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2013 Charlotte mayoral election
The biennial Charlotte mayoral election[ 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.
Mayor Pro Tempore/City Council member Patrick Cannon [ 2]
Gary Mitchell Dunn [ 3]
City Council member James Mitchell, Jr.[ 4]
Lucille Puckett[ 5]
Candidates
Democratic Primary Election - Sept. 10 [ 11]
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Patrick Cannon Democratic
14,025
55.70%
James "Smuggie" Mitchell
Democratic
9,956
39.54%
Gary Dunn
Democratic
631
2.51%
Lucille Puckett
Democratic
567
2.25%
Candidates
Republican Primary Election - Sept. 10 [ 12]
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Edwin Peacock III Republican
8,289
92.06%
David Michael Rice
Republican
715
7.94%
Candidates
General Election - Nov. 5 [ 13]
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Patrick Cannon
Democratic
51,310
53.06%
Edwin B. Peacock III
Republican
45,036
46.74%
^ Election schedule ^ Charlotte Observer: Patrick Cannon announces run for Charlotte mayor ^ NCPoliticalNews.com Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine ^ 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 Archived October 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine ^ "Charlotte Observer: Senate votes 100-0 to confirm Anthony Foxx as transportation secretary today" . Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013 .^ "Charlotte Observer: Charlotte gets 2nd female mayor as Foxx resigns" . Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2013 .^ Charlotte Observer ^ Charlotte Observer: Mitchell, Cannon to headline mayor's race Archived August 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine ^ NC Board of Elections Municipal Primary Results ^ NC Board of Elections Municipal Primary Results ^ NC Board of Elections Municipal Election Results for Mecklenburg County
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