2022 Charlotte mayoral election explained

Election Name:2022 Charlotte mayoral election
Flag Image:Flag of Charlotte, North Carolina.svg
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2019 Charlotte mayoral election
Previous Year:2019
Next Election:2023 Charlotte mayoral election
Next Year:2023
Election Date:July 26, 2022
Image1:File:Vi Lyles 2019.jpg
Nominee1:Vi Lyles
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:49,324
Percentage1:68.42%
Nominee2:Stephanie de Sarachaga-Bilbao
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:22,580
Percentage2:31.32%
Map Size:x300px
Mayor
Before Election:Vi Lyles
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Vi Lyles
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2022 mayoral election in Charlotte, North Carolina was held on July 26, 2022. This reflected a delay from the original schedule of the election, which would ordinarily have taken place in November 2021. Delays in the United States Census prompted delays for cities in the state that elect city council members by district in odd-numbered years. Charlotte's City Council had the option of holding the mayoral election on schedule in 2021, but voted to hold all elections at the same time.[1]

Charlotte's partisan primaries were held on May 17, the same day as the North Carolina statewide primary.[2]

The incumbent mayor, Democrat Vi Lyles, was first elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2019. She sought re-election to a third term and easily defeated Republican Stephanie de Sarachaga-Bilbao.[3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Primary results

General election

Results

Notes and References

  1. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article252426478.html Charlotte Observer
  2. https://www.wfae.org/politics/2022-04-20/in-charlotte-the-nc-primary-includes-city-council-and-county-offices-heres-what-to-know WFAE
  3. News: Ablon . Matthew . November 25, 2021 . Lyles confirms 2022 re-election run in Thanksgiving video . en-US . . January 25, 2021.
  4. News: Bruno . Joe . March 2, 2022 . Charlotte Republicans file to run for local offices . . live . March 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220305015355/https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/charlotte-republicans-file-run-local-offices/JSID3USH5FFR5AKM5CUI7XFZQA/ . March 5, 2022.
  5. https://www.mecknc.gov/BOE/Documents/candidate%20listing.pdf Mecklenburg County Board of Elections: CANDIDATE LIST GROUPED BY CONTEST