2022 Charlotte mayoral election

The 2022 mayoral election in Charlotte, North Carolina was held on July 26, 2022. This reflected a delay from the original schedule of the election, which would ordinarily have taken place in November 2021. Delays in the United States Census prompted delays for cities in the state that elect city council members by district in odd-numbered years. Charlotte's City Council had the option of holding the mayoral election on schedule in 2021, but voted to hold all elections at the same time.^[1]

2022 Charlotte mayoral election

← 2019 July 26, 2022 2023 →

Nominee Vi Lyles Stephanie de Sarachaga-Bilbao Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 49,324 22,580 Percentage 68.42% 31.32%

Precinct results City council district results Lyles:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90% de Sarachaga-Bilbao:      50–60%      60–70% Tie:      50%      No data

Mayor before election Vi Lyles Democratic Elected Mayor Vi Lyles Democratic

Charlotte's partisan primaries were held on May 17, the same day as the North Carolina statewide primary.^[2]

The incumbent mayor, Democrat Vi Lyles, was first elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2019. She sought re-election to a third term and easily defeated Republican Stephanie de Sarachaga-Bilbao.^[3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Vi Lyles, incumbent mayor^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel^[4]
• Tae McKenzie^[5]
• Lucille Puckett^[4]

Primary results

Democratic primary results by precinct

  Lyles

•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%
•   ≥90%

  No data

•   No data

Democratic primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vi Lyles (incumbent)	48,569	84.11
	Democratic	Lucille Puckett	4,275	7.40
	Democratic	Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel	2,614	4.53
	Democratic	Tae McKenzie	2,286	3.96
Total votes			57,744	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Stephanie de Sarachaga-Bilbao^[4]

Eliminated in primary

• M. Moustafa^[5]

Primary results

Republican primary results by precinct

  de Sarachaga-Bilbao

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%
•   ≥90%

  Moustafa

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   80–90%

  Tie

•   50%

  No data

•   No data

Republican primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephanie de Sarachaga-Bilbao	15,624	70.42
	Republican	M. Moustafa	6,562	29.58
Total votes			22,186	100.00

General election

Results

2022 Charlotte mayoral election^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vi Lyles (incumbent)	49,324	68.42
	Republican	Stephanie de Sarachaga-Bilbao	22,580	31.32
	Write-in		186	0.26
Total votes			72,090	100.00
	Democratic hold