2023 Charlotte mayoral election

2023 Charlotte mayoral election
November 7, 2023
 
Nominee Vi Lyles Misun Kim
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 64,263 18,644
Percentage 73.3% 21.4%
Lyles:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90%
Kim:      40–50%      60–70%
     No data
Mayor before election

Vi Lyles
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Vi Lyles
Democratic

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The 2023 mayoral election in Charlotte, North Carolina was held on November 7, 2023. The primary election for the Democratic Party was held on September 12, 2023, while only one candidate each filed for the Republican Party and Libertarian Party.[1]

The incumbent Mayor, Democrat Vi Lyles, was first elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2019 and 2022. She was eligible to seek re-election for a fourth term and won.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Lucille Puckett, nonprofit director and candidate for this office in 2013, 2017, 2019, and 2022[3]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vi Lyles (incumbent) 20,109 85.36
Democratic Lucille Puckett 3,449 14.64

Republican primary

Nominee

Libertarian primary

Nominee

General election

Results

2023 Charlotte mayoral election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vi Lyles (incumbent) 64,623 73.62
Republican Misun Kim 18,644 21.36
Libertarian Rob Yates 4,062 4.65
Write-in 316 0.36
Total votes 87,285 100.00

Notes

  1. ^ Absentee ballots have yet to be allocated to precincts, making these results unofficial.

References

  1. ^ Ramsey, Mary (July 31, 2023). "Who's running in Charlotte, CMS and Mecklenburg town elections in 2023? See the final list". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Contino, Genna (July 5, 2023). "Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles to run for reelection. She's ready to 'finish what we started'". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Ramsey, Mary (August 29, 2023). "Who is Lucille Puckett, a Democratic candidate for Charlotte mayor?". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Ramsey, Mary; Moore, Evan (September 13, 2023). "Good night for Charlotte's incumbents as District 4's Johnson beats mayor-backed challenger". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "NC SBE Election Contest Details". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
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