To equip voters with information they need before heading to the polls, The Charlotte Observer distributed surveys to ...

There are also competitive mayoral races throughout Mecklenburg County and fights for seats on the Charlotte City Council, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education and town boards. Early voting began ...

Two years ago, Cornelius Mayor Woody Washam Jr. edged challenger Denis Bilodeau by just five votes. Voters in Cornelius will ...

Early voting for North Carolina’s municipal elections officially kicks off on Thursday, October 16, and voters in Mecklenburg ...

This fall, Charlotte-area residents will elect a mayor, four at-large city council members, and individual district ...

Our candidate guide shows who's running and for what in this year's local elections in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.

With less than a month until Election Day, Action NC is ramping up efforts to get neighbors to vote no on the one-cent sales ...

Mecklenburg voters will decide on a referendum to levy a 1-cent sales tax to fund Charlotte’s transit plan. That tax would ...

CHARLOTTE — The incumbent Board member is not seeking re-election in District 6. Three candidates are vying for this ...

If approved by voters, the sales tax increase would fund road improvements and public transit options including buses, rail, and micro-transit services. The local levy will raise Mecklenburg’s sales ...

The race for the District One seat on the Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board is heating up as incumbent Melissa Easley faces ...