US EditionNorth Carolina’s largest city reelects mayor after fallout over train stabbing
Vi Lyles secured 70% of the vote to win her fifth term as Charlotte mayor despite crime concerns following a high-profile stabbing incident in August.
- Vi Lyles was reelected mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday, defeating Republican and Libertarian challengers.
- The stabbing death of a 23-year-old on a light rail sparked outrage and sharpened campaigning around crime and pretrial release policies.
- Democrats outnumber Republicans by over 2-1 in voter registration in Charlotte, and after the elections, they will soon hold 10 of the 11 city council seats.
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North Carolina's largest city reelects mayor after fallout over train stabbing
CHARLOTTE — Voters in North Carolina’s largest city reelected their Democratic mayor, keeping her in place even as safety concerns in Charlotte have risen since the August stabbing death of a young Ukrainian woman on a commuter train.
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North Carolina’s largest city reelects mayor after fallout over train stabbing
Voters in Charlotte, North Carolina, have reelected Democratic Mayor Vi Lyles after safety concerns in the city increased following a recent stabbing on a commuter train.
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles wins her fifth term by wide margin despite criticism in wake of light rail stabbing
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — It wasn't that much of a race. Incumbent Vi Lyles has won her fifth term over Republican Terrie Donovan and Libertarian Rob Yates. She is the second-longest-serving mayor in Charlotte history, after Pat McCrory, who served from 1995 to 2009. Lyles won the primary election with more than 70 percent of the vote, despite criticism of her leadership following the deadly stabbing of Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte …
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