Charlotte City Council

Charlotte City Council
Charlotte City Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Mayor	Vi Lyles (D) ; Since December 4, 2017
Mayor Pro Tem	Julie Eiselt (D) ; Since December 4, 2017
Structure
Seats	11
Political groups	Majority Democratic (9); Minority Republican (2);
Elections
Last election	November 7, 2017
Meeting place
	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center; 600 East Fourth Street
Website
	Website

The Charlotte City Council is the legislative body of the City of Charlotte and forms part of a council–manager system of government. The Council is made up of eleven members and the Mayor, all elected to two-year terms in odd-numbered years. Four Council Members are elected at-large with the other seven representing districts. Though elected separately, the Mayor presides over City Council meetings. A Mayor Pro Tem is elected by the members of the City Council to preside when the Mayor is absent, and to assume the office of Mayor in an acting capacity should the Mayor no longer be able to do so.^[1]

At-large

District	Council Member	Party	Notes
AL	Julie Eiselt	D	Mayor Pro Tem
AL	Braxton Winston II	D
AL	James Mitchell	D
AL	Dimple Ajmera	D

Districts

District	Council Member	Party
1	Larken Egleston	D
2	Justin Harlow	D
3	LaWana Mayfield	D
4	Gregory Phipps	D
5	Matt Newton	D
6	Tariq Bokhari	R
7	Ed Driggs	R

Election results

2017

Charlotte City Council At-Large 2017 General Election Results^[2]
Name	Party	Total Votes	Percentage of all Votes	Result
Julie Eiselt	Democrat	73,348	17.29%	Elected
Braxton Winston II	Democrat	70,030	16.51%	Elected
James (Smuggie) Mitchell	Democrat	69,777	16.45%	Elected
Dimple Ajmera	Democrat	61,882	14.59%	Elected
John K. Powell, Jr.	Republican	48,277	11.38%	Defeated
Parker Cains	Republican	44,068	10.39%	Defeated
David Michael Rice	Republican	34,733	8.19%	Defeated
Steven J. DiFiori II	Libertarian	21,514	5.07%	Defeated
Write-in	Write-in	635	0.15%	Defeated

Charlotte City Council by District 2017 General Election Results^[2]
District	Name	Party	Total Votes	Percentage of All Votes in District	Result
1	Larken Egleston	Democrat	13,830	98.11%	Elected
1	Write-In	Write-In	266	1.89%	Defeated
2	Justin Harlow	Democrat	12,081	80.41%	Elected
2	Pete Givens	Republican	2,920	19.44%	Defeated
2	Write-In	Write-In	23	0.15%	Defeated
3	LaWana Mayfield	Democrat	9,276	73.26%	Elected
3	Daniel Herrera	Republican	3,375	26.65%	Defeated
3	Write-In	Write-In	11	0.09%	Defeated
4	Greg Phipps	Democrat	12,159	98.18%	Elected
4	Write-In	Write-In	221	1.78%	Defeated
4	Ken Canavan	Write-In	5	0.04%	Defeated
5	Matt Newton	Democrat	9,398	97.58%	Elected
5	Write-In	Write-In	233	2.42%	Defeated
6	Tariq Scott Bokhari	Republican	15,383	62.51%	Elected
6	Sam Grundman	Democrat	7,899	32.10%	Defeated
6	Jeff Scott	Libertarian	1,301	5.29%	Defeated
6	Write-In	Write-In	24	0.10%	Defeated
7	Ed Driggs	Republican	13,152	62.00%	Elected
7	Sharon Roberts	Democrat	8,049	37.94%	Defeated
7	Write-In	Write-In	12	0.06%	Defeated

Charlotte City Council by District 2017 Run Off Election Results^[2]
District	Name	Party	Total Votes	Percentage of All Votes in District	Result
5	Matt Newton	Democrat	970	57.09%	Elected
5	Darrell Bonapart	Democrat	729	42.91%	Defeated

Charlotte City Council by District 2017 Primary Election Results^[2]
District	Name	Party	Total Votes	Percentage of All Votes in District	Result
1	Larken Egleston	Democrat	3,281	49.58%	Elected
1	Patsy Kinsey	Democrat	2,849	43.06%	Defeated
1	Robert Mitchell	Democrat	487	7.36%	Defeated

2015

Charlotte City Council At-Large 2015 General Election Results^[3]
Name	Party	Total Votes	Percentage of all Votes	Result
Julie Eiselt	Democrat	44,363	16.98%	Elected
Vi Lyles	Democrat	42,752	16.36%	Elected
Claire Green Fallon	Democrat	41,304	15.81%	Elected
James (Smuggie) Mitchell	Democrat	37,358	14.30%	Elected
John K. Powell, Jr.	Republican	37,106	14.20%	Defeated
Pablo Carvajal	Republican	30,471	11.66%	Defeated
David Michael Rice	Republican	27,205	10.41%	Defeated
Write-in	Write-in	761	0.29%	Defeated

Charlotte City Council by District 2015 General Election Results^[3]
District	Name	Party	Total Votes	Percentage of All Votes in District	Result
1	Patsy Kinsey	Democrat	7,730	93.35%	Elected
1	Write-In	Write-In	551	6.65%	Defeated
2	Al Austin	Democrat	7,183	79.56%	Elected
2	Justin Dunn	Republican	1,839	20.37%	Defeated
2	Write-In	Write-In	6	0.07%	Defeated
3	LaWana Mayfield	Democrat	5,320	76.12%	Elected
3	Eric Wayne Netter	Republican	1,655	23.68%	Defeated
3	Write-In	Write-In	14	0.20%	Defeated
4	Greg Phipps	Democrat	6,254	71.53%	Elected
4	Michael P. O'Hara	Republican	2,480	28.37%	Defeated
4	Write-In	Write-In	9	0.10%	Defeated
5	John Autry	Democrat	5,686	98.80%	Elected
5	Write-In	Write-In	69	1.20%	Defeated
6	Kenny Smith	Republican	12,017	97.88%	Elected
6	Write-In	Write-In	260	2.12%	Defeated
7	Ed Driggs	Republican	9,767	68.75%	Elected
7	Chris Turner	Democrat	4,433	31.20%	Defeated
7	Write-In	Write-In	7	0.05%	Defeated

2013

Charlotte City Council At-Large 2013 General Election Results^[4]
Name	Party	Straight Party Votes	Direct Votes	Direct Votes Percentage of Total Votes	Total Votes	Percentage of all Votes	Result
Michael D. Barnes	Democrat	26,827	28,009	51.08%	54,836	15.32%	Elected
Vi Alexander Lyles	Democrat	26,827	26,900	50.07%	53,727	15.01%	Elected
David Howard	Democrat	26,827	25,945	49.16%	52,772	14.74%	Elected
Claire Green Fallon	Democrat	26,827	20,469	43.28%	47,296	13.21%	Elected
Ken Harris, Jr.	Republican	15,114	26,648	63.81%	41,762	11.67%	Defeated
Vanessa Faura	Republican	15,114	18,802	55.44%	33,916	9.48%	Defeated
Dennis Peterson	Republican	15,114	17,966	54.31%	33,080	9.24%	Defeated
Mark Frietch	Republican	15,114	17,596	53.79%	32,710	9.14%	Defeated
Eric A. Cable	Libertarian	191	7,411	97.49%	7,602	2.12%	Defeated
Write-in	Write-in	n/a	239	100.00%	239	0.07%	Defeated

Charlotte City Council by District 2013 General Election Results^[4]
District	Name	Party	Total Votes	Percentage of All Votes in District	Result
1	Patsy Kinsey	Democrat	9,912	97.70%	Elected
1	Lee Sowers	Write-in	39	0.38%	Defeated
1	Write-in Miscellaneous	Write-in	194	1.91%	Defeated
2	Alvin (Al) Austin	Democrat	9,979	80.17%	Elected
2	Darryl Broome	Republican	2,459	19.75%	Defeated
2	Write-in Miscellaneous	Write-in	10	0.08%	Defeated
3	LaWana Mayfield	Democrat	7,541	77.43%	Elected
3	C. Travis Wheat	Libertarian	444	4.56%	Defeated
3	Eric Netter	Republican	1,733	17.79%	Defeated
3	Write-in Miscellaneous	Write-in	21	0.22%	Defeated
4	Greg Phipps	Democrat	7,429	66.89%	Elected
4	Michael Zytkow	Independent	3,653	32.89%	Defeated
4	Write-in Miscellaneous	Write-in	24	0.22%	Defeated
5	John Autry	Democrat	8,111	98.83%	Elected
5	Write-in Miscellaneous	Write-in	96	1.17%	Defeated
6	Kenny Smith	Republican	15,004	98.33%	Elected
6	Kate Payerle	Write-in	14	0.09%	Defeated
6	Doug Wrona	Write-in	8	0.05%	Defeated
6	Write-in Miscellaneous	Write-in	233	1.53%	Defeated
7	Ed Driggs	Republican	11,319	71.91%	Elected
7	Nakari Burton	Democrat	4,411	28.02%	Defeated
7	Write-in Miscellaneous	Write-in	10	0.06%	Defeated

References

↑ http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/CityCouncil/AboutUs/Pages/home.aspx
1 2 3 4 "11/07/2017 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - MECKLENBURG". Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
1 2 "11/03/2015 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - MECKLENBURG". Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
1 2 "Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Municipal Election Results for November 5, 2013". Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Board of Elections via Clarity Elections.com. Retrieved 1 April 2014.

External links

Meet the Charlotte City Council

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] ttp://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/CityCouncil/AboutUs/Pages/home.aspx

[2017Results-2] 1 2 3 4 "11/07/2017 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - MECKLENBURG". Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[2015Results-3] 1 2 "11/03/2015 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - MECKLENBURG". Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

[2013Results-4] 1 2 "Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Municipal Election Results for November 5, 2013". Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Board of Elections via Clarity Elections.com. Retrieved 1 April 2014.

City of Charlotte, North Carolina
Main	Charlotteans Mecklenburg County Metrolina North Carolina Piedmont Neighborhoods Tallest buildings
History	Timeline Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Queen Charlotte Charlottetown Resolutions
Government	Mayor of Charlotte: Vi Lyles Charlotte City Council Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Public Library System Charlotte Fire CMPD
Colleges and universities	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte School of Law Johnson C. Smith University Johnson & Wales University Queens University of Charlotte
Attractions	Museums: Bechtler Museum of Modern Art Billy Graham Library Carolinas Aviation Museum Discovery Place Harvey B. Gantt Center Levine Museum of the New South Mint Museum NASCAR Hall of Fame Performing arts: Charlotte Philharmonic Orchestra ImaginOn North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center North Carolina Music Factory PNC Music Pavilion Parks: First Ward Park Freedom Park Independence Park Little Sugar Creek Greenway Reedy Creek Park Romare Bearden Park
Sports teams	Carolina Panthers–NFL Charlotte Hornets–NBA Charlotte Hounds–MLL Charlotte Checkers–AHL Charlotte Eagles–USL L2 Charlotte Independence–USL Charlotte Knights–IL Charlotte Rugby Club–RSL Charlotte 49ers–NCAA Division I Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls and Lady Golden Bulls–NCAA Division II Queens Royals–NCAA Division II JWU Charlotte Wildcats–USCAA
Media	Newspapers: The Charlotte Observer The Charlotte Post Creative Loafing Q-Notes Charlotte Weekly Television: 3 WBTV (CBS) 9 WSOC (ABC) 14 WHKY (Ind.) 18 WCCB (CW) 30 WNSC (PBS/ETV) 36 WCNC (NBC) 42 WTVI (PBS) 46 WJZY (Fox) 55 WMYT (MNT) 58 WUNG (PBS/UNC-TV) 64 WAXN (Ind.)
Economy	Atrium Health Center city Companies Convention Center
Transportation	Charlotte Area Transit System Lynx Blue Line CityLynx Gold Line Charlotte Douglas International Airport Roads: I-77 I-85 I-277 I-485 US 21 US 29 US 74 US 521 NC 16 NC 49 NC 51 NC 115 Route 4 Rail: Carolinian Crescent Piedmont