2015 Charlotte mayoral election
The 2015 Charlotte mayoral election took place on November 3, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. Mayoral elections in Charlotte are biennial, with the winner being sworn in in December.
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Primary elections were held on September 15, 2015, with primary runoffs held on October 6 since no candidate takes more than 40% of the vote.
Incumbent Democratic Party Mayor Dan Clodfelter has been in office since April 2014. He was appointed by the Charlotte City Council after Mayor Patrick Cannon, who was elected in 2013, resigned in March 2014 after being arrested for corruption. Cannon was later convicted and sentenced to 44 months in prison.[1][2]
In December 2014, Clodfelter filed to run in the 2015 election.[3] He lost the Democratic primary in a runoff to Jennifer Roberts, who went on to win the general election.
Democratic primary
Declared
- Michael Barnes, Charlotte City Councilmember, Mayor Pro Tem and former acting Mayor[4]
- Dan Clodfelter, incumbent Mayor[3]
- Roderick Davis[5]
- David Howard, Charlotte City Councilmember[6]
- DeJawon Joseph [5]
- Jennifer Roberts, former Mecklenburg County Commissioner and nominee for North Carolina's 9th congressional district in 2012[7]
Round One
| Candidates | Democratic Primary Election - Sept. 15[8] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Percent |
| Jennifer Roberts | Democratic | 11,070 | 35.77% |
| Dan Clodfelter | Democratic | 7,978 | 25.78% |
| David L. Howard | Democratic | 7,335 | 23.70% |
| Michael D. Barnes | Democratic | 4,326 | 13.98% |
| Roderick Davis | Democratic | 150 | 0.48% |
| DeJawon W. Joseph | Democratic | 86 | 0.28% |
Roberts won the Sept. 15 primary but she did not receive 40 percent of the vote, and in such cases, North Carolina law allows for a "second primary," or runoff, between the top two vote-getters.[9] The runner-up, Clodfelter, requested a runoff which will was held on October 6.[10]
Round Two
| Candidates | Democratic Primary Election Runoff - Oct. 6 [11] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Percent |
| Jennifer Roberts | Democratic | 12,811 | 54.3% |
| Dan Clodfelter | Democratic | 10,784 | 45.7% |
Republican primary
Declared
- Scott Stone, businessman and nominee for Mayor in 2011[12]
- Edwin Peacock III, former Charlotte City Councilmember and nominee for Mayor in 2013[13][14] announced he would be running on May 19.
Results
| Candidates | Republican Primary Election - Sept. 15 [8] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Percent |
| Edwin Peacock III | Republican | 8,357 | 66.15% |
| Scott Stone | Republican | 4,277 | 33.85% |
General election
| Candidates | General Election - Nov. 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Percent |
| Jennifer Roberts | Democratic | 41,749 | 52.2% |
| Edwin Peacock III | Republican | 38,019 | 47.6% |
See also
References
- "Dan Clodfelter selected as Charlotte's new mayor". WGHP. April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- "Dan Clodfelter selected as mayor of Charlotte". WBTV. April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- "Clodfelter Will Run for Charlotte Mayor". MyFoxCarolinas. December 30, 2014. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- Steve Crump (January 23, 2015). "David Howard to enter 2015 Charlotte mayoral race". WBTV3. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- Mecklenburg Board of Elections
- "Charlotte mayoral field growing for 2015". Charlotte Business Journal. December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- "Jennifer Roberts says she's running for Charlotte mayor next year". The Charlotte Observer. May 28, 2014. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- "NC State Board of Elections Sept. 15 Primary Results". Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- Charlotte Observer
- "WSOC-TV". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- "WBT". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- "Charlotte businessman announces run for mayor". WSOC-TV. March 12, 2015. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- "Peacock Says City Council Got Selection Process All Wrong". WMYT. April 9, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- "Mayor Clodfelter optimistic in 'State of the City' address". WSOCTV. January 13, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
External links
- Official campaign websites