2015 Charlotte mayoral election

The 2015 Charlotte mayoral election took place on November 3, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. Mayoral elections in Charlotte are biennial, with the winner being sworn in in December.

Primary elections were held on September 15, 2015, with primary runoffs held on October 6 since no candidate took more than 40% of the vote.

Incumbent Democratic Party Mayor Dan Clodfelter has been in office since April 2014. He was appointed by the Charlotte City Council after Mayor Patrick Cannon, who was elected in 2013, resigned in March 2014 after being arrested for corruption. Cannon was later convicted and sentenced to 44 months in prison.

In December 2014, Clodfelter filed to run in the 2015 election. He lost the Democratic primary in a runoff to Jennifer Roberts, who went on to win the general election.

Democratic primary Candidates Declared Michael Barnes, Charlotte City Councilmember, Mayor Pro Tem and former acting Mayor Dan Clodfelter, incumbent Mayor Roderick DavisMecklenburg Board of Elections David Howard, Charlotte City Councilmember DeJawon Joseph Jennifer Roberts, former Mecklenburg County Commissioner and nominee for North Carolina's 9th congressional district in 2012

Results Round One Candidates Democratic Primary Election - Sept. 15CandidatePartyVotesPercent Jennifer Roberts Democratic 11,070 35.77% Dan Clodfelter Democratic 7,978 25.78% David L. Howard Democratic 7,335 23.70% Michael D. Barnes Democratic 4,326 13.98% Roderick Davis Democratic 150 0.48% DeJawon W. Joseph Democratic 86 0.28%

Roberts won the Sept. 15 primary but she did not receive 40 percent of the vote, and in such cases, North Carolina law allows for a "second primary," or runoff, between the top two vote-getters.Charlotte Observer The runner-up, Clodfelter, requested a runoff which will was held on October 6.

Round Two Candidates Democratic Primary Election Runoff - Oct. 6 CandidatePartyVotesPercent Jennifer Roberts Democratic 12,811 54.3% Dan Clodfelter Democratic 10,784 45.7%

Republican primary Candidates Declared Scott Stone, businessman and nominee for Mayor in 2011 Edwin Peacock III, former Charlotte City Councilmember and nominee for Mayor in 2013 announced he would be running on May 19.

Results Candidates Republican Primary Election - Sept. 15 CandidatePartyVotesPercent Edwin Peacock III Republican 8,357 66.15% Scott Stone Republican 4,277 33.85%

General election Candidates General Election - Nov. 3 CandidatePartyVotesPercent Jennifer Roberts Democratic 41,749 52.2% Edwin Peacock III Republican 38,019 47.6%

2015 Charlotte mayoral election

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