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Legislative primaries: Volume One

January 14, 2020 Candidates & Ballots

Jan. 14, 2020 Forum invitations had gone out to people involved in contested races on the March 3 primary ballot to appear this morning. Then the legislative leadership called the incumbents back for votes this morning, so all the incumbents drove over to Raleigh. For this reason or any number ... Continue Reading →

Challenge to Bonapart’s Senate 39 candidacy upheld locally

January 8, 2020 Candidates & Ballots

Jan. 8, 2020 Darrell Bonapart told the Charlotte Observer Tuesday he would appeal to the State Board of Elections a decision by the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections to uphold challenge to his candidacy in Senate District 39 primary on March 3. The challenge contested Bonapart’s claim of ... Continue Reading →

Congratulations to the winners!

November 5, 2019 Candidates & Ballots

Nov. 5, 2019, 11:24 p.m.; 195 of 195 precincts reporting   Charlotte Mayor Vi Liles 77% Charlotte City Council At-large Julie Eiselt 24% Braxton Winston 22% James Mitchell 22% Dimple Ajmera  20% Charlotte City Council Districts 1. Larken Egleston 98% 2. Malcolm Graham 85% 3. ... Continue Reading →

Charlotte mayor candidates

October 22, 2019 Candidates & Ballots

Oct. 22, 2019 It was a rainy morning, but Vi Lyles showed up. And so the incumbent mayor Charlotte made full use of the morning's Forum to explain her goals for a second term, and to comment on a number of things she's learned in her first term. Lyles faces Republican perennial candidate David ... Continue Reading →

Candidates for City Council at-large seats

October 15, 2019 Candidates & Ballots

Oct. 25, 2019 All five candidates for at-large seats on Charlotte City Council addressed a small crowd today about city-county cooperation, the upcoming citizen vote on a sales tax increase, and even on whether city government is dysfunctional and needs a new direction. Attending were Republican ... Continue Reading →

Candidates for Council DIstricts 2, 4, 6

October 8, 2019 Candidates & Ballots

Oct. 8, 2019 Four of the six candidates on the November ballot for City Council Districts 2, 4 and 6 were at the Forum today to discuss their platforms and their backgrounds. County Commissioners Chair George Dunlap made a pitch for support of the ballot question that would add a quarter-cent ... Continue Reading →

CMS Board candidates, part 2

September 24, 2019 Candidates & Ballots

Sept. 24, 2019 In the second of two Forum meetings to hear from CMS school board candidates, two of the 13 candidates on the Nov. 5 ballot attended. Annette Albright and Elyse Dashew attended today. Queen Thompson, Monty Witherspoon, Jordan Pineda, Stephanie Sneed, Lenora Shipp, Jennifer De La Jara ... Continue Reading →

CMS Board candidates, part 1

September 17, 2019 Candidates & Ballots

Sept. 17, 2019 In the first of two Forum meetings to hear from CMS school board candidates, seven of the 13 candidates on the Nov. 5 ballot attended. Each brought a host of skills and talents to the table. Most have had multiple contacts with CMS. There seemed to be agreement that newly appointed ... Continue Reading →

City Primary 2019

September 10, 2019 Candidates & Ballots

Sept. 10, 2019; last updated 11:57 p.m., 100% of precincts reporting Full vote results are here Mayor, City of Charlotte, Democratic Primary Roderick Davis 4.24% Vi Lyles 86.62% Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel 1.33% Joel Odom 3.64% Lucille Puckett 4.16% Charlotte City Council ... Continue Reading →

Democratic primary for At-large City Council

September 3, 2019 Candidates & Ballots

Sept. 3, 2019 Five of the seven candidates in next week’s Democratic Party primary for four at-large Charlotte City Council discussed affordable housing and other issues this morning. There was from the presenters' table an unusual amount of commentary, particularly from incumbents seeking ... Continue Reading →

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