2025 Charlotte mayoral election

2025 Charlotte mayoral election

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Candidate TBD Terrie Donovan Party Democratic Republican

Mayor before election Vi Lyles Democratic Elected mayor TBD

The 2025 Charlotte mayoral election will be held on November 4, 2025, to elect the Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina to a two-year term. The primary election will be held on September 9, 2025. ^[1] Incumbent mayor Vi Lyles is running for re-election to a fifth term as mayor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jaraun Boyd, community activist ^[2]
• Delter Guin III ^[2]
• Vi Lyles, incumbent mayor ^[3]
• Brendan Maginnis, candidate for U.S. representative in 2024 ^[2]
• Tigress McDaniel, perennial candidate ^[2]

Declined

• Jennifer Roberts, former mayor (2015–2017) ^[4]

Results

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jaraun Boyd
	Democratic	Delter Guin III
	Democratic	Vi Lyles (incumbent)
	Democratic	Brendan Maginnis
	Democratic	Tigress McDaniel
Total votes				100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Terrie Donovan, real estate businesswoman ^[5]

Withdrawn

• Matthew T. Grasela ^[5]

Third-party and independent candidates

Libertarian Party

• Rob Yates, nominee for mayor in 2023 ^[2]

References

1. DeVayne, Richard. "Candidate filing kicks off in Charlotte with 2025 elections in view". WCNC. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
2. Sands, Alexandria. "Who's running for Charlotte City Council in 2025". Axios. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
3. Ramsey, Mary (July 10, 2025). "Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles will seek fifth term in 2025 reelection bid". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
4. Harrison, Steve. "Jennifer Roberts won't run for Charlotte mayor". WFAE. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
5. Kay, Julie; Grosch, Sarah. "Republican Terrie Donovan joins Charlotte mayoral race against Vi Lyles". WCNC. Retrieved 18 July 2025.