Charlotte mayor loses Democratic runoff and two incumbents fall in Raleigh; October 6 municipal elections in review
October 7, 2015
By Ballotpedia's Municipal government team
Elections were held yesterday in five of America's 100 largest cities. Albuquerque, New Mexico, held nonpartisan elections for four city council positions. Four cities in North Carolina also held elections: Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro and Charlotte. Raleigh held a nonpartisan general election for the mayoral race and all seven city council seats. Voters in Districts B and C ousted their city council representatives, voting in the challengers instead. There were nonpartisan primary elections for mayor and three city council seats in Durham. In Greensboro, primaries were necessary for the mayoral race and one city council race, which were also nonpartisan. There was a Democratic runoff election for Charlotte's mayoral race, in which incumbent Dan Clodfelter was defeated by Jennifer Roberts.
General elections
Raleigh, North Carolina
In Raleigh's mayoral race, incumbent Nancy McFarlane easily defeated her opponent, Bob Weltzin, with 74.4 percent of the vote. All incumbents of the city council, except the representative of District A, ran for re-election. Two incumbents were defeated; David Cox ousted Councilman John Odom for District B and Corey Demont Branch defeated incumbent Eugene Weeks for District C. Both were fairly close races, with each successful challenger winning about 52 percent of the vote. Following the very close race for District A, a runoff will be held for the two top vote-getters. Richard Thompson and Edwin W. Woodhouse Jr. narrowly defeated John Bruce Buxton. Thompson led the group with 3,359 votes, closely followed by Woodhouse with 3,302 and Buxton with 3,226.[1]
| Raleigh Mayor General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Nancy McFarlane Incumbent |
74.4% | 26,894 | |
| Bob Weltzin | 25.2% | 9,129 | |
| Write-in | 0.4% | 149 | |
| Total Votes | 36,172 | ||
| Source: Wake County Elections, "Municipal Elections Unofficial Results," October 6, 2015 | |||
| Raleigh City Council At-large General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Mary-Ann Baldwin Incumbent |
31% | 19,086 | |
| Russ Stephenson Incumbent |
30.2% | 18,547 | |
| Matt Tomasulo | 24.4% | 15,002 | |
| Craig S. Ralph | 14% | 8,636 | |
| Write-in | 0.3% | 202 | |
| Total Votes | 61,473 | ||
| Source: Wake County Elections, "Municipal Elections Unofficial Results," October 6, 2015 | |||
| Raleigh City Council District A General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Richard Thompson |
33.9% | 3,377 | |
| Edwin W. Woodhouse Jr. |
33.4% | 3,330 | |
| John Bruce Buxton | 32.5% | 3,242 | |
| Write-in | 0.2% | 24 | |
| Total Votes | 9,973 | ||
| Source: Wake County Elections, "Municipal Elections Unofficial Results," October 6, 2015 | |||
| Raleigh City Council District B General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| David Cox |
52.5% | 2,512 | |
| John Odom Incumbent | 47.1% | 2,251 | |
| Write-in | 0.4% | 19 | |
| Total Votes | 4,782 | ||
| Source: Wake County Elections, "Municipal Elections Unofficial Results," October 6, 2015 | |||
| Raleigh City Council District C General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Corey Demont Branch |
52.3% | 3,082 | |
| Eugene Weeks Incumbent | 47.3% | 2,789 | |
| Write-in | 0.4% | 22 | |
| Total Votes | 5,893 | ||
| Source: Wake County Elections, "Municipal Elections Unofficial Results," October 6, 2015 | |||
| Raleigh City Council District D General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Kay Crowder Incumbent |
61.9% | 4,246 | |
| Ashton Mae Smith | 37.7% | 2,583 | |
| Write-in | 0.4% | 28 | |
| Total Votes | 6,857 | ||
| Source: Wake County Elections, "Municipal Elections Unofficial Results," October 6, 2015 | |||
| Raleigh City Council District E General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Bonner Gaylord Incumbent |
55.5% | 4,505 | |
| Edie Jeffreys | 36.7% | 2,981 | |
| DeAntony Collins | 7.5% | 610 | |
| Write-in | 0.3% | 22 | |
| Total Votes | 8,118 | ||
| Source: Wake County Elections, "Municipal Elections Unofficial Results," October 6, 2015 | |||
Albuquerque, New Mexico
On October 6, Albuquerque held elections for four city council seats. Incumbents for Districts 2 and 8 were unopposed, and Councilman Brad Winter of District 4 defeated Israel Chavez with 58.3 percent of the vote. Councilman Rey Garduño did not run for re-election, so there was an open election for the District 6 position. Patrick Davis won the seat, leading the pack of three with a decisive 67.4 percent.[2]
| Albuquerque City Council District 4 General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Brad Winter Incumbent |
58.3% | 2,912 | |
| Israel Chavez | 41.7% | 2,079 | |
| Total Votes | 4,991 | ||
| Source: Bernalillo County Clerk, "City of Albuquerque Municipal Election," October 6, 2015 | |||
| Albuquerque City Council District 6 General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Patrick Davis |
67.4% | 2,894 | |
| Hess "Hessito" Yntema | 22.9% | 984 | |
| Samuel Kerwin | 9.7% | 417 | |
| Total Votes | 4,295 | ||
| Source: Bernalillo County Clerk, "City of Albuquerque Municipal Election," October 6, 2015 | |||
Primary elections
Durham, North Carolina
Durham held a primary election for mayor and three city council positions. Mayor Bill Bell took home 86.5 percent of the vote against three opponents. He will face James Lyons, who won the second most votes (8.1 percent), in the general election on November 3. The field of ten for the city council was reduced to six candidates, who will battle for three spots in the general election. Steve Schewel, the only incumbent running for re-election, received 25 percent of the vote—the most of any candidate. The following candidates also made it through the primary: Jillian Johnson, Charlie Reece, Michael Shiflett, Ricky L. Hart and Robert T. Stephens.[3]
| Durham Mayor Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| William V. Bell Incumbent |
86.4% | 11,415 | |
| James Lyons |
8.1% | 1,072 | |
| Tammy Lightfoot | 3% | 401 | |
| John Everett | 2.5% | 324 | |
| Total Votes | 13,212 | ||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed November 16, 2015 | |||
| Durham City Council Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Steve Schewel Incumbent |
25% | 9,460 | |
| Jillian Johnson |
21.8% | 8,275 | |
| Charlie Reece |
16% | 6,079 | |
| Michael Shiflett |
10.3% | 3,891 | |
| Ricky L. Hart |
6.8% | 2,592 | |
| Robert T. Stephens |
6.7% | 2,537 | |
| Sandra Davis | 6.1% | 2,300 | |
| Philip Azar | 3.6% | 1,347 | |
| Juan Jose Alva | 2% | 771 | |
| John Tarantino | 1.7% | 660 | |
| Total Votes | 30,297 | ||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed November 16, 2015 | |||
Greensboro, North Carolina
Two primary elections were held in Greensboro. Similar to the mayoral race in Durham, Greensboro Mayor Nancy B. Vaughan won the majority of votes. Against two candidates, she received 87.6 percent of the vote. Devin R. King took home 7.3 percent, defeating Sal Leone's 5.1 percent, and winning him a spot on the general election ballot against Vaughan. There was also a primary election for the city council's District 3 race. Justin Outling, who was appointed to the council after Councilman Zack Matheny resigned in June, will move on to the general election along with Kurt Collins. Outling and Collins received 60.2 percent and 23 percent of the vote, respectively. Michael A. Picarelli was knocked out of the race after earning 16.8 percent of the vote.[4]
| Greensboro Mayor Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nancy B. Vaughan Incumbent |
87.6% | 6,229 | |
| Devin R. King |
7.3% | 518 | |
| Sal Leone | 5.1% | 362 | |
| Total Votes | 7,109 | ||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed November 16, 2015 | |||
| Greensboro City Council, District 3 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Justin Outling |
60.2% | 1,445 | |
| Kurt Collins |
23% | 552 | |
| Michael A. Picarelli | 16.9% | 405 | |
| Total Votes | 2,402 | ||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed November 16, 2015 | |||
Runoff election
Charlotte, North Carolina
After Charlotte Mayor Dan Clodfelter and Jennifer Roberts came out on top of the Democratic primary on September 15, the two faced each other in a runoff on October 6. Roberts defeated the incumbent, winning 54.3 percent of the vote to Clodfelter's 45.7 percent. Roberts will now face the Republican candidate, Edwin Peacock in the general election on November 3.[5]
| Mayor of Charlotte Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Jennifer Roberts |
54.3% | 12,811 | ||
| Dan Clodfelter Incumbent | 45.7% | 10,784 | ||
| Total Votes | 23,595 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official primary runoff results," accessed October 22, 2015 | ||||
See also
- Charlotte, North Carolina municipal elections, 2015
- Raleigh, North Carolina municipal elections, 2015
- Greensboro, North Carolina municipal elections, 2015
- Durham, North Carolina municipal elections, 2015
- Albuquerque, New Mexico municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
- Wake County Elections - Municipal Elections Unofficial Results
- Bernalillo County Clerk - City of Albuquerque Municipal Election
- North Carolina State Board of Elections - Unofficial primary election results: Durham
- North Carolina State Board of Elections - Unofficial primary election results: Guilford
- North Carolina State Board of Elections - Unofficial primary runoff results
Footnotes
- ↑ Wake County Elections, "Municipal Elections Unofficial Results," October 6, 2015
- ↑ Bernalillo County Clerk, "City of Albuquerque Municipal Election," October 6, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial primary election results: Durham," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial primary election results: Guilford," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial primary runoff results," accessed October 6, 2015
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