2015 Charlotte mayoral election
Nominee
Jennifer Roberts Edwin Peacock III
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
41,498
37,905
Percentage
52.0%
48.0%
Mayor before election Dan Clodfelter Democratic
Elected Mayor Jennifer Roberts Democratic
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.[1] [2]
In December 2014, Clodfelter filed to run in the 2015 election.[3] Jennifer Roberts , who went on to win the general election.
Democratic primary [ ] Candidates [ ] 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] Results [ ] 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] [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 [ ] Candidates [ ] 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] 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 [ ] United States elections, 2015 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 .^ a b "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 . ^ a b 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 .^ a b "NC State Board of Elections Sept. 15 Primary Results" . Archived from the original on 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2019-04-21 .^ Charlotte Observer ^ WSOC-TV ^ "WBT" . Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-07 .^ "Charlotte businessman announces run for mayor" . WSOC-TV . 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. Retrieved January 26, 2015 .
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