Charlotte Elections archive
All 49 Charlotte Elections stories from The Charlotte Mercury, newest first.
October 2026
March 2026
January 2026
December 2025
November 2025
October 2025
- CMS board forum: Districts 1–6 candidates on gains, fundingOct 28
- Early Voting in Mecklenburg: Sites, ID Rules, Transit TaxOct 20
- Charlotte at the Ballot Box: When Crime Becomes CurrencyOct 13
- Charlotte Voter Guide 2025: Shutdown, Crime and the BallotOct 12
- Charlotte Mayor's Race at Tuesday Forum: Housing and TransitOct 5
September 2025
- Charlotte Politics This Week, Sept. 29–Oct. 5: Ballots BeginSep 28
- Parks or Pumps: District 5 Pushes Back on Gas Station PlanSep 16
- Joi Mayo wins District 3; District 5 heads toward a recountSep 10
- Mazuera Arias Leads Molina by 33 Votes in District 5 PrimarySep 9
- Charlotte Early Vote: 13,871 Ballots, Most in Five DaysSep 7
- Charlotte's Primary Problem: When 1 in 8 Voters DecideSep 5
August 2025
- The District 1 Decider: Pragmatist vs. OrganizerAug 30
- Guide to Charlotte City Council At-Large Candidates 2025Aug 30
- Charlotte's 1% Transit Tax: Cost, Control, Candidate StancesAug 24
- The Penny That Could Redraw MecklenburgAug 24
- Malcolm Graham, District 2: Record, Transit and 2025 BallotAug 23
- District 1 Rematch: Charlene Henderson vs. Danté AndersonAug 23
- BPC's 46-45 Endorsement of Joi Mayo Shakes Up District 3Aug 23
- Charlotte 2025 Republican City Council Candidates: ProfilesAug 14
- Charlotte Mayoral Challengers Bet on Lived ExperienceAug 13
- Charlotte Mayoral Hopefuls Split on Housing, Transit, SafetyAug 12
- Charlotte 2025 City Council Candidate Guide by DistrictAug 10
- NC Politics: Transit Tax Vote, Stopgap Budget, Veto FightAug 10
- Mecklenburg Sets November Vote on 1-Cent Transit Sales TaxAug 7
- Why Democrats Keep Winning Charlotte's At-Large SeatsAug 3
- Charlotte City Council At-Large Candidates 2025: Full FieldAug 3
- Political Events in Charlotte, NC July 27 - August 3, 2025Aug 3
- Charlotte Mayoral Primary 2025: What to Know and Why to VoteAug 2
- Mecklenburg Advances One-Cent Transit Tax ReferendumAug 2
- Malcolm Graham's Corridor Crusade: Transit, West End RootsAug 1
July 2025
- Susie Wiles' Quiet Hammer: How Trump's Top Strategist WinsJul 30
- Charlotte politics shake‑upJul 29
- Tillis Exits, Cooper Eyes Senate, Whatley Tests Trump's GripJul 25
- Charlotte's 20 Percent Problem: Primaries Decide the RaceJul 19
- Congressional Cuts Test Local NewsroomsJul 19
- Uptown Shootings Undercut CMPD's Crime Decline ClaimJul 19
- Charlotte's 2025 Ballot Is Final: Lyles Runs, Council SplitsJul 19
- Jennifer Roberts Bows Out as Vi Lyles Files for Fifth TermJul 18
- Summer Nunn Won't Seek Reelection to CMS Board in District 6Jul 17
- Vi Lyles Seeks Fifth Mayoral Term, Eyes Mobility TaxJul 17
- Charlotte Planning Commission Preps Area Plans, UDO UpdateJul 14
- Charlotte 2025 Candidate Filing: What to Know Before July 18Jul 7
- Bradley Tusk on Mecklenburg's 13 Percent Primary TurnoutJul 3