2019 Charlotte mayoral election

The 2019 mayoral election in Charlotte, North Carolina, was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. A primary was held on September 10, 2019. A primary runoff, if needed, would have been October 8, 2019, but one was not needed because incumbent Mayor Vi Lyles handily won the Democratic primary.^[1] The filing deadline for this election was July 19, 2019.^[2] the Mayor Lyles, first elected for a two-year term in 2017, was eligible to seek re-election. She was re-elected in a landslide over Republican David Rice.

2019 Charlotte mayoral election

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Nominee Vi Lyles David Rice Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 70,624 20,408 Percentage 77.23 22.32

Precinct results Lyles:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%      No data

Mayor before election Vi Lyles Democratic Elected mayor Vi Lyles Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Roderick Davis^[3]
• Vi Lyles, incumbent Mayor^[4]
• Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel^[3]
• Joel Odom^[5]
• Lucille Puckett^[3]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vi Lyles (incumbent)	60,089	86.61
	Democratic	Roderick Davis	2,945	4.24
	Democratic	Lucille Puckett	2,894	4.17
	Democratic	Joel Odom	2,526	3.64
	Democratic	Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel	924	1.33
Total votes			69,378	100

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• David Michael Rice^[3]

General election

Results

Charlotte mayoral election, 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vi Lyles (incumbent)	70,624	77.23
	Republican	David Michael Rice	20,408	22.32
Total votes			91,032	100
	Democratic hold