2013 Charlotte mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 2013 Charlotte mayoral election Flag of Charlotte, North Carolina.svg presidential no 2011 2015 5 November 2013 x160px Patrick Cannon Democratic Party (United States) 51,310 53.06% x120px Edwin Peacock III Republican Party (United States) 45,036 46.74% Mayor Patsy Kinsey Democratic Party (United States) Patrick Cannon Democratic Party (United States) The biennial Charlotte mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2013. Primary elections were held on Tuesday, September 10, 2013.Election schedule Unaffiliated voters were allowed to vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary. On July 2, 2013, Anthony Foxx, a Democrat, announced that he would resign as mayor to become United States Secretary of Transportation. District 1 city councilperson Patsy Kinsey, also a Democrat, was named interim mayor the same day with the understanding that she would not stand in the mayoral election in November. Kinsey instead ran to regain the council seat she had vacated. Democratic Party nominee Patrick Cannon, another member of the city council, won the general election to become the 55th mayor of Charlotte. However, only under four months into his term, on March 26, 2014, Cannon was arrested by the FBI on charges of accepting bribes (to which he later pleaded guilty) and resigned later that day, prompting the City Council to elect Dan Clodfelter to serve for the remainder of Cannon's term as the 57th Mayor of Charlotte. Candidates Democratic Mayor Pro Tempore/City Council member Patrick CannonPatrick Cannon announces run for Charlotte mayor The Charlotte Observer May 21, 2013 http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/05/21/4054451/cannon-enters-mayors-race.html dead https://archive.today/20130616123819/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/05/21/4054451/cannon-enters-mayors-race.html June 16, 2013 Gary Mitchell Dunn NCPoliticalNews.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043228/http://www.ncpoliticalnews.com/?p=2696 March 4, 2016 City Council member James Mitchell, Jr.Councilman James Mitchell files for mayor The Charlotte Observer July 8, 2013 http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/07/08/4153511/councilman-james-mitchell-files.html dead https://archive.today/20130710024507/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/07/08/4153511/councilman-james-mitchell-files.html July 10, 2013 Lucille PuckettMecklenburg Board of Elections - Candidate List Declined Mayor Anthony Foxx, a Democrat, declined to run for a third term in 2013Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx decides not to run for reelection The Charlotte Observer April 5, 2013 http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/04/05/3961645/charlotte-mayor-foxx-says-he.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131027094328/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/04/05/3961645/charlotte-mayor-foxx-says-he.html October 27, 2013 and was then appointed United States Secretary of Transportation by President Barack Obama.http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/06/27/4132361/senate-expected-to-confirm-anthony.html Charlotte Observer: Senate votes 100-0 to confirm Anthony Foxx as transportation secretary today 2013-06-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20131102214757/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/06/27/4132361/senate-expected-to-confirm-anthony.html 2013-11-02 dead Interim Mayor Patsy Kinseyhttp://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/07/01/4141469/kinsey-is-favorite-to-become-next.html Charlotte Observer: Charlotte gets 2nd female mayor as Foxx resigns 2013-07-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20131102000529/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/07/01/4141469/kinsey-is-favorite-to-become-next.html 2013-11-02 dead Republican Former City Councilman Edwin Peacock IIIField widens in Charlotte mayoral The Charlotte Observer May 21, 2013 http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/05/21/4053151/field-widens-in-charlotte-mayoral.html dead https://archive.today/20130616123838/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/05/21/4053151/field-widens-in-charlotte-mayoral.html June 16, 2013 David Michael Rice Mitchell, Cannon to headline mayor's race The Charlotte Observer July 19, 2013 http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/07/19/4175234/mitchell-cannon-to-headline-mayors.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130829010300/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/07/19/4175234/mitchell-cannon-to-headline-mayors.html August 29, 2013 Results Primaries Candidates Democratic Primary Election - Sept. 10 NC Board of Elections Municipal Primary ResultsCandidatePartyVotesPercent Patrick Cannon Democratic 14,025 55.70% James "Smuggie" Mitchell Democratic 9,956 39.54% Gary Dunn Democratic 631 2.51% Lucille Puckett Democratic 567 2.25% Candidates Republican Primary Election - Sept. 10 NC Board of Elections Municipal Primary ResultsCandidatePartyVotesPercent Edwin Peacock III Republican 8,289 92.06% David Michael Rice Republican 715 7.94% General election Candidates General Election - Nov. 5 NC Board of Elections Municipal Election Results for Mecklenburg CountyCandidatePartyVotesPercent Patrick Cannon Democratic 51,310 53.06% Edwin B. Peacock III Republican 45,036 46.74% References External links Mecklenburg County Board of Elections 2013 Charlotte mayoral Charlotte