Meeker keeps his job as Raleigh mayor (News and Observer) (From October 8)
RALEIGH — Mayor Charles Meeker was re-elected to his fifth consecutive term Tuesday, while one of his past political rivals, John Odom, made his way back onto the City Council after a six-year absence.
The only upset in Tuesday’s nonpartisan city elections came when […]
Incumbents win in Kannapolis (The Independent Tribune)
KANNAPOLIS – The incumbents in Kannapolis were re-elected Tuesday night.
Mayor Bob Misenheimer defeated challenger, Bill Georgiou, with 71 percent of the vote.
Randy Cauthen, Darrell Hinnant and Gene McCombs were re-elected to City Council, with 30 percent, 29 percent and 26 percent, respectively.
This is Misenheimer’s second term as mayor.
“The people […]
Hickory’s Ward 4: Former officer ousts longtime city leader (The Hickory Record)
HICKORY – Voters rewarded Hickory City Councilwoman Jill Patton with a second term Tuesday, but rejected incumbent Z. Ann Hoyle’s bid for another term.
Challenger Hank Guess defeated Hoyle, who first won her Ward 4 seat 18 years ago, by more than 900 votes.
“I feel […]
Change coming to council (Greenville Daily Reflector)
Blackburn wins big; Smith holds 12 vote margin over Mildred Council
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Greenville Mayor Pat Dunn won her bid for re-election, and said she and her supporters worked very hard to earn the victory over opponent Minnie Johnson-Anderson.
“Greenville is a great city with great people,” she said. “But we […]
Fayetteville election: Davy ousts incumbent Evans (Fayetteville Observer)
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With complete but unofficial results, challenger Kady-Ann Davy unseated Evans by 229 votes for the District 2 seat.
Chavonne easily won a third term by defeating Bob White, an elected member of the local Soil and Water Conservation District board, 66.5 percent to 33 percent.
“I think the […]
Bell, council incumbents win (News and Observer)
DURHAM With 84 percent of votes counted, Mayor Bill Bell and three incumbentCity Council members were well on their way to landslide re-elections.
Returns from 49 of thecity’s 58 precincts showed Bell leading challenger Steven L. Williams 77 percent to 22percent, with a handful of write-in votes. Council members Cora […]
Taylor, Biggers lead; Swain-Sisson race close (Charlotte Observer)
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With unofficial returns from all eight precincts, Swain had 2,168 votes, to 2,046 votes for Sisson.
Swain said she has worked hard to develop good relationships with other local, state and federal leaders, to help manage growth in the city. Sisson said his 20 years as a […]
Foxx wins race for Charlotte mayor (Charlotte Observer)
Voters ended more than two decades of Republican leadership in Charlotte Tuesday by electing Democrat Anthony Foxx the city’s second African-American mayor and the youngest in memory.
Foxx won Charlotte’s closest mayoral race in years, taking just over 51 percent of the vote over Republican John Lassiter in unofficial […]
Kleinschmidt wins Chapel Hill mayoral race (News and Observer)
CHAPEL HILL — The liberal establishment held off a band of businessmen trying to change the town’s course.
Two-term councilman Mark Kleinschmidt, a death-penalty defense lawyer and gay rights activist, narrowly defeated colleague Matt Czajkowski to take the reins as mayor. Kleinschmidt had just 49 percent of the […]
Chilton coasts to third term as mayor (The Chapel Hill News.com)
Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton handily won a third term Tuesday, beating challengers Brian Voyce and Amanda Ashley.
Incumbents Jacquie Gist and Randee Haven-O’Donnell were re-elected to the Board of Aldermen. Challenger Sammy Slade picked up the third open seat, defeating Sharon Cook and Tim Peck.
In unofficial […]
