The biennial election for the

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was held on October 8, 2013. The election was nonpartisan. Incumbent Mayor

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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

, Mayor since 2011, former City Council member *Venita Peyton, real estate broker *Robert Weltzin, chiropractorNews & Observer: Raleigh mayor faces challengers
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Results

Notes

External links

Wake County Board of Elections
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October 2013 in the United States 2010s in Raleigh, North Carolina