Rob Yates
Rob Yates (Libertarian Party) ran for election for Mayor of Charlotte in North Carolina. He lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Biography
Rob Yates was born in Washington, D.C. He earned a bachelor's degree from George Mason University in 2003 and a graduate degree from Wake Forest University in 2016. His career experience includes working as a communications director.[1]
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 Yates in this election.
2024
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 99
Incumbent Nasif Majeed defeated Rob Yates in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 99 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nasif Majeed (D) | 86.4 | 27,772 |
| Rob Yates (L) | 13.6 | 4,373 | |
| Total votes: 32,145 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Isaiah Payne (R)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Nasif Majeed advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 99.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Isaiah Payne advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 99.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Rob Yates advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 99.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Yates in this election.
Pledges
Yates signed the following pledges.
2023
See also: Mayoral election in Charlotte, North Carolina (2023)
General election
General election for Mayor of Charlotte
Incumbent Vi Alexander Lyles defeated Misun Kim and Rob Yates in the general election for Mayor of Charlotte on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vi Alexander Lyles (D) | 73.6 | 64,564 |
 | Misun Kim (R) | 21.3 | 18,713 | |
| Rob Yates (L) | 4.7 | 4,087 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 317 | ||
| Total votes: 87,681 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mayor of Charlotte
Incumbent Vi Alexander Lyles defeated Lucille Puckett in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Charlotte on September 12, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vi Alexander Lyles | 85.4 | 20,109 |
 | Lucille Puckett | 14.6 | 3,449 | |
| Total votes: 23,558 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Misun Kim advanced from the Republican primary for Mayor of Charlotte.
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 Yates in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rob Yates did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2024
Rob Yates did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Rob Yates completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Yates' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Government accountability - Charlote has operated like a casino for too long.
- A home for everyone - housing prices are ridiculous, but they don't have to be.
- Prosper Charlotte - get the city government out of the way so people can thrive.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 12, 2023
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