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Bloomberg visits NC amid rising poll numbers, spending

February 19, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg visited three North Carolina cities on Feb. 13 as his poll numbers and infrastructure grow during the Democratic primary for president. Justin Vollmer, Bloomberg’s senior adviser […]

Vi Lyles upsets Jennifer Roberts in Democrat Primary for Charlotte Mayor

September 13, 2017 Mollie Young

CHARLOTTE — In Charlotte’s mayoral primary held Tuesday, Charlotte Democrats ousted their own mayoral incumbent in what some are calling a referendum on Jennifer Roberts’ first term, marked by controversy over the city’s bathroom ordinance […]

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Can a Republican win in Charlotte?

August 9, 2017 Mollie Young

CHARLOTTE — It may be an off-year, but election season in Mecklenburg County is ramping up. And while Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts faces challengers in the Democratic primary, conservatives have set their sights on flipping […]