Here are the candidates running for mayor and city council in Raleigh

Voters will decide who will become Raleigh’s next mayor and city council in this year’s general election.

All eight seats are up for grabs and more than twenty candidates are running. All sitting council members, except Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin, are seeking a new two-year term. (The council will switch to a four-year term from 2026.)

The News & Observer sent each candidate a questionnaire. You can read the responses of the candidates who responded via the links below.

Early voting for the general election runs from October 17 to November 2 in North Carolina. Election day is Tuesday, November 5.

Mayoral candidates, elected for the entire city

▪ Janet Cowel

▪ Paul Fitts

▪ Eugene Myrick

▪ Terrance Ruth

▪ James Shaughnessy

At-Large Candidates, 2 seats, elected for the entire city

▪ James Bledsoe

▪ Joshua Bradley

▪ Stormie Forte, incumbent

▪ Jonathan Melton, incumbent

▪ Katherine Pate

▪ Reeves Peeler Jr.

▪ Robert Steele

District A, North Raleigh

▪ Mary Black, seated

▪ Whitney Hill

▪ Mitchell Silver

District B, Northeast Raleigh

▪ Jennifer McCollum

▪ Megan Patton, incumbent

District C, Southeast Raleigh

▪ Corey Branch, incumbent

▪ DaQuanta Copeland

▪ Daniel Grant King

▪ Jared Ollison

▪ Tolulope Omokaiye

▪ Portia Rochelle

District D, Southwest Raleigh

▪ Jane Harrison, seated

District E, Northwest Raleigh

▪ Johannes Cerqueira

▪ Christina Jones, incumbent

Early voting and registration sites

There are 22 locations open to Raleigh voters in Wake County during the early voting period. All sites are listed on WakeVotesEarly.com for locations, maps and a wait time tracker.

Eligible voters who missed the state’s deadline can still register during early voting with proof of their current residence. This will not be available on Election Day.

All polling stations will be open every day of the week

The 12 voting locations Raleigh Are

• Abbott’s Creek Community Center, 9950 Durant Road

• Barwell Road Community Centre, 5857 Barwell Road

• Green Road Community Center, 4201 Green Road

• John Chavis Memorial Park Community Center, 505 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd

• Lake Lynn Community Center, 7921 Ray Road

• Laurel Hills Community Center, 3808 Edwards Mill Road

• NCSU Talley Student Union, 2411 Dunn Ave

• Optimist Park Community, 5900 Whittier Drive

• Southeast Raleigh YMCA, 1426 Rock Quarry Road

• Wake County Board of Elections Office, 1200 N. New Hope Road

• Wake Tech, North Campus, Building E, 7151 Success Way

• Wake Tech, South Campus, Building T, 9101 Fayetteville Road

Sample Ballots and Voter Search

You can check your voter registration status, polling location on Election Day, and a sample ballot before going to the polls through the NC State Board of Elections website, ncsbe.gov, or through the Wake County Board of Elections, wake.gov.