"Winning Incumbents and High Voter Turnout: Charlotte and Cuyahoga County Primary Election Results"

Incumbents and current Charlotte City Council members easily won reelection in the municipal primaries, with only a few competitive races. Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles endorsed Wil Russell against incumbent Renee Johnson in the City Council District 4 race, but Johnson ultimately won with 52% of the vote. In District 3, Tiawana Brown won with 60% of the vote. Lyles won the Democratic primary for mayor, and all four current council members won at-large seats. The general election will be held on November 7th.