Challenger Justin Outling has conceded to incumbent Nancy Vaughan in the race for Greensboro mayor. Outling, a city councilman in District 3, had been trying to unseat Vaughan, who has been mayor since 2013, and he came close to doing just that. In complete but unofficial results from last week’s election, Outling trailed by just over 400 votes. But that was enough to be outside of the 1 percent threshold needed to call for a recount.
Incumbent Mayor Nancy Vaughan narrowly defeated challenger Justin Outling in Greensboro’s mayoral election Tuesday. Vaughan won with an edge of about 400 votes out of more than 32,000 cast, according to complete but unofficial results. The tally does not include absentee or provisional ballots. Vaughan was first elected mayor in 2013 and previously served as an at-large member of the City Council. Outling served as a councilmember representing District 3 before making the run for mayor.