CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- The filing period is over for those looking to run for a seat on Charlotte’s City Council. That means the field, at least for the primaries, is set.
Every incumbent on the council filed for re-election, and most face challenges from either fellow Democrats or Republicans.
For the top office, Vi Lyles is seeking a fifth term as Charlotte’s Mayor.
RELATED: Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles announces bid for re-election“We are never going to give up on affordable housing and opportunities for people to have a place to live. We’re never going to give up on trying the idea of how do we have a safe community,” she told reporters on Wednesday.
Lyles will face four democratic challengers. The lone Republican who filed is Mecklenburg County GOP-backed Terrie Donovan, a Charlotte real estate agent.
“We need more accountability. We need more transparency. And the crime rate is just out of control. So we need change,” said Donovan.
District 3 representative Tiawana Brown, who is facing federal fraud charges, has three democratic challengers and a Republican, James Bowers. Two Republicans and a Democrat are running for District 6, a seat that was vacated after Tariq Bokhari left to join the Trump Administration. Krista, his wife, has the GOP’s endorsement.
MORE: Krista Bokhari files for Charlotte’s District 6 seatThe largest field is the race for the council at-large seats. Ten Democrats and two Republicans are seeking to fill four positions. All four incumbents are running for re-election.
The Charlotte primary is set for September 9. The general election is on November 4.
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