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Paul Fitts
Paul Fitts ran for election for Mayor of Raleigh in North Carolina. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Brannan attended the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.[1]
At the time of his 2017 run for mayor, Fitts had worked as a mortgage lender for 18 years. His professional experience also includes working in various roles for Accent Imaging.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Mayoral election in Raleigh, North Carolina (2024)
General election
General election for Mayor of Raleigh
Janet Cowell defeated Paul Fitts, Terrance Ruth, Eugene Myrick, and James Shaughnessy IV in the general election for Mayor of Raleigh on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Janet Cowell (Nonpartisan)  | 59.7 | 132,315 |
 | Paul Fitts (Nonpartisan) | 18.3 | 40,688 | |
 | Terrance Ruth (Nonpartisan) | 11.4 | 25,355 | |
 | Eugene Myrick (Nonpartisan) | 6.5 | 14,359 | |
 | James Shaughnessy IV (Nonpartisan) | 3.6 | 8,038 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 1,045 | ||
| Total votes: 221,800 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Fitts in this election.
2022
See also: Mayoral election in Raleigh, North Carolina (2022)
General election
General election for Mayor of Raleigh
Incumbent Mary-Ann Baldwin defeated Terrance Ruth, DaQuanta Copeland, and Paul Fitts in the general election for Mayor of Raleigh on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary-Ann Baldwin (Nonpartisan) | 46.6 | 71,521 |
| Terrance Ruth (Nonpartisan) | 40.6 | 62,371 | |
 | DaQuanta Copeland (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 15,640 | |
| Paul Fitts (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 1.4 | 2,191 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 1,749 | ||
| Total votes: 153,472 | |||
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2017
The city of Raleigh, North Carolina, held municipal elections for mayor and city council on October 10, 2017. A runoff took place on November 7, 2017, in those races where no candidate received a majority of the vote. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 21, 2017. All seven council seats were up for election.
Incumbent Nancy McFarlane and Charles Francis defeated Paul Fitts in the mayor of Raleigh municipal election.[2]
| Mayor of Raleigh, Municipal Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Nancy McFarlane Incumbent |
48.45% | 25,414 |
| Charles Francis |
36.67% | 19,232 |
| Paul Fitts | 14.76% | 7,744 |
| Write-in votes | 0.11% | 59 |
| Total Votes | 52,449 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "10/10/2017 Unofficial Municipal Election Results - Wake," accessed October 10, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Paul Fitts did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Paul Fitts did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Fitts' campaign website highlighted the following issues.
| “ |
Raleigh is a growing area and we have a serious growing debt issue. Please join us in our campaign to reduce wasteful spending and correct our fiscal mistakes. Raleigh can be a better manager of funds to reduce the money that citizens owe on our City’s debt. Tax relief for citizens means more in your own pocket to aid those around you. Let’s work to fix our problems together. [1][3] |
” |
| —Paul Fitts (2017) | ||
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 #Three4Raleigh, "Paul Fitts for Raleigh Mayor," accessed October 8, 2017
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "10/10/2017 Unofficial Municipal Election Results - Wake," accessed October 10, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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