Five of the seven Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners incumbents running for reelection faced challenges in Tuesday's primary election — which, in the largely Democratic county, will determine the eventual winners in November. And the incumbents all won reelection — except for longtime commissioner Vilma Leake.
Here are the results, with all precincts reporting.
- At Large: Ten Democratic candidates ran for the three at-large county commission seats, including incumbents Arthur Griffin, Leigh Altman and Yvette Townsend-Ingraham. All three incumbents won the primary Tuesday, in which the top three vote-getters advance.
- Altman came in first with 19.81%
- Griffin followed with 19.72%
- Townsend-Ingram was in third with 15.90%
- None of the challengers cracked double-digit percentages.
- District 2: It was a different story in District 2. That's where longtime commissioner Vilma Leake faced a well-funded challenge from Monifa Drayton, who picked up the influential Black Political Caucus of Charlotte-Mecklenburg endorsement. Drayton defeated Leake 51.9% to 48.1%.
- District 3 Longtime commissioner George Dunlap, who was formerly the county commission chair, is being challenged by Phil Carey. Dunlap won almost 81% of the vote.
- District 1: Three Democrats — Jessica Finkel, Morris McAdoo, and Adam Pasiak—were vying for the District 1 seat in North Mecklenburg, open because commissioner Elaine Powell is leaving after her term ends. McAdoo won with 49% of the vote, followed by Finkel at 32.64% and Pasiak at 17.96%. McAdoo will face Republican Aaron Marin in November.
