Charlotte mayoral contenders clash over housing, transit, and public safety, offering voters sharply different plans and political philosophies ahead of the 2025 primary.
Explore Charlotte’s 2025 City Council races. District-by-district profiles, records, priorities, and key election dates for Mecklenburg voters.
A hard look at the week: Mecklenburg’s transit tax hits the ballot, the governor signs a stopgap budget and vetoes a school-choice tax credit, and local transparency fights simmer in Charlotte.
Mecklenburg County ends a nine-year relationship with The Peebles Corporation after missed deadlines and stalled progress on the long-promised Brooklyn Village redevelopment.
Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners; City of Charlotte; Mecklenburg Public Transportation Authority (proposed); Southern Coalition for Social Justice; Action NC; Charlotte Area Transit System
Charlotte’s Citizens Review Board has never overturned a CMPD decision. Now, its members want more authority, better training support, and a more unmistakable voice at City Hall.
Learn why Democrats routinely win Charlotte’s at-large city council seats—and why Republicans face steep odds in citywide contests. Voting rules, turnout, and math, explained.
Charlotte’s 2025 at-large City Council race has 12 candidates, two parties, and one giant question: who has a citywide message that sticks?
From veto overrides to local council contests, Charlotte’s political pulse quickened July 27–Aug 3. Here’s what mattered and why.
Seven candidates want to run Charlotte. One already does. The rest are campaigning with policy, poetry, or PayPal. The real question: Will anyone show up to vote?
