Английская Википедия:2013 Charlotte mayoral election
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Шаблон:ElectionsNC The biennial Charlotte mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2013. Primary elections were held on Tuesday, September 10, 2013.[1] 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 Cannon[2]
- Gary Mitchell Dunn [3]
- City Council member James Mitchell, Jr.[4]
- Lucille Puckett[5]
Declined
- Mayor Anthony Foxx, a Democrat, declined to run for a third term in 2013[6] and was then appointed United States Secretary of Transportation by President Barack Obama.[7]
- Interim Mayor Patsy Kinsey[8]
Republican
- Former City Councilman Edwin Peacock III[9]
- David Michael Rice [10]
Results
Primaries
Candidates | Democratic Primary Election - Sept. 10 [11] | ||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | Percent |
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Patrick Cannon | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 14,025 | 55.70% |
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | James "Smuggie" Mitchell | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 9,956 | 39.54% |
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Gary Dunn | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 631 | 2.51% |
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Lucille Puckett | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 567 | 2.25% |
Candidates | Republican Primary Election - Sept. 10 [12] | ||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | Percent |
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | Edwin Peacock III | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 8,289 | 92.06% |
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | David Michael Rice | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 715 | 7.94% |
General election
Candidates | General Election - Nov. 5 [13] | ||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | Percent |
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Patrick Cannon | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 51,310 | 53.06% |
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | Edwin B. Peacock III | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 45,036 | 46.74% |
References
External links
Шаблон:2013 United States elections
- ↑ Election schedule
- ↑ Charlotte Observer: Patrick Cannon announces run for Charlotte mayor
- ↑ NCPoliticalNews.com Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Charlotte Observer: Councilman James Mitchell files for mayor
- ↑ Mecklenburg Board of Elections - Candidate List
- ↑ Charlotte Observer: Charlotte mayor says he doesn't plan to run for re-election Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Charlotte Observer
- ↑ Charlotte Observer: Mitchell, Cannon to headline mayor's race Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ NC Board of Elections Municipal Primary Results
- ↑ NC Board of Elections Municipal Primary Results
- ↑ NC Board of Elections Municipal Election Results for Mecklenburg County