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Mary-Ann Baldwin announced she would not seek reelection in a video posted to her social media pages.

LESLIE LIVE IN RALEIGH, THANK YOU. ARE. >> BREAKING RIGHT NOW AT 5 O'CLOCK. RALEIGH MAYOR MARY-ANN BALDWIN SAYS SHE WILL NOT RUN FOR A 3RD TERM. THE MAYOR IS SHARING THAT ANNOUNCEMENT IN A VIDEO MESSAGE YOU'RE SEEING FIRST ON WRAL. >> I'VE DECIDED THAT I WILL NOT BE A CANDIDATE FOR RE-ELECTION AS YOUR MAYOR THIS YEAR. >> WRAL'S MATT TALHELM SPOKE WITH THE MAYOR ABOUT HEAR HER DECISION AND HE JOINS US LIVE. MATT, WHY? SHE'S STEPPING ASIDE NOW AFTER 5 YEARS LEADING THE CITY. >> YEAH, GERALD, 5 YEARS AS MAYOR AND 10 YEARS BEFORE THAT AS A CITY COUNCILOR SAY SHE BECAME A FIXTURE HERE AT THE RALEIGH MUNICIPAL BUILDING WHERE CITY COUNTY. >> THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR BEING WITH US TODAY. MAYOR MARY-ANN BALDWIN GAVEL DONE THE START OF IN OTHER CITY COUNCIL MEETING JUST HOURS BEFORE RELEASING THIS VIDEO MESSAGE ENDING A POTENTIAL BID FOR ANOTHER TERM IN OFFICE. I WANT TO THANK YOU. THE PEOPLE OF RALEIGH FOR THE FAITH AND THE CONFIDENCE YOU'VE SHOWN IN ME IN THIS 8 AND A HALF MINUTE VIDEO RECORDED FRIDAY BALDWIN REVEALS THE REASONS FOR HER DECISION TO STEP BACK STARTING WITH HER OWN HEALTH LAST YEAR. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER. I WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES. I WAS CAUGHT IN STAGE. ONE. MY SURGERY AND FOLLOW-UP RADIATION WAS SUCCESSFUL. CHEMOTHERAPY WAS NOT NEEDED. BALDWIN ALSO SAYS HER HUSBAND RECENTLY UNDERWENT OPEN-HEART SURGERY AND EXPERIENCED COMPLICATIONS. THESE DEFENSE MADE LIFE EVEN MORE STRESSFUL, LEAVING ME TO WONDER HOW MUCH MORE. I COULD TAKE. BOLD WINS 2 TERMS AS MAYOR IT SEEMS TO GROW AT A RAPID PACE, BUT THAT DEVELOPMENT FRIENDLY POLICY HAS MADE HER A TARGET OF CRITICS. ONE GROUP EVEN TRIED TO RECALL HER FROM OFFICE. SHE'S BEEN CRITICIZED FOR VOTING TO DISBAND THE CITIZEN ADVISORY COUNCILS JUST 2 MONTHS INTO HER FIRST TERM AND MORE RECENTLY SHE'S FACED PROTESTS IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS FOR NOT TAKING UP A GAZA CEASE-FIRE RESOLUTION. >> FOR NOW, BALDWIN SAYS SHE IS FOCUSED ON THE CITY'S BUSINESS. WE HAVE 7 MORE MONTHS TO GOVERN. >> AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE GOOD THINGS WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THAT FOR ALL OUR RESIDENTS. >> IT WAS THAT ALL HIM REPORTING THAT SPOKE WITH OR SHE TOLD HIM THIS WAS A DIFFICULT DECISION, BUT SHE IS AT PEACE WITH IT. COMING UP AT 6 O'CLOCK METAL. BE BACK WITH WHAT MAYOR BALDWIN SAID ABOUT WHO SHOULD BE THE NEXT MAYOR. IT'S A CROWDED FIELD OF CANDIDATES, INCLUDING ONE OF

Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin will not seek reelection

Mary-Ann Baldwin announced she would not seek reelection in a video posted to her social media pages. She cited personal reasons, including a diagnosis of breast cancer and the stress of caring for her husband after he had open-heart surgery.

Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin will not seek reelection, citing family medical issues

Lena Tillett meets one-on-one with the three candidates vying to replace Mary-Ann Baldwin as mayor of Raleigh.

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On the Record with Raleigh mayoral candidates

Janet Cowell, former North Carolina state treasurer and current president and CEO of Dix Park Conservancy, has announced she will run for Raleigh mayor.   

MUCH RAIN WE COULD SEE AND HOW LONG IT WILL LAST A ALRIGHT, MICHAEL CNN, THANK YOU. >> FORMER STATE TREASURER JANET CAL AND RALEIGH CITY COUNCIL MEMBER IS NOW RUNNING FOR MAYOR OF RALEIGH. HER ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY ADDS MORE COMPETITION TO WHAT'S BECOME A VERY CROWDED FIELD OF CANDIDATES. THE BIG QUESTION NOW, WILL THEY FACE MAYOR MARY-ANN BALDWIN ON THE BALLOT WRAL'S MATT TALHELM IS LIVE OUTSIDE THE RALEIGH MUNICIPAL BUILDING WITH A LOOK AND HOW THIS RACE IS SHAPING UP TO THAT. >> YES, DEBORAH MERRIER. MAYOR MARY-ANN BALDWIN TELLS ME SHE'LL MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THIS SPRING ON WHETHER OR NOT SHE'LL SEEK A 3RD TERM AS MAYOR HERE RIGHT NOW, SHE SAYS SHE'S FOCUSED ON GOVERNING, NOT CAMPAIGNING BUT AS YOU MENTIONED, THAT RACE FOR MAYOR IS NOW GETTING MORE COMPETITIVE WITH MORE PEOPLE PUTTING THEIR NAMES INTO THAT RACE. >> WE'RE 25 YEARS. RALEIGH HAS SOME OF THE SMARTEST, MOST CREATIVE VIDEO ANNOUNCEMENT FROM HER FRONT PORCH SWING WORKING TOGETHER. WE CAN BUILD A RALLY FORMER STATE TREASURER JANET CAL JOINS THE RACE FOR RALEIGH. MAYOR. THIS IS INCLUSIVE. >> COLLABORATIVE I WANT PEOPLE'S IDEAS AND PFIZER TELL SERVED AS A CITY COUNCILOR 20 YEARS AGO BEFORE BECOMING A STATE SENATOR IN THE FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TREASURER. THERE'S A LOT OF POWER THAT RESIDES IN THE STATE. >> IN NORTH CAROLINA AND YOU NEED TO HAVE STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL CITY. RIGHT NOW. CAROL LEADS THE NONPROFIT THAT WORKING WITH THE CITY TO TRANSFORM SPARK FROM A STATE GOVERNMENT CAMPUS TO A PUBLIC PARK. >> PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT IS A PRIORITY IN HER CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT. ALSO SAYS THE CITY NEEDS PREDICTABILITY IN ITS GROWTH AND REZONING FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE A GREAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. >> ARE WE AT HEARING TO THAT KIND OF PLAN IF WE NEED TO MAKE CHANGES TO THAT PLAN? ARE WE ENGAGING THE PUBLIC TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES TO ONE? >> SHE STOOD ALONGSIDE CURRENT MAYOR MARY-ANN BALDWIN IN HER WORK ON THE PARK. IN A STATEMENT TO WRAL, BALDWIN SAYS I CONSIDER JANET A FRIEND. SHE'S BEEN A STRONG LEADER THROUGHOUT HER CAREER FROM CITY COUNCIL, THE STATE SENATE TO TREASURY TO HER ROLE WITH A DIX PARK CONSERVANCY. I WELCOME HER TO THE RACE THAT RACE ALREADY INCLUDES COREY BRANCH HAS BEEN ON CITY COUNCIL SINCE 2015. EVERY DECISION THAT MADE HAS WITH MY HEART AND THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY BRANCH SAYS INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. OUR PRIORITIES IN HIS CAMPAIGN FOR MAYOR, THE RALLY NATIVE IS ALSO FOCUSING ON MAKING SURE EVERYONE BENEFITS FROM THE CITY'S GROWTH. YES, WE NEED TO MAKE A RULE FOR THOSE THAT ARE MOVING HERE, BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP OF OUR ATTENTION ON THOSE TO HAVE DONE SO MUCH TO MAKE US THE BEST CITY. >> NOW WE DID REACH OUT TO ALL OF THE CANDIDATES WHO HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR PLANS TO RUN FOR MAYOR AND THE ONES THAT RESPONDED TO IT. YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THEM AT WRAL DOT COM. THESE CANDIDATES DON'T OFFICIALLY FILE UNTIL JULY. SO THAT'S WHEN WE'LL KNOW WHO'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. AND VOTERS HERE WILL ELECT A MAYOR NOVEMBER FEST. >> WE STILL HAVE QUITE A BIT OF TIME TO SEE THE CANDIDATES WILL

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Corey Branch, longtime city councilman, is running for Raleigh mayor 

Raleigh mayoral candidate Corey Branch

Last year, 11-year-old Hailey Brooks was killed after she was struck by an out-of-control pickup truck when she was dancing in the parade. Her dad, Trey Brooks, spoke to city leaders last night -- calling out Mayor Mary Ann Baldwin for initially canceling this year's parade.

<p>WESTBOUND LANES OF I-40 IN RALEIGH, BRETT KNESE, WRAL &gt;&gt; THIS MORNING, STRONG WORDS FROM THE FATHER OF THE GIRL WHO WAS KILLED DURING RALEIGH'S CHRISTMAS PARADE LAST YEAR. HE'S CALLING OUT THE MAYOR FOR INITIALLY CANCELING THE PARADE, CLAIMING IT WAS OUT OF RESPECT FOR HIS FAMILY. WR AS KELSEY COFFEY JOINS US LIVE NOW FROM RALEIGH. KELSEY, HAILEY'S FATHER TREY BROOKS MADE IT CLEAR HE HAS WHITE NEVER WANTED THE PARADE CANCELED. NOR DID ANYONE FROM THE CITY EVEN ASKED THEM IF THAT WAS THEIR WISH. WE'RE IN A GOOD MORNING. HAYLEY'S DAD SAID THAT HE WAS HURT AND OFFENDED BY HOW ALL OF THIS PLAYED OUT. AND IT'S QUIET HERE THIS MORNING ON FAYETTEVILLE STREET. BUT IN JUST OVER A MONTH, THIS PLACE WILL BE PACKED WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE FOR THE CITY 79TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARADE. &gt;&gt; THAT WAS ALMOST CANCELED. BUT LAST YEAR, 11 YEAR-OLD HAYLEE BROOKS WAS KILLED AFTER SHE WAS STRUCK BY AN OUT OF CONTROL PICKUP TRUCK WHEN SHE WAS DANCING IN THE PARADE. HER DAD TREE BROOKS SPOKE TO CITY COUNCIL LEADERS LAST NIGHT SAYING THAT RATHER CALLING OUT THE MAYOR FOR INITIALLY CANCELING THIS YEAR'S PARADE THAT THE MAYOR DID RELEASE A STATEMENT SAYING THAT THEY WERE CANCELING THE PARADE OUT OF RESPECT FOR HAILEY AND HER FAMILY. BUT BROOKS CLAIMS THAT THE CITY DIDN'T CONTACT THE FAMILY ABOUT THEIR DECISION. AND AFTER THE WHEN HE SPOKE, THE MAYOR SAID THAT SHE WAS SORRY FOR HIS LOSS AND THANKED HIM FOR HAVING THE COURAGE TO SPEAK. NOW, A FEW DAYS AFTER THE PARADE WAS INITIALLY CANCELED, THE CITY DID SAY THAT THEY WOULD BRING IT BACK ON JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. NO FLOATS AND NO VEHICLES. AND THE PARADE IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 18. KELSEY COPY</p>

Hailey Brooks' father calls out mayor for Raleigh Christmas parade decision

Trey Brooks

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Accuracy tests underway for voting machines 

Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin won re-election, overcoming 2 challengers.

thrilled. You may have may recall that my swearing in ceremony three years ago, I talked about the Moonshot and the Moonshot was passing an affordable housing bond, passing a parks bond. Well, none of us knew the word Covid back then. And Covid happened And we recognize that the timing wasn't right, but I'm happy to say the Moonshot has happened now and we have, we will be building 20 new parks. We are focused on equity with this bond and I am delighted that kids everywhere in this city will have a safe place to play. I'm delighted that families will have a safe place to gather. And um also just the importance of our greenway system too. I hear from a lot of entrepreneurs that this is really important to them. People who are moving here, they love it. So, you know, those are the things we're going to focus on. I also want to thank um my supporters, I want to thank the Chamber of Commerce, wake up wake county and others who work to get our Parks podcast. Um, I want to thank family and friends. I want to thank my husband for his support. And um I just want to say, I really we need to call on the community now to come together, work together. I'm looking forward to getting together with new council members. We have to keep in mind that this isn't about politics and it's not about campaigning, this is about governing and we all have to come together and govern on the issues that are important, they have to communicate to us. Some of the things they want to achieve and we need to work together. So, um I'm looking forward to continuing to leave Raleigh forward and um thank you saturday. Alright. I know some of you wanted to leave, but thanks for staying. We didn't want to live questions questions. Any questions. Well, Mayor, several of the new City council members that are expected to win here tonight have run in that opposition to growth and have been endorsed by the anti growth groups. How do you plan to work with them? We are growing, you can't stop growth. We all have to come to that reality. We just have to figure out how we want to grow. And quite frankly, um you know, I think that the public and what I've been told, people want to see housing affordability, the only way to achieve that is by building more supply and so we can't be in denial and we'll just have to work together. There might be times when we agree to disagree, but I think again, the community comes together, this is an important issue and it's critical to our future. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you

Mary-Ann Baldwin celebrates re-election with supporters

Mary-Ann Baldwin beat out two challengers for a second term.

<p>TERM IS REALLY DRAWING A LOT OF PEOPLE TO THE POLLS BOTH EARLY AND ON ELECTION DAY. &gt;&gt; LET'S GO TO WR CHRIS LOVINGOOD. HE AS IN OUR OTHER STUDIO FOLLOWING SOME OF THE BIG LOCAL ISSUES ON THE BALLOT THAT DON'T INVOLVE THE BUT WE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT SOME RALEIGH RACES TO. SO GO AHEAD, CHRIS. &gt;&gt; THE MAYORAL RACE, DEBORAH, ACTUALLY, RIGHT BEFORE YOU WENT TO BREAK EARLIER, WE SAW AN UPDATE WITH THESE NUMBERS FOR THE PEOPLE JUST JOINING US. YOU CAN NOW GET THESE UPDATED NUMBERS FOR US. SO RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT MARY AND BALDWIN SITTING AT ABOUT 42,000 VOTES THERE. WE'VE GOT SAID TERRENCE ROOF AT 37,000. STILL THAT 5,000 LAG BEHIND MARION BALL IN THAT WE SAW BEFORE. AND THEN WE HAVE JUST A FEW EXTRA VOTES WE'VE SEEN FOR THE QUANTA COPING SINCE WE LAST CHECKED AS SHE JUST CROSSED OVER THE 9,000 MARK. IN JUST A REMINDER FOR VIEWERS, AGAIN, THIS RACE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN LAST YEAR AND IT'S HOTLY CONTESTED AND ONE THAT WILL KEEP WATCHING. IF YOU LOOK ABOVE ME, THAT 0 HAS CHANGED NEARLY TO 12%. JUST ABOUT 11.8. BUT THAT'S PART OF THE NUMBER OF PERCENTAGE OF PRECINCTS THAT ARE REPORTING RIGHT NOW. WE'RE ALSO WATCHING THAT PARK SPOT AND THIS STORM REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON HERE. LET'S LOOK AT THE NUMBERS HERE. WE'VE GOT 71,000 PEOPLE VOTING FOR YES FOR THIS PARK'S POND. AND THEN WE'VE GOT 23,023 AND A HALF FOR THE PEOPLE VOTING NO. NOW HERE'S THE DEAL WITH THIS. THIS WOULD BE IMPROVING. OUR TRAILS ARE IMPROVING. THE WALKWAYS AS WELL AS HAVING A NEW AQUATIC CENTER SET UP OVER AT CHAVIS PARK. BUT REASON WHY I'M FOCUSING ON THIS IS BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 275 MILLION DOLLARS. THAT'S ONE TO BE SET ASIDE FOR THIS IMPROVEMENT. NOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THE HISTORY BEHIND THIS, 150 MILLION DOLLARS HAS BEEN SET ASIDE. RATHER, VOTERS HAVE VOTED 450 MILLION DOLLARS IN HOUSING BONDS COMPARED TO THAT 230 MILLION FOR PARKS. AND I REASON WHY I MENTION THAT IS BECAUSE VOTERS HAVE TOLD US AND YOU'VE HEARD THIS DEBRA JO SO MANY TIMES THAT HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, THAT IS A KEY THING FOR THEM HERE. SO SHOULD THIS GO FORWARD? LOOKING AT MORE THAN HALF A BILLION DOLLARS SINCE 1980, THAT BORDERS HAVE APPROVED FOR PARKS BOND. SO CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO KEEP WATCHING COME BACK TO ME IN A LITTLE WHILE. AND I'M SURE THAT WE'LL SEE MORE NUMBERS COME IN AS</p>

Raleigh mayor Baldwin claims re-election

Local elections on the city and county level can have a major and direct impact on our daily lives. Will Raleigh make room for more affordable housing? Will developers be allowed to build 40-story buildings in Midtown? Will the Triangle have access to a commuter rail and improved public transit?

BRING CHANGE TO THE BALANCE OF POWER IN CONGRESS. 2 RACES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. WE WANT TO GET IN RALEIGH FOR YOU TONIGHT IN THE RACE FOR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL SEATS UP FOR GRABS THESE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN LAST YEAR. WRAL'S MATT TALHELM LIVE FOR US IN RALEIGH FOLLOWING THESE RACES A YEAR NOW AFTER THOSE DELAYS FILL US IN ON WHAT'S HAPPENING TONIGHT. MATT. YEAH, DAN, WORTH THE WAIT FOR A LOT OF FOLKS HERE AS THEY GET READY TO CELEBRATE HERE. THESE ELECTIONS. WE ARE AT NEAR MARION BALDWIN'S PARTY HERE. THIS IS A PLAYER'S RETREAT IS JUST GETTING STARTED HERE. JUST ABOUT A MINUTE OR SO AGO SEEING SEA. >> CROWD STARTING TO TRICKLE IN HERE. THE SIGNS ARE ALREADY OUT HERE, THOUGH, MAYOR MARY-ANN BALDWIN HOPING TO GET REELECTED HERE. SHE'S HOPING THAT VOTERS LIKE THE GROWTH THAT'S HAPPENING AROUND THEM AND THE ELECTORATE AND THAT SECOND TERM AS MAYOR. NOW, BALDWIN HAS BEEN A PRO-GROWTH MAYOR WHO SUPPORTS MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING POLICIES THAT ALLOWED DENSER DEVELOPMENT IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAS LED TO A MOVEMENT TO OUST HER AND ALL THE CURRENT COUNSELORS IN TODAY'S ELECTIONS. BALDWIN FACES CHALLENGES FROM TERRENCE RUTH AND THE QUANTA COPELAND. RUTH IS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT NC STATE IS CALLING FOR MORE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING COPELAND'S OF COMMUNITY ADVOCATE WAS ALSO CAMPAIGNING FOR MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ENDING GENTRIFICATION. NOW, IN ADDITION TO THE RACE FOR MAYOR RALEIGH VOTERS WILL SELECT ALL 7 COUNSELORS AS WE COME BACK OUT HERE, A LIVE TO WHAT MAYOR BALDWIN AND HER SUPPORTERS HOPE WILL BE A CELEBRATION HERE. THOSE 7 CITY COUNCIL IS A LOOK AT ELECTED 3 OF THAT. AT LEAST 3 OF THEM WILL BE NEW BECAUSE THERE WERE NO INCUMBENTS IN THOSE RACES DOWN LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL FOR A LOT OF CHANGE

Election brings potential for big changes in Raleigh 

WakeUP Wake County, a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy group that encourages public engagement and participation in key issues facing Triangle residents, will host a series of forums so that voters can hear from candidates running for Raleigh City Council and the mayor's office. 