real estate broker
 * Robert Weltzin, chiropractor