Roderick A. Davis (North Carolina)

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Roderick Davis

Democratic Party

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Last election

September 9, 2025

Education

High school

Olympic High School

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Roderick Davis (Democratic Party) ran for election for an at-large seat of the Charlotte City Council in North Carolina. Davis lost in the Democratic primary on September 9, 2025.

Biography

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Roderick Davis was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He graduated from Olympic High School in 2002, and then took online classes through South University, Virginia College, and North Central University. He founded two nonprofit organizations, The Citizens of The United States, Inc. and LGBT Citizen Helpers. In 2018, Davis served as a member of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Community Relations Committee.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Charlotte, North Carolina (2025)

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for Charlotte City Council At-large (4 seats)

The following candidates are running in the general election for Charlotte City Council At-large on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
		Dimple Ajmera (D)
		James Mitchell (D)
	Submit photo	LaWana Slack-Mayfield (D)
		Victoria Watlington (D)
	Submit photo	Misun Kim (R)
		Edwin Peacock (R)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Charlotte City Council At-large (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Charlotte City Council At-large on September 9, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dimple Ajmera	20.8	30,346
✔	Submit photo	LaWana Slack-Mayfield	17.5	25,531
✔		James Mitchell	16.1	23,550
✔		Victoria Watlington	15.6	22,778
	Submit photo	Namrata Yadav	8.9	13,064
	Submit photo	Matt Britt	5.9	8,676
		Roderick Davis	5.0	7,354
		Will Holley	4.6	6,699
	Submit photo	J.G. Lockhart	3.9	5,699
	Submit photo	Emerson Stoldt	1.6	2,311

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 146,008
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Misun Kim and Edwin Peacock advanced from the Republican primary for Charlotte City Council At-large.

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2020

State Senate

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for North Carolina State Senate District 38

Incumbent Mujtaba Mohammed defeated Jack Brosch in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 38 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mujtaba Mohammed (D)	78.1	82,871
		Jack Brosch (R)	21.9	23,187

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 106,058
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 38

Incumbent Mujtaba Mohammed defeated Laura Anthony and Roderick Davis in the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 38 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mujtaba Mohammed	59.4	18,803
		Laura Anthony	27.0	8,537
		Roderick Davis	13.7	4,334

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,674
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Jack Brosch advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 38.

U.S. House

See also: North Carolina's 12th Congressional District election, 2020

North Carolina's 12th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 12

Incumbent Alma Adams won election in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 12 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alma Adams (D)	100.0	341,457

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Richard Smith (Unaffiliated)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 12

Incumbent Alma Adams defeated Keith Cradle in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 12 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alma Adams	88.1	109,009
		Keith Cradle	11.9	14,713

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 123,722
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Roderick Davis (D)

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bill Brewster (R) (Disqualified, appeared on ballot)

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.

2018

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for North Carolina State Senate District 38

Mujtaba Mohammed defeated Richard Rivette in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 38 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mujtaba Mohammed (D)	81.7	53,563
		Richard Rivette (R)	18.3	11,972

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,535
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 38

Mujtaba Mohammed defeated incumbent Joel Ford, Roderick Davis, and Tim Wallis in the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 38 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mujtaba Mohammed	51.9	6,899
		Joel Ford	40.7	5,408
		Roderick Davis	4.8	631
		Tim Wallis	2.6	346

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 13,284
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 38

Richard Rivette advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 38 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Richard Rivette

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2017

See also: Mayoral election in Charlotte, North Carolina (2017) and Municipal elections in Charlotte, North Carolina (2017)

The city of Charlotte, North Carolina, held elections for mayor and city council on November 7, 2017. A primary was held on September 12, 2017. A primary runoff was held on October 10, 2017, for the district 5 race. A candidate needed to receive over 40% of the vote in order to avoid a runoff election. All 11 seats on the city council were up for election. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 21, 2017.

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary election for four at-large seats on the Charlotte City Council.

Charlotte City Council, At-large Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
James "Smuggie" Mitchell Incumbent	19.38%	22,063
Braxton Winston II	17.03%	19,385
Julie Eiselt Incumbent	16.85%	19,181
Dimple Ajmera	13.30%	15,140
Ryan McGill	12.08%	13,752
Claire Green Fallon Incumbent	11.22%	12,772
Roderick Davis	5.70%	6,486
Jesse Boyd	4.44%	5,052
Total Votes		113,831
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 18, 2017

2016

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the North Carolina State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.

Incumbent Joel Ford defeated Richard Rivette in the North Carolina State Senate District 38 general election.

North Carolina State Senate, District 38 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joel Ford Incumbent	79.06%	67,059
	Republican	Richard Rivette	20.94%	17,764
Total Votes				84,823
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

Incumbent Joel Ford defeated Roderick Davis in the North Carolina State Senate District 38 Democratic primary.

North Carolina State Senate, District 38 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joel Ford Incumbent	52.10%	11,619
	Democratic	Roderick Davis	47.90%	10,682
Total Votes				22,301

Richard Rivette ran unopposed in the North Carolina State Senate District 38 Republican primary.

North Carolina State Senate, District 38 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Richard Rivette  (unopposed)

2015

See also: Charlotte, North Carolina municipal elections, 2015

The city of Charlotte, North Carolina, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A primary took place on September 15, 2015. A primary runoff took place on October 6, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 17, 2015. In the mayoral race, incumbent Dan Clodfelter faced Councilman Michael D. Barnes, Roderick Davis, Councilman David L. Howard, DeJawon Joseph and Jennifer Roberts in the Democratic primary. Because no candidate received more than 40 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters - Clodfelter and Roberts - met in a primary runoff election, which Roberts won. Edwin B. Peacock III defeated Scott Stone in the Republican primary. Roberts defeated Peacock in the general election.

Mayor of Charlotte, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jennifer Roberts	52.3%	41,749
	Republican	Edwin Peacock	47.6%	38,019
		Write-in votes	0.14%	112
Total Votes				79,880
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results - Mecklenburg County," November 16, 2015

Mayor of Charlotte Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jennifer Roberts	54.3%	12,811
Dan Clodfelter Incumbent	45.7%	10,784
Total Votes		23,595
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official primary runoff results," accessed October 22, 2015

Mayor of Charlotte Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jennifer Roberts	35.8%	11,106
Dan Clodfelter Incumbent	25.8%	7,998
David L. Howard	23.7%	7,369
Michael D. Barnes	14%	4,335
Roderick Davis	0.5%	152
DeJawon Joseph	0.3%	86
Total Votes		31,046
Source: Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed September 24, 2015

Mayor of Charlotte Republican Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Edwin B. Peacock III	66.1%	8,354
Scott Stone	33.9%	4,275
Total Votes		12,629
Source: Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed September 24, 2015

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2017

See also: Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey

Davis participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates. The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:

“	Ending police corruption	”
—Roderick Davis (July 24, 2017)

Ranking the issues

The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.

Issue importance ranking
Candidate's ranking	Issue	Candidate's ranking	Issue
1	Unemployment	7	Government transparency
2	Homelessness	8	Environment
3	Civil rights	9	Transportation
4	Housing	10	Public pensions/retirement funds
5	Crime reduction/prevention	11	Recreational opportunities
6	K-12 education	12	City services (trash, utilities, etc.)

Nationwide municipal issues

The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.

Question	Response
Is it important for the city’s budget to be balanced?Answer options: Not important; Not important, but required by state law; A little important; A little important, but required by state law; Important; Very important	Very important
Which level of government do you feel should set a minimum wage?Answer options: None, Local, State, Federal	Local
What do you think is the best way to improve a city’s public safety? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Increased economic opportunities, Increased police presence/activity, Harsher penalties for offenders, Public outreach/education programs	Increased economic opportunities
How do you think your city should emphasize economic development? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Changing zoning restrictions, Create a more competitive business climate, Focusing on small business development, Instituting a citywide minimum wage, Recruiting new businesses to your city, Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform	Instituting a citywide minimum wage
What is the one thing you’re most proud of about your city?	Infrastructure
What is the one thing you’d most like to change about your city?	Economic opportunity

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