Joel Odom

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Joel Odom

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

September 10, 2019

Joel Odom (Democratic Party) ran for election for Mayor of Charlotte in North Carolina. Odom lost in the Democratic primary on September 10, 2019.

Elections

2019

See also: Mayoral election in Charlotte, North Carolina (2019)

General election

General election for Mayor of Charlotte

Incumbent Vi Alexander Lyles defeated David Michael Rice in the general election for Mayor of Charlotte on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Vi Alexander Lyles (D)	77.3	70,886
	Submit photo	David Michael Rice (R)	22.3	20,459
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	414

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 91,759
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mayor of Charlotte

Incumbent Vi Alexander Lyles defeated Roderick Davis, Lucille Puckett, Joel Odom, and Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Charlotte on September 10, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Vi Alexander Lyles	86.6	60,089
		Roderick Davis	4.2	2,945
		Lucille Puckett	4.2	2,894
		Joel Odom	3.6	2,526
		Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel	1.3	924

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,378
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. David Michael Rice advanced from the Republican primary for Mayor of Charlotte.

Campaign themes

2019

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Campaign website

Odom's campaign website stated the following:

“	Joel’s High Five Issues Over the past few years, Charlotte has grown rapidly. While some parts of the city has seen prosperity, others have faced challenges. If we want to improve Charlotte, we must come together as a community to Bridge the Gap that divides our city. As mayor, I want to focus on the “High Five Issues,” Reunifying the Community, Affordable Housing, Supporting Education, Reducing Crime, and Expanding Opportunities to all in the Charlotte area. Some of the most significant areas for improvement in Charlotte are: Charlotte’s communities, fractured by violent crime, school segregation, gentrification, homelessness, detrimental police-civilian relations, and racial discrimination, must unify by identifying and rectifying these issues. The city of Charlotte needs diverse, sustainable, and inclusive housing communities, which we will achieve by combining the private and public sectors of housing development. As mayor, I seek to positively influence Charlotte’s economic growth by developing strong and intentional relationships amongst all functions of government. I will yield prosperity to the citizens, first by working with educators and advocates to return skilled labor training curricula, urshing competent leadership to the of this great city! The primary solution to reducing crime in the city of Charlotte is active involvement in our schools and communities. We must influence our city’s youth, instilling in them a sense of intrinsic value: they are cared for, priceless, loved, and above all, have meaning. Out of this collaborative and shared goal of love, we will deal with crime. The city of Charlotte desperately needs economic integration and equal opportunity for economic advancement. As mayor, I will bring employment opportunities for our citizens. Working with current programs and organizations that will expand the volume of our workforce, making the city of Charlotte more desirable for collaborative and inclusive companies and organizations.	”
—Joel Odom’s campaign website (2019)

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