2001 Charlotte mayoral election

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2001 Charlotte mayoral election
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Nominee Pat McCrory Ella Scarborough
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote62,37830,839
Percentage65.18%32.22%

2001 Charlotte mayoral election results map by precinct.svg
Precinct results
McCrory:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Scarborough:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
     No data

Mayor before election

Pat McCrory
Republican

Elected Mayor

Pat McCrory
Republican

The Charlotte mayoral election of 2001 was held in Tuesday November 6, 2001 to elect a Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. It was won by Republican incumbent Pat McCrory, who won a fourth consecutive term by defeating Democratic nominee Ella Scarborough in the general election.

Contents

Primaries

2001 Charlotte mayoral election – Democratic primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ella Scarborough12,86863.63
Democratic Susan Burgess6,01329.73
Democratic Ron Morgan1,3416.63
Turnout 20,19812.39

Pat McCrory won the Republican nomination unopposed.

General election

2001 Charlotte mayoral election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Pat McCrory (incumbent)62,37865.18
Democratic Ella Scarborough30,83932.22
OtherOthers2,4902.60
Turnout 95,70726.71

Footnotes

  1. "Charlotte Municipal Primary". Mecklenburg County Board of Electors. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  2. "Municipal and School Board General Election". Mecklenburg County Board of Electors. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2010.

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