2022 Charlotte mayoral election
The 2022 mayoral election in Charlotte, North Carolina was held on July 26, 2022. This represents a delay from the original schedule of the election, which would ordinarily have taken place in November 2021. Delays in the United States Census prompted delays for cities in the state that elect city council members by district in odd-numbered years. Charlotte's City Council had the option of holding the mayoral election on schedule in 2021 but voted to hold all elections at the same time.[1]
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Charlotte's partisan primaries were held on May 17, the same day as the North Carolina statewide primary.[2]
The incumbent Mayor, Democrat Vi Lyles, was first elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2019. She sought re-election to a third term and easily defeated Republican Stephanie de Sarachaga-Bilbao.[3]
Democratic primary
Primary results
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
- ≥90%
- No data
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vi Lyles (incumbent) | 48,569 | 84.11 | |
| Democratic | Lucille Puckett | 4,275 | 7.40 | |
| Democratic | Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel | 2,614 | 4.53 | |
| Democratic | Tae McKenzie | 2,286 | 3.96 | |
| Total votes | 57,744 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Nominee
- Stephanie de Sarachaga-Bilbao[4]
Eliminated in primary
- M. Moustafa[5]
Primary results
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
- ≥90%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 80–90%
- 50%
- No data
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Stephanie de Sarachaga-Bilbao | 15,624 | 70.42 | |
| Republican | M. Moustafa | 6,562 | 29.58 | |
| Total votes | 22,186 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Vi Lyles (incumbent) | 49,324 | 68.42 | ||
| Republican | Stephanie de Sarachaga-Bilbao | 22,580 | 31.32 | ||
| Write-in | 186 | 0.26 | |||
| Total votes | 72,090 | 100.00 | |||
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References
- Charlotte Observer
- WFAE
- Ablon, Matthew (November 25, 2021). "Lyles confirms 2022 re-election run in Thanksgiving video". WCNC. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- Bruno, Joe (March 2, 2022). "Charlotte Republicans file to run for local offices". WSOC-TV. Archived from the original on March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- Mecklenburg County Board of Elections: CANDIDATE LIST GROUPED BY CONTEST
- "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved July 27, 2022.