Charlotte Mayoral Race

It's been 18 years since a Democrat was elected Mayor of Charlotte. But since I like to see all my electeds have a (D) next to their name, I have an interest in seeing that this year the result will be different. So what do we know?

On the GOP side, there is the 5-term incumbent, Pat McCrory. For the Democrats, two candidates are in the race: Craig Madans, who has run and lost twice before, and at-large City Councilman Patrick Cannon. A quick look at the Democratic candidates is in today's Charlotte Observer.

The primary isn't until September, and neither Democrat seems to have an online presence yet. McCrory has a site up, no doubt left over from at least 2003, so I'm a little surprised that Madans, also a 2003 candidate, has nothing that I (or Google) can find. If this were 1999, I could understand the late start, but these days, building a campaign website and email list is one of the first things any candidate for office should do.

On the plus side, online-wise, the county does have a site that lets you look up your elected officials and polling place. It's nicely implemented, and very handy for area newbies like myself.

If you have any more information about this race, please let me know.