2005 Charlotte mayoral election

Summary

The Charlotte mayoral election of 2005 was held on 8 November 2005 to elect a Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. It was won by Republican incumbent Pat McCrory, who won a sixth consecutive term by defeating Democratic nominee Craig Madans in the general election.

2005 Charlotte mayoral election

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Nominee Pat McCrory Craig Madans
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 41,868 32,021
Percentage 53.83% 41.17%

Mayor before election

Pat McCrory
Republican

Elected Mayor

Pat McCrory
Republican

Primaries edit

Republican primary edit

2005 Charlotte mayoral election – Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat McCrory (incumbent) 7,337 73.75
Republican Martin Davis 2,549 25.62
Republican Others 63 0.63
Turnout 9,949 4.76

Democratic primary edit

Craig Madans won the Democratic nomination unopposed.

General election edit

2005 Charlotte mayoral election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat McCrory (incumbent) 41,868 53.83
Democratic Craig Madans 32,021 41.17
Other Others 3,888 5.00
Turnout 77,777 19.67

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ "Mayor (Democrat)". Mecklenburg County Board of Electors. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  2. ^ "Mayor of Charlotte". Mecklenburg County Board of Electors. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2010.