2017 Charlotte mayoral election

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2017 Charlotte mayoral election
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Nominee Vi Lyles Kenny Smith
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote72,07349,652
Percentage59.15%40.75%
2017 Charlotte mayoral election results map by precinct.svg
Precinct results
Lyles:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Smith:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Tie:      40%
     No data
Mayor before election

Jennifer Roberts
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Vi Lyles
Democratic

The 2017 Charlotte mayoral election took place on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Party primary elections were held on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Second-round primaries would have been held on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, if they had been necessary, but both primary winners received more than the minimum 40 percent of the vote needed to avoid a runoff. [1] The incumbent, Democrat Jennifer Roberts, was eligible to run for a second two-year term. She ran but lost the Democratic nomination in the primary. Two members of the City Council, Democrat Vi Lyles and Republican Kenny Smith, won the primaries and advanced to face each other in the general election. [2] Vi Lyles defeated Kenny Smith in the general election, and became the 59th mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Contents

Background

Jennifer Roberts, a former Mecklenburg County commissioner, was elected to her first term in 2015 when she defeated Republican Edwin Peacock III, a former Charlotte City Councilman.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

  • David Howard, former Charlotte City Councilman [3]

Endorsements

Jennifer Roberts
Joel Ford
  • Charlotte Fire Fighters Association [13]
  • Real Estate and Building Industry Coalition [14]
Vi Lyles

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Jennifer Roberts (D)Joel Ford (D)Vi Lyles (D)Constance Partee-Johnson (D)OtherUndecided
Lake Research Partners [19] June 1–4, 2017400± 4.9%35%15%21%––28%

Results

Democratic primary results [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Vi Lyles 15,805 46.13%
Democratic Jennifer Roberts (incumbent)12,41236.23%
Democratic Joel Ford 5,46615.95%
Democratic Constance Partee-Johnson3110.91%
Democratic Lucille Puckett2680.78%
Total votes34,262 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Kimberley Paige Barnette, [21] former magistrate [22]
    • Barnette garnered controversy in September 2017 when her Facebook page briefly described herself as "Republican $ Smart, White, Traditional." The controversy garnered national attention. [23]
  • Gary M. Dunn, candidate for Democratic nomination in 2013 [21]
  • Kenny Smith, Charlotte City Councilman [24]

Endorsements

Kenny Smith

Results

Republican primary results [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kenny Smith 7,912 88.63%
Republican Gary M. Dunn5536.19%
Republican Kimberley Paige Barnette4625.18%
Total votes8,927 100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Vi
Lyles (D)		Kenny
Smith (R)		Undecided
SurveyUSA October 18–21, 2017517± 4.4%41%40%19%

Results

2017 Charlotte mayoral election [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Vi Lyles 72,073 59.15%
Republican Kenny Smith49,65240.75%
Write-in 1320.11%
Total votes121,857 100.0% [lower-alpha 1]
Democratic hold

Notes

  1. ↑ The percentage of votes above don't add up to 100% due to rounding.

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