Shamaiye Haynes and Anna London will be the next representatives for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education’s District 2 and 6 seats, both of which were open after the incumbents decided not to run again this year.

In addition to the high-profile transit tax referendum in Mecklenburg County, other municipalities around the region held elections Tuesday. Here are some of the results.

Charlitta Hatch, the chief data and analytics officer for the city of Charlotte, has won the race for the District 1 seat on the CMS Board of Education, unseating incumbent Melissa Easley.

Kimberly Owens made history Tuesday, becoming the first Democrat to win the Charlotte City Council District 6 seat.

Charlotte Democratic Mayor Vi Lyles easily won reelection Tuesday, getting 70% of the vote over Republican Terrie Donovan’s 25.8% with nearly all votes reported.

Mecklenburg County voters on Tuesday voted yes on an increase in the sales tax to fund a nearly $20 billion transportation plan that area leaders have spent more than five years working to win approval for.

GOP lawmakers approved a redistricting plan, which led to Republican gains. The Board of Commissioners went from a Democratic majority to entirely Republican.

In an interview with WFAE, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson weighs in on recent court rulings ordering the Trump administration to resume SNAP benefits during the federal shutdown — and what the decisions mean for families who rely on the program.

For the first time in years, more child care programs in North Carolina closed than opened this August.

Cheney, who extolled the power of the presidency, died Monday, according to a statement from his family. The cause was complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.