Page initiated July 21, 2022
Listed below are three lists of 2023 candidates for Charlotte and CMS elective office: the Nov. 7 City ballot for mayor and City Council; the Nov. 7 CMS Board of Education ballot; and the candidates who ran in Charlotte’s Sept.12 primary but were unsuccessful. The CMS contest for three at-large seats is nonpartisan and was not subject to a primary. The General Election is Nov. 7. Voters will in most cases be asked to present a photo ID. Rules and list of acceptable alternatives to an NC driver’s license are here and here.
Voting results in the Sept. 12 primary are here.
NOV. 7 BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTION
(3 at-large seats; nonpartisan)
Annette Albright
(980) 322-9631; votealbright@gmail.com
Forum links here.
Peggy A. Capehart
12516 Tanners Ct Charlotte, NC 28262
(703) 928-5441; pcapehart1913@gmail.com
Forum links here.
Claire Covington
voteclairecovington@gmail.com; www.claire4cms.com
Forum links here.
Bill Fountain
Office: 20524 Deep Cove Ct
Cornelius, NC 28031
(980) 406-2269; billfountainofnc@gmail.com; www.electbillfountain.com
Forum links here.
Juanrique Pallamente Hall
2617 Southwest Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28216
(704) 777-4714; o-(704) 891-6717; juanriquehall22@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100073582595020
Forum links here.
Omar Harris
(804) 386-6948; omarj_harris@yahoo.com
Forum links here.
Shamaiye Haynes
o-(704) 668-5100; vote4shamaiye@gmail.com; www.shamaiye.com
Forum links here.
Michael Johnson
sirmichael4cms@gmail.com
Forum links here.
Brian Kasher
info@votebriankasher.com; www.votebriankasher.com
Forum links here.
Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel
o- 1235 East Blvd # E793 Charlotte, NC 28203
(803) 370-0826; seetigressrun@gmail.com; www.linktr.ee/seetigressrun
Forum links here.
Liz Monterrey
monterrey4cms@gmail.com; www.monterrey4cms.com
Forum links here.
Lenora Shipp
www.shippcampaign.com
Forum links here.
Clara Kennedy Witherspoon
7700 Irwin Rd Charlotte, NC 28215
(704) 951-4208; cwitherspoonforschoolboard22@gmail.com; www.cspoon22.org
Forum links here.
Monty Witherspoon
(770) 309-3778; witherspoon4students@gmail.com; www.witherspoonforstudents.com
Forum links here.
NOV. 7 CITY OF CHARLOTTE ELECTION
MAYOR
Vi Lyles (D)
Forum links here
Rob Yates (L)
o: (571) 213-1281; ryates@lpnc.org
Forum links here.
Misun Kim (R)
6205 Park South Dr # E Charlotte, NC 28210
(704) 575-5994; misun.kim002@gmail.com
Forum links here.
COUNCIL AT-LARGE (4 seats)
Dimple Ajmera (D)
dimple@dimpleajmera.com; www.dimpleajmera.com
Forum links here.
James (Smuggie) Mitchell, Jr. (D)
7803 Wiltshire Ridge Rd Charlotte, NC 28269
o: 1216 Mint St # 102; Charlotte, NC 28203
(704) 517-7252; jamesworks4clt@gmail.com; www.jamesworksforclt.com
Forum links here.
LaWana Slack-Mayfield (D)
o: PO Box 668493 Charlotte, NC 28266
(980) 263-9466; mayfield4councilatlarge@gmail.com; www.votelawanamayfield.com
Forum links here.
Victoria Watlington (D)
info@winwithwatlington.com; www.winwithwatlington.com
Forum links here.
Steven J. DiFiore II (L)
6817 Fisher’s Farm Ln # C1 Charlotte, NC 28277
(704) 313-6623; steven.j.difiore@lpnc.org
Forum links here.
COUNCIL DISTRICT 1
Dante Anderson (D)
o: PO Box 11194 Charlotte, NC 28220; www.dante4charlotte.com
Forum links here.
COUNCIL DISTRICT 2
Malcolm Graham (D)
(704) 576-4568; m.graham.12@aol.com; www.malcolmgrahamclt.com
Forum links here.
COUNCIL DISTRICT 3
Tiawana Deling Brown (D)
tiawanabrownfordistrict3@gmail.com; www.tiawanabrown.com
Forum links here.
James Harrison Bowers (R)
(704) 502-2862; jameshbowersforcitycouncil@gmail.com; www.jameshbowersforcitycouncil.com
Forum links here.
COUNCIL DISTRICT 4
Renee Perkins Johnson (D)
(980) 216-4534; renee@reneeperkinsjohnson.com; www.reneeperkinsjohnson.com
Forum links here.
COUNCIL DISTRICT 5
Marjorie Molina (D)
o: 7209 E WT Harris Blvd #J305 Charlotte, NC 28227
votemolinaclt@gmail.com; www.instagram.com/votemolina/
Forum links here.
COUNCIL DISTRICT 6
Stephanie Hand (D)
o: (980) 288-4163; www.stephaniehand.com
Forum links here.
Tariq Scott Bokhari (R)
tariq@tariqscottbokhari.com; www.tariqscottbokhari.com
Forum links here.
COUNCIL DISTRICT 7
Ed Driggs (R)
4901 Old Course Dr Charlotte, NC 28277
(704) 708-8167; ed@eddriggs.com; www.eddriggs.com
Forum links here.
CANDIDATES UNSUCCESSFUL IN SEPT. 12 CITY PRIMARY
MAYOR
Lucille Puckett (D)
(980) 522-8171; lucillepuckett4mayor@gmail.com
Forum links here.
COUNCIL AT-LARGE (4 seats)
Ben Copeland (D)
o: 1235 East Blvd Ste E # 500 Charlotte, NC 28203
(704) 564-8612; benforcharlotte@gmail.com; www.benforcharlotte.com
Forum links here.
Charlene Henderson El (D)
o: 3108 Prosperity Church Rd Charlotte, NC 28269
o: (704) 951-7053; info@charlenehenderson.com; www.charlenehenderson.com
Forum links here
COUNCIL DISTRICT 2
Gary Linn Young II (D)
o: PO Box 680313 Charlotte, NC 28216
(704) 412-8033; votegaryyoung@gmail.com; www.votegaryyoung.com
Forum links here.
COUNCIL DISTRICT 3
Melinda Lilly (D)
o: 4833 Berewick Town Center Dr Unit E #172 Charlotte, NC 28278
o: (704) 228-6146; melinda@runwithmelinda.com; www.runwithmelinda.com
Forum
Warren F. Turner (D)
district3_turner@yahoo.com
Forum links here.
COUNCIL DISTRICT 4
Wil Russell (D)
o: PO Box 681611 Charlotte, NC 28216
info@wilrussell.com; www.wilrussell.com
Forum links here.
Olivia Scott (D)
(704) 222-3586; voteoliviaforcharlotte.com
Forum links here.
COUNCIL DISTRICT 5
Curtis M. Hayes, Jr. (D)
(980) 313-2260; vote4hayes@gmail.com; www.hayesforcharlotte.com
Forum links here.
Vinroy Reid (D)
9809 E W T Harris Blvd Charlotte, NC 28227
o: 626 Char-Meck Ln Charlotte, NC 28205
(704) 493-3326; o: (980) 298-2652: vinroyreid8@gmail.com; www.vinroyreid.com
Forum links here.