2005 Charlotte mayoral election

2005 Charlotte mayoral election

Nominee Pat McCrory Craig Madans Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 41,868 32,021 Percentage 53.83% 41.17%

Mayor before election Pat McCrory Republican Elected mayor Pat McCrory Republican

The Charlotte mayoral election of 2005 was held on 8 November 2005 to elect a Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. It was won by Republican incumbent Pat McCrory, who won a sixth consecutive term by defeating Democratic nominee Craig Madans in the general election.

Primaries

Republican primary

2005 Charlotte mayoral election – Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Pat McCrory (incumbent)	7,337	73.75
	Republican	Martin Davis	2,549	25.62
	Republican	Others	63	0.63
Turnout			9,949	4.76

Democratic primary

Craig Madans won the Democratic nomination unopposed.

General election

2005 Charlotte mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Pat McCrory (incumbent)	41,868	53.83
	Democratic	Craig Madans	32,021	41.17
	Other	Others	3,888	5.00
Turnout			77,777	19.67