On a big night for Charlotte Democrats, Mayor Anthony Foxx coasted to a second term Tuesday, ensuring himself a high profile at next year's national convention while his party tightened its grip on city hall.
In a close race that could change the direction of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Ericka Ellis-Stewart, Mary McCray and Tim Morgan won at-large seats on the school board, according to final but unofficial returns.
Newcomer Ryan Dayvault, with a ticket-leading 27.5 percent of the vote, on Tuesday unseated Kenneth Geathers (17.7 percent), a charter member of the Kannapolis City Council.
Union County voters elected new and familiar faces in municipal elections Tuesday. Here's a rundown of the nonpartisan races; results are unofficial, and all precincts had reported as of press time:
By T. Keung Hui and Thomas Goldsmith | E-mail
| November 8, 2011
Incumbent Wake County school board member Kevin Hill defeated challenger Heather Losurdo in a runoff tonight to complete a Democratic election sweep that knocks Republicans out of power after a turbulent two-year reign.