Charlotte mayoral primary heads to runoff and Toledo decriminalizes recreational marijuana; September 15 municipal elections in review

September 16, 2015

By Ballotpedia's Municipal government team

Elections were held yesterday in two of America's 100 largest cities: Charlotte, North Carolina, and Toledo, Ohio. Primary elections in Charlotte were held for Democratic and Republican candidates in the mayoral race. Meanwhile, only Democratic primaries were held for four Charlotte City Council races. Toledo held four nonpartisan primaries to decide general election candidates and also asked voters to decide on a local ballot measure.

Charlotte, North Carolina

See also: Charlotte, North Carolina municipal elections, 2015

On Tuesday night, Mayor Dan Clodfelter (D) forced a primary runoff with Jennifer Roberts after Roberts failed to collect the necessary 40 percent of votes. That runoff will take place on October 6. Edwin B. Peacock III won the Republican nomination for mayor with nearly two-thirds of votes.

In the city council primaries, all five incumbents facing challengers advanced to the general election. At-large incumbents Claire Green Fallon (D) and Vi Lyles (D) will be joined on the general election ballot by Julie Eiselt (D), James "Smuggie" Mitchell (D), Pablo Carvajal (R), John K. Powell Jr. (R) and David Michael Rice (R). Four at-large seats will be on the line in November. Districts 1, 4, 6 and 7 did not hold primaries since no more than one candidate ran from each party.

Mayor of Charlotte Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jennifer Roberts	35.8%	11,106
Dan Clodfelter Incumbent	25.8%	7,998
David L. Howard	23.7%	7,369
Michael D. Barnes	14%	4,335
Roderick Davis	0.5%	152
DeJawon Joseph	0.3%	86
Total Votes		31,046
Source: Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed September 24, 2015

Mayor of Charlotte Republican Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Edwin B. Peacock III	66.1%	8,354
Scott Stone	33.9%	4,275
Total Votes		12,629
Source: Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed September 24, 2015

Charlotte City Council, At-large Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Vi Lyles Incumbent	18.8%	19,194
James "Smuggie" Mitchell	17.3%	17,689
Julie Eiselt	12.7%	13,011
Claire Green Fallon Incumbent	11.8%	12,029
Billy D. Maddalon	9.3%	9,525
Darrell Bonapart	9%	9,179
Mo Idlibby	6.6%	6,759
Bruce Clark	3.8%	3,872
Aaron Sanders	3.4%	3,434
Shawn Greeson	3.1%	3,198
Sean Gautam	2.3%	2,369
Laurence E. Bibbs	2.1%	2,106
Total Votes		102,365
Source: Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed September 24, 2015

Charlotte City Council, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Alvin "Al" Austin Incumbent	78.2%	3,922
Steven Jones	21.8%	1,093
Total Votes		5,015
Source: Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed September 24, 2015

Charlotte City Council, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
LaWana Mayfield Incumbent	59.6%	2,432
Warren F. Turner	33.7%	1,373
Rosa Hodge-Mustafa	6.7%	274
Total Votes		4,079
Source: Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed September 24, 2015

Charlotte City Council, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Autry Incumbent	74.5%	2,776
Scott Derek Jenkins	25.5%	951
Total Votes		3,727
Source: Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed September 24, 2015

Toledo, Ohio

See also: Toledo, Ohio municipal elections, 2015

Toledo had three or more candidates file to run in four of its six city council districts, so those districts held nonpartisan primaries Tuesday night. Incumbents ran in three of those districts, and all of them advanced to the general election. The seat currently occupied by the retiring Mike Craig will be contested in the general election by Peter Ujvagi and Glen Cook. Election night results also showed just over 70 percent of voters approving Issue 1, an initiative decriminalizing recreational marijuana use in the city. Last night, Toledo electors were the first Ohioans to cast votes on recreational marijuana. The rest of the state will get a chance to voice their opinion on November 3, 2015.

Toledo City Council, District 1 Primary Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tyrone Riley Incumbent	69.2%	1,613
Jennifer L. Scott	25.1%	584
Darryl Fingers	5.7%	134
Total Votes		2,331
Source: Lucas County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed October 1, 2015

Toledo City Council, District 3 Primary Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Peter Ujvagi	47.2%	925
Glen Cook	29.1%	570
Ernest McCarthy	12.6%	247
Robert James Worthington	11.1%	218
Total Votes		1,960
Source: Lucas County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed October 1, 2015

Toledo City Council, District 4 Primary Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Yvonne Harper Incumbent	69.5%	1,472
Peggy Brown-Morehead	18.7%	397
Robert J. Longoria	11.8%	250
Total Votes		2,119
Source: Lucas County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed October 1, 2015

Toledo City Council, District 6 Primary Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Lindsay Webb Incumbent	64.2%	2,177
Bill Delaney	25.1%	851
Alex Rivera	10.7%	364
Total Votes		3,392
Source: Lucas County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed October 1, 2015

Toledo, Issue 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		11,663	70.37%
No		4,911	29.63%

Election results from Lucas County Elections Office

See also

• Charlotte, North Carolina municipal elections, 2015
• Toledo, Ohio municipal elections, 2015
• United States municipal elections, 2015

External links

Suggest a link

• Mecklenburg County Board of Elections - Unofficial primary election results
• Lucas County Board of Elections - Unofficial primary election results