2023 Election

Turnout was low in Mecklenburg County’s municipal elections earlier this month — about 15.5%, or right around average for our off-year elections. Preliminary statistics show the people who voted were more likely to be white, female and not Hispanic than the county as a whole.

Voter turnout was light in Tuesday's municipal elections, which was expected. Would more people vote in local elections if they were held at the same time as state and federal elections?

Many City Council district races are won by spending just a few thousand dollars. Tariq Bokhari said his campaign likely spent more than $200,000 to win.

Alcohol and parks were among the winners in several North Carolina towns in Tuesday’s elections.

In Charlotte's District 6 City Council race, incumbent Republican Tariq Bokhari held off a challenge from Democrat Stephanie Hand, in a rematch that was Charlotte's only competitive council race.

Turnout for the 2023 municipal elections in Charlotte-Mecklenburg was light, with 15% of voters casting a ballot, or 120,074 out of about 776,000 eligible voters.

Lenora Shipp, Monty Witherspoon and Liz Monterrey claimed the three at-large seats on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board Tuesday. Fourteen candidates were on the ballot.

Early voting results released when the polls closed today show who is winning the races for Charlotte City Council, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board race and the $2.5 billion school construction bonds issue.

Municipal elections are underway in Mecklenburg County, with polls closing at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Voters are electing members of the Charlotte City Council, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board, and the mayors of some of the northern Mecklenburg towns.WFAE reporter Elvis Menayese and producer Mona Dougani spent the day at the polls talking to voters, and joined us on All Things Considered to talk about it.

Today is municipal Election Day in North Carolina. Here's what you need to know in Charlotte and beyond.