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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.
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.
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.
In December 2014, Clodfelter filed to run in the 2015 election. He lost the Democratic primary in a runoff to Jennifer Roberts, who went on to win the general election.
- Michael Barnes, Charlotte City Councilmember, Mayor Pro Tem and former acting Mayor
- Dan Clodfelter, incumbent Mayor
- Roderick Davis
- David Howard, Charlotte City Councilmember
- DeJawon Joseph
- Jennifer Roberts, former Mecklenburg County Commissioner and nominee for North Carolina's 9th congressional district in 2012
| Candidates | Democratic Primary Election - Sept. 15 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. The runner-up, Clodfelter, requested a runoff which will was held on October 6.
| Candidates | Democratic Primary Election Runoff - Oct. 6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Roberts | Democratic | 12,811 | 54.3% |
| Dan Clodfelter | Democratic | 10,784 | 45.7% |
- Scott Stone, businessman and nominee for Mayor in 2011
- Edwin Peacock III, former Charlotte City Councilmember and nominee for Mayor in 2013 announced he would be running on May 19.
| Candidates | Republican Primary Election - Sept. 15 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Peacock III | Republican | 8,357 | 66.15% |
| Scott Stone | Republican | 4,277 | 33.85% |
| Candidates | General Election - Nov. 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Roberts | Democratic | 41,749 | 52.2% |
| Edwin Peacock III | Republican | 38,019 | 47.6% |
- United States elections, 2015
Official campaign websites
- Michael Barnes
- David Howard
- Jennifer Roberts
- Scott Stone Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Edwin Peacock III
- Roderick Davis
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