Charlotte City Council

Democrats captured three of four at-large seats on the Charlotte City Council Tuesday night, giving them an unprecedented 8-3 majority.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board

Five newcomers appear poised to take over a majority of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board, a rare change in leadership for a district that educates more than 133,000 students, has a $1billion-plus budget and employs almost 20,000 people.