City elections in Charlotte, North Carolina (2019)

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Election dates
Filing deadline: July 19, 2019
Primary election: September 10, 2019
General election: November 5, 2019
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Offices up: Mayor and city council
Total seats up: 12 (click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Partisan
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The city of Charlotte, North Carolina, held general elections for mayor and all 11 seats on the city council on November 5, 2019. A primary was scheduled for September 10, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was July 19, 2019.

In 2019, if the top vote recipient in a primary received less than 30% of the vote, they would have advanced to a primary runoff along with the second-place candidate. Since all primary winners received more than 30% of the vote, the primary runoff scheduled for October 8 was canceled. Before the 2019 election, the threshold to avoid a primary runoff was 40% of the vote.[1]

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Candidates and results

General election

General election races for Charlotte City Council
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
at-large  (4 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngDimple Ajmera (i)  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Eiselt (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJames Mitchell (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngBraxton Winston II (i)

Joshua Richardson  Candidate Connection

District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngLarken Egleston (i)  Candidate Connection

District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngMalcolm Graham

Jacob Robinson

District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngVictoria Watlington

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngRenee Perkins Johnson

Brandon Pierce  Candidate Connection

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Newton (i)

District 6

Gina Navarrete

Green check mark transparent.pngTariq Bokhari (i)

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngEdmund H. Driggs (i)

Primary election

The District 6 primary election was canceled because only one candidate from each party filed to run in the race. Both candidates automatically advanced to the general election.

Primary races for Charlotte City Council
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
at-large  (4 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngDimple Ajmera (i)  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Eiselt (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJames Mitchell (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngBraxton Winston II (i)
LaWana Mayfield
Jorge Millares  Candidate Connection
Chad Stachowicz

Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Richardson*  Candidate Connection

District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngLarken Egleston (i)  Candidate Connection
Sean Smith  Candidate Connection

District 2

Jeremy Arey
Jessica Davis
Green check mark transparent.pngMalcolm Graham
Antoinette Green

Green check mark transparent.pngJacob Robinson*

District 3

Terry Brown Jr.
Caleb Theodros
Green check mark transparent.pngVictoria Watlington

District 4

Richmond Baker
Gabriel Cartagena
Charlene Henderson El  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngRenee Perkins Johnson
Charles Robinson
Sean Thompson

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Pierce*  Candidate Connection

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Newton (i)
Vinroy Reid
Mark Vincent  Candidate Connection

District 6
District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngEdmund H. Driggs (i)
Victoria Nwasike


Endorsements

The Southern Piedmont Central Labor Council endorsed incumbents Dimple Ajmera and Braxton Winston II and candidates LaWana Mayfield and Jorge Millares for the four at-large seats on the council, incumbent Larken Egleston for District 1, Malcolm Graham for District 2, Terry Brown Jr. for District 3, Renee Perkins Johnson for District 4, and incumbent Matt Newton for District 5.[2]

Egleston was also endorsed by EqualityNC, the Black Political Caucus of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, the Charlotte Area Local Postal Worker Union 375, the Charlotte Reproductive Action Network, MeckPAC, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Police Officers (FOP Lodge 9), and Que Pasa Mi Gente.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

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Past elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Charlotte, North Carolina (2017)

At-large (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Charlotte City Council at-large general election.[10]

Charlotte City Council, At-large General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Julie Eiselt Incumbent 17.29% 73,348
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Braxton Winston II 16.51% 70,030
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png James "Smuggie" Mitchell Incumbent 16.45% 69,777
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dimple Ajmera 14.59% 61,882
     Republican John K. Powell Jr. 11.38% 48,277
     Republican Parker Cains 10.39% 44,068
     Republican David Michael Rice 8.19% 34,733
     Libertarian Steven DiFiore II 5.07% 21,514
Write-in votes 0.15% 645
Total Votes 424,274
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results," November 16, 2017

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary election for four at-large seats on the Charlotte City Council.[11]

Charlotte City Council, At-large Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png James "Smuggie" Mitchell Incumbent 19.38% 22,063
Green check mark transparent.png Braxton Winston II 17.03% 19,385
Green check mark transparent.png Julie Eiselt Incumbent 16.85% 19,181
Green check mark transparent.png Dimple Ajmera 13.30% 15,140
Ryan McGill 12.08% 13,752
Claire Green Fallon Incumbent 11.22% 12,772
Roderick Davis 5.70% 6,486
Jesse Boyd 4.44% 5,052
Total Votes 113,831
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 18, 2017

District 1

Larken Egleston (D) ran unopposed in the Charlotte City Council District 1 general election.[12]

Charlotte City Council, District 1 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Larken Egleston  (unopposed) 98.11% 13,830
Write-in votes 1.89% 266
Total Votes 14,096
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results," November 16, 2017

Larken Egleston defeated incumbent Patsy Kinsey and Robert Mitchell in the Charlotte City Council District 1 Democratic primary election.[13]

Charlotte City Council, District 1 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Larken Egleston 49.58% 3,281
Patsy Kinsey Incumbent 43.06% 2,849
Robert Mitchell 7.36% 487
Total Votes 6,617
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 18, 2017

District 2

Justin Harlow (D) defeated Pete Givens (R) in the Charlotte City Council District 2 general election.[14]

Charlotte City Council, District 2 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Justin Harlow 80.41% 12,081
     Republican Pete Givens 19.44% 2,920
Write-in votes 0.15% 23
Total Votes 15,024
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results," November 16, 2017

Justin Harlow defeated J'Tanya Adams, Eric Erickson, and Michael McLean in the Charlotte City Council District 2 Democratic primary election.[15]

Charlotte City Council, District 2 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Justin Harlow 42.44% 2,362
J'Tanya Adams 42.16% 2,346
Eric Erickson 11.52% 641
Michael McLean 3.88% 216
Total Votes 5,565
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 18, 2017

District 3

Incumbent LaWana Mayfield (D) defeated Daniel Herrera (R) in the Charlotte City Council District 3 general election.[16]

Charlotte City Council, District 3 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png LaWana Mayfield Incumbent 73.26% 9,276
     Republican Daniel Herrera 26.65% 3,375
Write-in votes 0.09% 11
Total Votes 12,662
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results," November 16, 2017

District 4

Incumbent Greg Phipps (D) ran unopposed in the Charlotte City Council District 4 general election.[17]

Charlotte City Council, District 4 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Greg Phipps Incumbent (unopposed) 98.18% 12,159
Write-in votes 1.82% 226
Total Votes 12,385
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results," November 16, 2017

Incumbent Greg Phipps defeated Priscilla Johnson, Damiko Faulkner, and Wil Russell in the Charlotte City Council District 4 Democratic primary election.[18]

Charlotte City Council, District 4 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Greg Phipps Incumbent 40.32% 1,879
Priscilla Johnson 29.44% 1,372
Damiko Faulkner 19.12% 891
Wil Russell 11.12% 518
Total Votes 4,660
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 18, 2017

District 5

Matt Newton (D) ran unopposed in the Charlotte City Council District 5 general election.[19]

Charlotte City Council, District 5 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Matt Newton  (unopposed) 97.58% 9,398
Write-in votes 2.42% 233
Total Votes 9,631
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results," November 16, 2017

Matt Newton defeated Darrell Bonapart in the Charlotte City Council District 5 Democratic runoff election.

Charlotte City Council, District 5 Democratic Primary Runoff, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Matt Newton 57.09% 970
Darrell Bonapart 42.91% 729
Total Votes 1,699
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Second Primary Election Results," October 20, 2017

The following candidates ran in the Charlotte City Council District 5 Democratic primary election.[20]

Charlotte City Council, District 5 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Darrell Bonapart 34.51% 1,466
Green check mark transparent.png Matt Newton 28.44% 1,208
Gary Young II 18.53% 787
Kris Chambers-Woodruff 10.62% 451
Scott Derek Jenkins 4.52% 192
Vinroy Reid 3.39% 144
Total Votes 4,248
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 18, 2017

District 6

Tariq Bokhari (R) defeated Sam Grundman (D) and Jeff Scott (Libertarian) in the Charlotte City Council District 6 general election.[21]

Charlotte City Council, District 6 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tariq Bokhari 62.51% 15,383
     Democratic Sam Grundman 32.10% 7,899
     Libertarian Jeff Scott 5.29% 1,301
Write-in votes 0.1% 24
Total Votes 24,607
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results," November 16, 2017

Tariq Bokhari defeated Eric Laster in the Charlotte City Council District 6 Republican primary election.[22]

Charlotte City Council, District 6 Republican Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Tariq Bokhari 53.60% 2,180
Eric Laster 46.40% 1,887
Total Votes 4,067
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 18, 2017

District 7

Incumbent Edmund H. Driggs (R) defeated Sharon Roberts (D) in the Charlotte City Council District 7 general election.[23]

Charlotte City Council, District 7 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Edmund H. Driggs Incumbent 62.00% 13,152
     Democratic Sharon Roberts 37.94% 8,049
Write-in votes 0.06% 12
Total Votes 21,213
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results," November 16, 2017

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About the city

See also: Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is a city located in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. As of 2010, its population was 731,424.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

Since 1929, the city of Charlotte has utilized a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[24]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte North Carolina
Population 731,424 9,535,483
Land area (sq mi) 307 48,622
Race and ethnicity**
White 48.8% 68.7%
Black/African American 35.2% 21.4%
Asian 6.5% 2.9%
Native American 0.4% 1.2%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other (single race) 6.1% 3.1%
Multiple 2.8% 2.7%
Hispanic/Latino 14.3% 9.4%
Education
High school graduation rate 89.1% 87.8%
College graduation rate 44.3% 31.3%
Income
Median household income $62,817 $54,602
Persons below poverty level 12.8% 14.7%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


State profile

See also: North Carolina and North Carolina elections, 2019
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Partisan data

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

  • North Carolina voted Republican in six out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Congressional delegation

State executives

  • Democrats held four and Republicans held six of North Carolina's 20 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
  • North Carolina's governor was Democrat Roy Cooper.

State legislature

North Carolina Party Control: 1992-2025
Fourteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  Four years of Republican trifectas
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Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D D
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
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Demographic data for North Carolina
 North CarolinaU.S.
Total population:10,035,186316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):48,6183,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:69.5%73.6%
Black/African American:21.5%12.6%
Asian:2.5%5.1%
Native American:1.2%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
Two or more:2.4%3%
Hispanic/Latino:8.8%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:85.8%86.7%
College graduation rate:28.4%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$46,868$53,889
Persons below poverty level:20.5%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
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**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Six of 100 North Carolina counties—6 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Bladen County, North Carolina 9.39% 1.97% 2.07%
Gates County, North Carolina 9.07% 4.11% 5.22%
Granville County, North Carolina 2.49% 4.54% 6.58%
Martin County, North Carolina 0.43% 4.65% 4.64%
Richmond County, North Carolina 9.74% 2.95% 1.50%
Robeson County, North Carolina 4.27% 17.41% 13.78%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won North Carolina with 49.8 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 46.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, North Carolina voted Democratic 53.5 percent of the time and Republican 25 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, North Carolina voted Republican all five times with the exception of the 2008 presidential election.[25]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in North Carolina. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[26][27]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 40 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 38.3 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 44 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won three districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 80 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 22.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 76 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 27.7 points. Trump won five districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Charlotte Observer, "Charlotte election results: Mayfield loses in at-large race, Graham wins District 2," September 10, 2019
  2. ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Tschäff Reisberg," August 22, 2019
  3. ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Larken Egleston," August 10, 2019
  4. ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Larken Egleston," August 12, 2019
  5. ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Larken Egleston," August 21, 2019
  6. ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Larken Egleston," August 22, 2019
  7. ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Larken Egleston," September 1, 2019
  8. ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Larken Egleston," September 4, 2019
  9. ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Larken Egleston," September 6, 2019
  10. ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 23, 2017
  11. ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 23, 2017
  12. ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 23, 2017
  13. ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 23, 2017
  14. ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 23, 2017
  15. ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 23, 2017
  16. ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 23, 2017
  17. ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 23, 2017
  18. ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 23, 2017
  19. ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 23, 2017
  20. ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 23, 2017
  21. ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 23, 2017
  22. ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 23, 2017
  23. ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 23, 2017
  24. ↑ City of Charlotte, "Government at a Glace," accessed August 26, 2014
  25. ↑ 270towin.com, "North Carolina," accessed June 1, 2017
  26. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  27. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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