Lyles Re-Elected Charlotte Mayor: Election Results 2019

CHARLOTTE, NC — Charlotte area voters turned out on Election Day, Nov. 5. to cast their ballots to decide races for mayor as well as city council and the board of education.

Polls were open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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By 10 p.m., Charlotte’s incumbent mayor, Vi Lyles had claimed 77 percent of the votes over her challenger, Republican David Michael Rice, prompting her to claim victory.

"In 2017, we made history with the commitment to bring better-paying jobs, affordable housing and transportation to Charlotte," Lyles said at an election watch event, WSOC reported. "Tonight, we've done it again, as Charlotte has elected its first two-term mayor in recent history! I'm looking forward to continuing to serve the Queen City."

Lyles’ victory makes her the first Charlotte mayor to be re-elected for a second term since 2011, when Democrat Anthony Foxx was reelected and comes on the heels of winning the Democratic primary with 87 percent of the vote. Leading into the election, Lyles vowed to try to improve public safety and focus on rebuilding the city’s bus system, The Charlotte Observer reported.

“When you sit in this chair, you have to remember you represent every person in the city,” Lyles said, according to the newspaper.

All Mecklenburg County voters also had a chance to have their say for a proposed one-quarter percent local sales and use tax, which would help fund the Arts and Science Council, parks and education. That proposal, which would have increased the county sales tax from 7.25 percent to 7.5 percent, was rejected by voters, according to unofficial results at 10 p.m.

Here are the unofficial results from the Charlotte metro municipal elections, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections: