Taylor, Biggers lead; Swain-Sisson race close (Charlotte Observer)
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With unofficial returns from all eight precincts, Swain had 2,168 votes, to 2,046 votes for Sisson.
Swain said she has worked hard to develop good relationships with other local, state and federal leaders, to help manage growth in the city. Sisson said his 20 years as a […]
Foxx wins race for Charlotte mayor (Charlotte Observer)
Voters ended more than two decades of Republican leadership in Charlotte Tuesday by electing Democrat Anthony Foxx the city’s second African-American mayor and the youngest in memory.
Foxx won Charlotte’s closest mayoral race in years, taking just over 51 percent of the vote over Republican John Lassiter in unofficial […]
Kleinschmidt wins Chapel Hill mayoral race (News and Observer)
CHAPEL HILL — The liberal establishment held off a band of businessmen trying to change the town’s course.
Two-term councilman Mark Kleinschmidt, a death-penalty defense lawyer and gay rights activist, narrowly defeated colleague Matt Czajkowski to take the reins as mayor. Kleinschmidt had just 49 percent of the […]
Chilton coasts to third term as mayor (The Chapel Hill News.com)
Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton handily won a third term Tuesday, beating challengers Brian Voyce and Amanda Ashley.
Incumbents Jacquie Gist and Randee Haven-O’Donnell were re-elected to the Board of Aldermen. Challenger Sammy Slade picked up the third open seat, defeating Sharon Cook and Tim Peck.
In unofficial […]
Faucette wins council seat by eight votes (The Times News.com)
Ronnie Wall will serve a second term as Burlington’s mayor and former mayor Stephen Ross will be back on Burlington’s council.
But the election-day surprise was that perennial candidate Celo Faucette squeaked into elected office Tuesday.
Faucette edged out Larry Sharpe — a 20-year county commissioner and one […]
Greensboro to get new mayor Dec. 1 (The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
Bill Knight, who ran on a fiscal conservatism message, won the city’s close mayoral race Tuesday, edging out incumbent Yvonne Johnson 51.3 percent to 48.6 percent.
Out of 34,347 votes cast, Knight’s margin was 935.
On the Greensboro City Council, at-large seats went […]
Watauga County Court House: 8:10 p.m. – Mayor Loretta Clawson retains her title for another consecutive term after the Watauga County Board of Elections announced voting results.
Clawson won with a total of 787 votes, Tim Wilson landed second place with 474 votes and John Mena followed with 237 votes.
Check tomorrow’s edition of The […]
Bellamy, Manheimer, Smith, Bothwell appear to be in (Asheville Citizen Times)
STAFF REPORTS Challengers Esther Manheimer, Gordon Smith and Cecil Bothwell are virtually assured of election in the race for three open seats on City Council with all but one of the city’s 37 precincts reporting.
Both Councilman Carl Mumpower and Councilwoman Robin Cape are in line […]
18 CONTRACTS TOTALING MORE THAN $56.6 MILLION AWARDED FOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA: Includes 11 funded through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Governor’s Press Release)
RALEIGH — Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that 18 contracts totaling $56.6 million have been awarded for highway and bridge projects across North Carolina, including 11 projects funded through the […]
Streetcars on the ballot amid trolley revival (Associated Press)
BOISE, Idaho — A streetcar revival in American cities isn’t just kicking up sparks from the tracks, they’re flying down at city hall, too.
In Idaho’s capital, a proposed $60 million trolley plan has become a major theme of local elections Nov. 3. Likewise, mayoral races in Charlotte, […]
