2009 Election

Live blogging from election day. See results, reporting and photos from throughout the day.

Early voting for the Wake County School Board and the Raleigh City Council begins today.

Managing growth and developing a better public transit system were topics that took center stage at a public forum for Raleigh City Council candidates, held Thursday night at Temple Beth Or by WakeUP Wake County and the Wake County League of Women Voters. About 75 voters turned out to pitch questions to the candidates from their district.

With the candidate filing period almost over, the mayoral and council races are coming together. Five candidates, including the two incumbents, have filed for the at-large seats. So far, contenders have also filed to run against the incumbents for the District C seat, currently held by James West, and the District D seat, currently head by Thomas Crowder. Plus, more full-text scans from the Board of Elections.

The Raleigh Public Record plans to live up to its name and make all candidate filings easy for voters to access. This will be the first of regular posts providing full text of candidate filings and financial disclosures for Raleigh voters.