Lisa Cline
2022 - Present
2025
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Lisa Cline is a member of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education in North Carolina, representing District 5. She assumed office on December 13, 2022. Her term ended on December 9, 2025.
Cline ran for re-election to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education to represent District 5 in North Carolina. She lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina, elections (2025)
General election
General election for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education District 5
Cynthia Stone defeated incumbent Lisa Cline in the general election for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education District 5 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cynthia Stone (Nonpartisan)  | 56.8 | 22,368 |
 | Lisa Cline (Nonpartisan) | 42.5 | 16,728 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 286 | ||
| Total votes: 39,382 | |||
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Endorsements
Cline received the following endorsements.
- Mecklenburg County, N.C., Republican Party
- The Charlotte Observer Editorial Board
2022
See also: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education District 5
Lisa Cline defeated Trent Merchant in the general election for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Cline (Nonpartisan) | 52.1 | 35,506 |
| Trent Merchant (Nonpartisan) | 47.9 | 32,618 | ||
| Total votes: 68,124 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michele Slater (Nonpartisan)
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Lisa Cline did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Margaret Marshall |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education District 5 2022-Present |
Succeeded by Cynthia Stone |
