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Governor endorses challenger to 7-term Charlotte incumbent who votes with GOP 84% of time. March 3 primary will decide whether Democrats can restore veto power.
Jack Beckett·Jan 27, 2026
Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston will lead The Southern Group's new Charlotte office, arguing the city's business community needs steadier influence in Raleigh.
Jack Beckett·Jan 22, 2026
On swearing-in night, a failed motion for one Mayor Pro Tem and a 9–3 vote for another gave Charlotte its first look at how this new City Council may sort itself into factions.
Jack Beckett·Dec 8, 2025
WFAE and the League of Women Voters hosted a CMS board forum. Candidates for Districts 1–6 outlined views on achievement, funding, communications, immigration policy, teacher retention, and district…
Jack Beckett·Oct 28, 2025
At the Tuesday Forum, Vi Lyles and Rob Yates split on transit tax, converged on community policing, and faced Charlotte's hardest fact: thousands of CMS students are without stable housing.
Jack Beckett·Oct 5, 2025
A four-pump fueling proposal near a 27.5-acre county park in east Charlotte faced staff opposition and a sharp rebuke from District 5's Marjorie Molina.
Jack Beckett·Sep 16, 2025
Joi Mayo ousts Tiawana Brown in District 3, District 5 heads toward a recount, and safety on Charlotte Blue Line becomes a central test for November.
Jack Beckett·Sep 10, 2025
District 5 is a cliffhanger. With 26 of 30 precincts in, J.D. Mazuera Arias leads Marjorie Molina 2,712 to 2,679. Four precincts remain. Margin 33 votes, about 0.61 percent. Unofficial.
Jack Beckett·Sep 9, 2025
In Mecklenburg, just 18.7% voted in the 2024 primary. Here's how a motivated 7% can set policy for 100%, and what that means for 'Poll Dance 2025.'
Jack Beckett·Sep 5, 2025
A safely blue district, a decisive primary. Dante Anderson backs the mobility tax and corridor investments. Charlene Henderson pushes neighborhood-first growth and worker standards.
Jack Beckett·Aug 30, 2025
Charlotte's at-large races decide four citywide seats. Meet the field, see key dates, and track positions on the transit tax, housing, and stadium funding. Privacy-first, all receipts linked.
Jack Beckett·Aug 30, 2025
The 1% transit sales tax would fund roads, rail, and buses through a new regional authority with strict gates on the Red Line. Here's how it works, who controls it and where candidates stand.
Jack Beckett·Aug 24, 2025
Malcolm Graham chairs Jobs & Economic Development, represents Charlotte's Historic West End, and has a long record on transit, corridors, and high-profile votes. Here's what he's done and what's next.
Jack Beckett·Aug 23, 2025
District 1's 2025 rematch: Charlene Henderson challenges mayor pro tem Danté Anderson. Early voting Aug. 21–Sept. 6; primary Sept. 9. What splits them on labor, transit, and development.
Jack Beckett·Aug 23, 2025
A single vote gave the Black Political Caucus endorsement to Joi Mayo over incumbent Tiawana Brown in District 3. Here is what 46–45 means for a low-turnout primary that decides the seat.
Jack Beckett·Aug 23, 2025
In Charlotte's 2025 elections, five Republican candidates, from seasoned council veterans to first-time challengers, aim to reshape city policy and politics.
Jack Beckett·Aug 14, 2025
Three challengers hope personal histories, spanning Marine Corps service, nonprofit leadership, and street-level advocacy, can unseat Charlotte's entrenched mayor in 2025.
Jack Beckett·Aug 13, 2025
Charlotte mayoral contenders clash over housing, transit, and public safety, offering voters sharply different plans and political philosophies ahead of the 2025 primary.
Jack Beckett·Aug 12, 2025
Explore Charlotte's 2025 City Council races. District-by-district profiles, records, priorities, and key election dates for Mecklenburg voters.
Jack Beckett·Aug 10, 2025
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.
Jack Beckett·Aug 3, 2025
Charlotte's 2025 at-large City Council race has 12 candidates, two parties, and one giant question: who has a citywide message that sticks?
Jack Beckett·Aug 3, 2025
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?
Jack Beckett·Aug 2, 2025
Malcolm Graham's West End roots, corridor crusade, and "no Plan B" transit gamble reveal how one council veteran shapes Charlotte's 2025 narrative, and your commute.
Jack Beckett·Aug 1, 2025
Jennifer Roberts bows out, Mayor Vi Lyles files, and a late‑hour GOP realtor scrambles Charlotte's 2025 mayoral race, just as transit, crime, and council chaos crowd the ballot.
Jack Beckett·Jul 18, 2025
Summer Nunn leaves the CMS board after one term, citing family, work, and "dysfunction." District 6 now looks for fresh candidates as November's ballot takes shape.
Jack Beckett·Jul 17, 2025
Vi Lyles files for a fifth mayoral term, faces scant opposition, and eyes a mobility sales‑tax legacy while City Council dysfunction simmers.
Jack Beckett·Jul 17, 2025
Charlotte's 2025 campaign season opens July 7 as every City Council seat, and the mayor's gavel, go up for grabs. Filing runs only 12 days. Get in line or get left out.
Jack Beckett·Jul 7, 2025
Mecklenburg's March 2024 primary drew just 19 % of voters, about 13 % of residents, fueling the ideological edge that Bradley Tusk says is tearing national politics apart.
Jack Beckett·Jul 3, 2025
