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Jaraun Boyd
Jaraun Boyd (Democratic Party) (also known as Gemini) ran for election for Mayor of Charlotte in North Carolina. Boyd lost in the Democratic primary on September 9, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Mayoral election in Charlotte, North Carolina (2025)
General election
General election for Mayor of Charlotte
Incumbent Vi Alexander Lyles defeated Terrie Donovan and Rob Yates in the general election for Mayor of Charlotte on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vi Alexander Lyles (D) | 70.5 | 90,899 |
Terrie Donovan (R)  | 25.9 | 33,321 | ||
 | Rob Yates (L) | 3.6 | 4,632 | |
| Total votes: 128,852 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mayor of Charlotte
Incumbent Vi Alexander Lyles defeated Brendan K. Maginnis, Jaraun Boyd, Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel, and Delter Guin in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Charlotte on September 9, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vi Alexander Lyles | 70.7 | 27,592 |
 | Brendan K. Maginnis | 12.2 | 4,751 | |
 | Jaraun Boyd | 10.1 | 3,922 | |
 | Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel | 4.2 | 1,635 | |
 | Delter Guin | 2.8 | 1,107 | |
| Total votes: 39,007 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Terrie Donovan advanced from the Republican primary for Mayor of Charlotte.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matthew Grasela (R)
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Rob Yates advanced from the Libertarian primary for Mayor of Charlotte.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Boyd in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jaraun Boyd did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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