Janet Cowell Wins 5-Way Race for Raleigh Mayor

‘We won.’ Former State Treasurer Janet Cowell wins Raleigh’s race for mayor
With a commanding lead Tuesday night, former State Treasurer Janet Cowell informally declared herself Raleigh’s next mayor well before the final votes came in. “While they have not called it, I’m comfortable calling it, that we won,” Cowell told supporters at a watch party at Birdie’s restaurant in downtown Raleigh.
Janet Cowell Triumphs in Raleigh Mayoral Race with 60% of Votes
Janet Cowell has been elected the mayor of Raleigh, winning nearly 60% of the vote. She focuses on growth while preserving the city's character and green spaces.
Raleigh's next mayor will be Janet Cowell, a former State Treasurer and state legislator
Janet Cowell, a former state treasurer and longtime political player in Raleigh, will be the city's next mayor, taking over the position from outgoing Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin. Why it matters: Cowell will be tasked with guiding Raleigh through a critical period of growth that has placed stress on the city's housing prices,
Janet Cowell Wins Five-Way Race for Raleigh Mayor
Janet Cowell won a five-way contest and will succeed two-term Raleigh mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin, who decided not to seek a third term.
Janet Cowell claims victory in race for Raleigh’s next mayor
Cowell announced she won the Raleigh mayor’s race the night of the election. Results from the Associated Press show her as the top vote-getter among a field of five candidates in the nonpartisan race, although a winner has not been called.
Former state treasurer Janet Cowell has big lead in Raleigh mayoral race
Janet Cowell, the former state treasurer, had a big lead over the other four candidates vying to become Raleigh mayor.
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Live updates: Cowell takes big, early lead in Raleigh’s mayoral election
Former State Treasurer Janet Cowell holds a commanding lead in early results in the race to be Raleigh’s next mayor. As of 9:12 pm, Cowell, who is also a former member of the state Senate and Raleigh City Council, had 105,712 votes, far outpacing Paul Fitts in second place with 31,375 votes.
Janet Cowell elected mayor of Raleigh
Democrat Janet Cowell will be the next mayor of Raleigh. The former North Carolina state treasurer, state senator and Raleigh City Council member defeated four challengers in the nonpartisan contest to lead North Carolina’s capital city.
2024 Raleigh mayor candidate profile: Janet Cowell
Janet Cowell is the former state treasurer and the former president of the Dix Park Conservancy. She is running for mayor to replace the outgoing Mary-Ann Baldwin.
In Raleigh mayoral race, one candidate’s raised half a million dollars
Raleigh mayoral candidate Janet Cowell raised nearly 20 times more in donations than her nearest opponent this election cycle, new campaign finance reports show.
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