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City elections in Raleigh, North Carolina (2022)

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2022 Raleigh elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: July 15, 2022
General election: November 8, 2022
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and city council
Total seats up: 8 (click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of Raleigh, North Carolina, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was July 15, 2022.[1]

The offices were originally scheduled to be on the ballot in 2021. They were moved to 2022 due to redistricting delays.[2]

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

Elections

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Candidates and results

City council

At-large

General election

General election for Raleigh City Council At-large (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Raleigh City Council At-large on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Stormie Forte
Stormie Forte (Nonpartisan)
 
23.2
 
61,026
✔
Image of Jonathan Melton
Jonathan Melton (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
19.2
 
50,539
Image of Anne Franklin
Anne Franklin (Nonpartisan)
 
14.8
 
38,975
Image of John Odom
John Odom (Nonpartisan)
 
14.0
 
36,700
Image of James Bledsoe
James Bledsoe (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
11.9
 
31,257
Image of Portia Wilson Rochelle
Portia Wilson Rochelle (Nonpartisan)
 
9.6
 
25,256
Image of Joshua Bradley
Joshua Bradley (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
6.9
 
18,143
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
1,069

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 262,965
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District A

General election

General election for Raleigh City Council District A

Mary Black defeated Catherine Lawson and Whitney Hill in the general election for Raleigh City Council District A on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mary Black
Mary Black (Nonpartisan)
 
39.2
 
13,181
Image of Catherine Lawson
Catherine Lawson (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
31.6
 
10,611
Image of Whitney Hill
Whitney Hill (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
28.8
 
9,666
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
143

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 33,601
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District B

General election

General election for Raleigh City Council District B

Megan Patton defeated Minu Lee, Frank Pierce, Zainab Baloch, and Jakob Lorberblatt in the general election for Raleigh City Council District B on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Megan Patton
Megan Patton (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
41.6
 
11,003
Image of Minu Lee
Minu Lee (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
30.8
 
8,139
Image of Frank Pierce
Frank Pierce (Nonpartisan)
 
15.3
 
4,044
Image of Zainab Baloch
Zainab Baloch (Nonpartisan)
 
7.3
 
1,925
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Jakob Lorberblatt (Nonpartisan)
 
4.0
 
1,054
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
264

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 26,429
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District C

General election

General election for Raleigh City Council District C

Incumbent Corey Branch defeated Frank Fields III and Wanda Hunter in the general election for Raleigh City Council District C on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Corey Branch
Corey Branch (Nonpartisan)
 
44.7
 
11,415
Image of Frank Fields III
Frank Fields III (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
29.9
 
7,629
Image of Wanda Hunter
Wanda Hunter (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
24.9
 
6,357
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
122

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 25,523
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District D

General election

General election for Raleigh City Council District D

Jane Harrison defeated Jennifer Truman, Todd Kennedy, and Rob Baumgart in the general election for Raleigh City Council District D on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jane Harrison
Jane Harrison (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
56.2
 
12,408
Image of Jennifer Truman
Jennifer Truman (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
19.5
 
4,310
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Todd Kennedy (Nonpartisan)
 
13.1
 
2,889
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Rob Baumgart (Nonpartisan)
 
10.7
 
2,353
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
99

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 22,059
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District E

General election

General election for Raleigh City Council District E

Christina Jones defeated incumbent David Knight in the general election for Raleigh City Council District E on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Christina Jones
Christina Jones (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
50.8
 
16,759
Image of David Knight
David Knight (Nonpartisan)
 
48.5
 
15,999
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
222

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 32,980
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About the city

See also: Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is a city in Wake County, North Carolina. As of 2020, its population was 467,665.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Raleigh uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[3]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh North Carolina
Population 467,665 10,439,388
Land area (sq mi) 147 48,623
Race and ethnicity**
White 57.5% 67.6%
Black/African American 28.9% 21.4%
Asian 4.8% 3%
Native American 0.3% 1.2%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.1%
Other (single race) N/A 3.2%
Multiple 4.2% 3.6%
Hispanic/Latino 10.9% 9.5%
Education
High school graduation rate 92.2% 88.5%
College graduation rate 51.4% 32%
Income
Median household income $69,720 $56,642
Persons below poverty level 11.8% 14%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

Raleigh, North Carolina North Carolina Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Wake County, "Candidate Filing Information," accessed July 16, 2021
  2. ↑ North Carolina Legislature, "Senate Bill 722," accessed July 7, 2021
  3. ↑ City of Raleigh, "City Council," accessed October 22, 2014
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