Vaughan Wins Landslide Mayoral Victory
Greensboro voters overwhelmingly elected incumbent Mayor Nancy Vaughan to a second term Tuesday. Running against newcomer Devin King, the incumbent mayor took more than 80 percent of the vote.
In the council race, Yvonne Johnson, Mike Barber, and Marikay Abuzaiter took the at-large seats.
Sharon Hightower, Jamal Fox, and Justin Outling took districts 1, 2, and 3.
Districts four and five were uncontested.
There was also a referendum on the Greensboro ballot asking residents whether or not to extend city council and mayoral terms from two years to four. That measure passed, and begins in 2017.
As expected, voter turnout was low during this off-year election, reaching under 12 percent.
Voters Make Municipal Choices Across The Triad
There were a handful of municipal elections around the Piedmont Triad Tuesday. Among the notable races:
- A vote to pick the new mayor of Charlotte. Democrat Jennifer Roberts defeated Republican Edwin Peacock III. Roberts defeated incumbent Dan Clodfelter in a primary runoff.
- Boone Mayor pro-tem Rennie Brantz defeated newcomer Ryan Hollingsworth, a student at Appalachian State.
- The election of a new mayor of Mocksville for the first time in 18 years. William Marklin defeated two other candidates for the office.
- Voters in Walnut Cove approved a measure to allow mixed drinks in restaurants, hotels and private clubs.
- The selection of mayors in the western Forsyth towns of Clemmons and Lewisville. Both races featured candidates who ran unopposed. In Clemmons, incumbent Nick Nelson won a second term. In Lewisville, former mayor Mike Horn replaces Dan Pugh, who was ineligible to run again because of term limits.
Here are the complete unofficial election results: