2007 Charlotte mayoral election

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2007 Charlotte mayoral election
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Nominee Pat McCrory Beverly Earle
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote58,50137,624
Percentage61%39%

Mayor before election

Pat McCrory
Republican

Elected Mayor

Pat McCrory
Republican

The biennial Charlotte mayoral election was held on November 6, 2007. Mayor Pat McCrory, a Republican, was re-elected to a seventh term.

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Hot button issues

Candidates

Democrats

Republicans

Primary Election Results

Democratic

Beverly Earle was unopposed and did not face a primary.

Republican

Mayor of Charlotte Republican Primary Election 2007 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pat McCrory (incumbent)7,43267
Republican Ken Gjertsen3,62933
Total votes11,061 100.00

General Election Results

Mayor of Charlotte General Election Results 2007 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pat McCrory (incumbent)58,50161
Democratic Beverly Earle37,62439
Total votes96,125 100.00

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Flynn, Shawn (July 20, 2007). "Charlotte mayoral race heats up". News 14 Carolina. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  2. 1 2 "Mecklenburg County Board of Elections results". NC State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 6 December 2011.

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