A general election, a runoff and half a million dollars later, diversity supporters regain the majority on the Wake County Board of Education.
2011 Election
Dems Power Back in the School Board
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Diversity candidates needed to win all five seats up for grabs to retake control of the Wake County Board of Elections. They won four outright. In District 3 diversity supporter and incumbent Kevin Hill got the most votes but did not avoid the 50 percent cutoff to avoid a runoff.
2011 Election
Incumbents, Stagner Take Raleigh City Council
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Russ Stephenson, Mary-Ann Baldwin, Eugene Weeks and Randy Stagner won the open seats for Raleigh City Council Tuesday. Voters approved the two bonds on the ballot by overwhelming margins.
2011 Election
McFarlane Takes the Mayor’s Chair
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With 61 percent of the vote, Nancy McFarlane will be Raleigh’s next mayor.
2011 Election
Live Blogging the Election 2011!
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Covering the Raleigh and Wake County elections live.
2011 Election
Powerful Dem and GOP Donors Go Blow for Blow in School Board Race
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Campaign finance records show dedicated donors on both the Republican and Democrat sides are donating thousands of dollars to multiple campaigns in the race to see who will take control of the Wake County school board.
2011 Election
Deep Pockets Support Redmond for Mayor
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Billie Redmond claims her fundraising figures show she has the most widespread support but a Record analysis of campaign finance records shows she received almost half of her money from people with ties to development. Nancy McFarlane has the most donations of $50 or less. We talk to the candidates and take a look at what the numbers mean.
2011 Election
Getting Voters Out in an Off-Year Election
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Two years ago, 11.4 percent of voters in Wake County went to the polls for the Raleigh city council and school board elections. This year organizers hope the high profile school board race and an open mayoral seat will bring more voters to the polls.
2011 Election
Council Candidates Raising Funds with Varying Success
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Fundraising is one measure used to gauge support for candidates. We take a look at the 35-day campaign finance reports in the City Council race to see whose raising the most money.
2011 Election
Mayoral Issues: The Lightner Center Debate
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In profile interviews with the Record, the mayoral candidates – Nancy McFarlane, Randall Williams and Billie Redmond – discuss their views on impact fees.
2011 Election
Early Voting Starts Thursday
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Early voting starts Thursday for mayor, city council and school board.
