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Renee Perkins Johnson
2019 - Present
2025
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Renee Perkins Johnson (Democratic Party) is a member of the Charlotte City Council in North Carolina, representing District 4. She assumed office on December 2, 2019. Her current term ends on December 1, 2025.
Perkins Johnson (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Charlotte City Council to represent District 4 in North Carolina. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. She advanced from the Democratic primary on September 9, 2025.
Biography
Renee Perkins Johnson earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree in human services. Her career experience includes working as the founder and CEO of Triumph Services. Johnson has served as a member of the City of Charlotte Continuum of Care and Re-entry Partners.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Charlotte, North Carolina (2025)
General election
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General election for Charlotte City Council District 4
Incumbent Renee Perkins Johnson is running in the general election for Charlotte City Council District 4 on November 4, 2025.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Charlotte City Council District 4
Incumbent Renee Perkins Johnson defeated Wil Russell in the Democratic primary for Charlotte City Council District 4 on September 9, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Renee Perkins Johnson | 67.8 | 4,182 |
 | Wil Russell | 32.2 | 1,982 | |
| Total votes: 6,164 | |||
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Endorsements
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2023
See also: City elections in Charlotte, North Carolina (2023)
General election
General election for Charlotte City Council District 4
Incumbent Renee Perkins Johnson won election in the general election for Charlotte City Council District 4 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Renee Perkins Johnson (D) | 97.9 | 8,762 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.1 | 189 | ||
| Total votes: 8,951 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Charlotte City Council District 4
Incumbent Renee Perkins Johnson defeated Wil Russell and Olivia Scott in the Democratic primary for Charlotte City Council District 4 on September 12, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Renee Perkins Johnson | 52.3 | 2,106 |
| Wil Russell | 40.9 | 1,649 | |
 | Olivia Scott | 6.8 | 274 | |
| Total votes: 4,029 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: City elections in Charlotte, North Carolina (2022)
General election
General election for Charlotte City Council District 4
Incumbent Renee Perkins Johnson won election in the general election for Charlotte City Council District 4 on July 26, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Renee Perkins Johnson (D) | 94.8 | 5,986 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.2 | 328 | ||
| Total votes: 6,314 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Charlotte City Council District 4
Incumbent Renee Perkins Johnson defeated Darlene Heater and Cedric Dean in the Democratic primary for Charlotte City Council District 4 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Renee Perkins Johnson | 56.6 | 4,684 |
| Darlene Heater | 23.8 | 1,968 | ||
 | Cedric Dean | 19.6 | 1,618 | |
| Total votes: 8,270 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Charlotte, North Carolina (2019)
General election
General election for Charlotte City Council District 4
Renee Perkins Johnson defeated Brandon Pierce in the general election for Charlotte City Council District 4 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Renee Perkins Johnson (D) | 80.2 | 9,057 |
 | Brandon Pierce (R) | 19.6 | 2,209 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 11,292 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Charlotte City Council District 4
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Charlotte City Council District 4 on September 10, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Renee Perkins Johnson | 36.6 | 2,915 |
 | Charlene Henderson El | 21.8 | 1,735 | |
 | Richmond Baker | 14.0 | 1,119 | |
 | Charles Robinson | 11.7 | 934 | |
 | Sean Thompson | 9.2 | 736 | |
 | Gabriel Cartagena | 6.7 | 535 | |
| Total votes: 7,974 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Brandon Pierce advanced from the Republican primary for Charlotte City Council District 4.
Endorsements
Perkins Johnson was endorsed by the Southern Piedmont Central Labor Council.[2]
Campaign themes
2025
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2023
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2022
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2019
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Charlotte City Council District 4 |
Officeholder Charlotte City Council District 4 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Renee Perkins Johnson, "About Renee," accessed August 29, 2019
- ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Tschäff Reisberg," August 22, 2019
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