The 2017 Charlotte mayoral election took place on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Party primary elections were held on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Second-round primaries would have been held on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, if they had been necessary, but both primary winners received more than the minimum 40 percent of the vote needed to avoid a runoff.^[1] The incumbent, Democrat Jennifer Roberts, was eligible to run for a second two-year term. She ran but lost the Democratic nomination in the primary. Two members of the City Council, Democrat Vi Lyles and Republican Kenny Smith, won the primaries and advanced to face each other in the general election.^[2] Vi Lyles defeated Kenny Smith in the general election, and became the 59th mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina.

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2017 Charlotte mayoral election

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Nominee Vi Lyles Kenny Smith Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 72,073 49,652 Percentage 59.15% 40.75%

Precinct results Lyles:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Smith:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      40%      No data

Mayor before election Jennifer Roberts Democratic Elected Mayor Vi Lyles Democratic

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Jennifer Roberts, a former Mecklenburg County commissioner, was elected to her first term in 2015 when she defeated Republican Edwin Peacock III, a former Charlotte City Councilman.