2015 Charlotte mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 2015 Charlotte mayoral election Flag of Charlotte, North Carolina.svg presidential no 2013 Charlotte mayoral election 2013 2017 Charlotte mayoral election 2017 November 3, 2015 x160px Jennifer Roberts Democratic Party (United States) 41,498 52.0% x160px Edwin Peacock III Republican Party (United States) 37,905 48.0% 2015 Charlotte mayoral election results map by precinct.svg x300px Precinct resultsRoberts: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Peacock: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90% #808080 No data Mayor Dan Clodfelter Democratic Party (United States) Jennifer Roberts Democratic Party (United States) 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 took 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.http://myfox8.com/2014/04/07/dan-clodfelter-selected-as-charlottes-new-mayor/ Dan Clodfelter selected as Charlotte’s new mayor WGHP April 7, 2014 December 8, 2014 March 1, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160301013624/http://myfox8.com/2014/04/07/dan-clodfelter-selected-as-charlottes-new-mayor/ deadhttp://www.wbtv.com/story/25185801/dan-clodfelter-selected-as-mayor-of-charlotte Dan Clodfelter selected as mayor of Charlotte WBTV April 7, 2014 December 8, 2014 In December 2014, Clodfelter filed to run in the 2015 election.http://www.myfoxcarolinas.com/story/27731859/clodfelter-will-run-for-charlotte-mayor Clodfelter Will Run for Charlotte Mayor MyFoxCarolinas December 30, 2014 December 31, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141231174843/http://www.myfoxcarolinas.com/story/27731859/clodfelter-will-run-for-charlotte-mayor December 31, 2014 He lost the Democratic primary in a runoff to 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 Mayorhttp://www.wbtv.com/story/27919366/david-howard-to-enter-2015-charlotte-mayoral-race David Howard to enter 2015 Charlotte mayoral race WBTV3 Steve Crump January 23, 2015 January 26, 2015 Dan Clodfelter, incumbent Mayor Roderick DavisMecklenburg Board of Elections David Howard, Charlotte City Councilmemberhttp://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/queen_city_agenda/2014/12/charlotte-mayoral-field-growing-for-2015.html Charlotte mayoral field growing for 2015 Charlotte Business Journal December 22, 2014 December 31, 2014 DeJawon Joseph Jennifer Roberts, former Mecklenburg County Commissioner and nominee for North Carolina's 9th congressional district in 2012https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article9125588.html Jennifer Roberts says she’s running for Charlotte mayor next year The Charlotte Observer May 28, 2014 December 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140531060603/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/05/28/4937958/jennifer-roberts-says-shes-running.html May 31, 2014 live Results Round One Candidates Democratic Primary Election - Sept. 15http://enr.ncsbe.gov/ElectionResults/?election_dt=09%2F15%2F2015&county_id=60&office=ALL&contest=0 NC State Board of Elections Sept. 15 Primary Results 2019-04-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20150916030011/http://enr.ncsbe.gov/ElectionResults/?election_dt=09%2F15%2F2015&county_id=60&office=ALL&contest=0 2015-09-16 dead CandidatePartyVotesPercent 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.Charlotte mayor’s race: Jennifer Roberts leads Democratic field, but faces runoff The Charlotte Observer September 15, 2015 https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article35396211.html The runner-up, Clodfelter, requested a runoff which will was held on October 6.http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/two-democrats-have-runoff-charlotte-mayor-race/nngfz/ WSOC-TV 2015-09-22 2015-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923010036/http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/two-democrats-have-runoff-charlotte-mayor-race/nngfz/ dead Round Two Candidates Democratic Primary Election Runoff - Oct. 6 http://wbt.com/roberts-wins-charlotte-mayoral-runoff/ WBT 2015-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071346/http://wbt.com/roberts-wins-charlotte-mayoral-runoff/ 2016-03-04 dead CandidatePartyVotesPercent 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 2011http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/charlotte-businessman-announces-run-mayor/nkT3w/ Charlotte businessman announces run for mayor WSOC-TV March 12, 2015 March 16, 2015 March 15, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150315123617/http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/charlotte-businessman-announces-run-mayor/nkT3w/ dead Edwin Peacock III, former Charlotte City Councilmember and nominee for Mayor in 2013http://www.wmyt12.com/story/25198045/edwin-peacock-former-mayor-cannons-opponent-speaks-out-about-mayoral-race Peacock Says City Council Got Selection Process All Wrong WMYT April 9, 2014 December 8, 2014http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/mayor-clodfelter-optimistic-state-city-address/njm5w/ Mayor Clodfelter optimistic in 'State of the City' address WSOCTV January 13, 2015 January 26, 2015 April 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402194653/http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/mayor-clodfelter-optimistic-state-city-address/njm5w/ dead announced he would be running on May 19. Results Candidates Republican Primary Election - Sept. 15 CandidatePartyVotesPercent Edwin Peacock III Republican 8,357 66.15% Scott Stone Republican 4,277 33.85% General election Candidates General Election - Nov. 3 CandidatePartyVotesPercent Jennifer Roberts Democratic 41,749 52.2% Edwin Peacock III Republican 38,019 47.6% See also United States elections, 2015 References 30em External links Official campaign websites Michael Barnes David Howard Jennifer Roberts Scott Stone https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154923/http://electscottstone.com/ 2015-04-02 Edwin Peacock III Roderick Davis 2015 Charlotte mayoral Charlotte