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2003 Charlotte mayoral election

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2003 Charlotte mayoral election

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Nominee Pat McCrory Craig Madans
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 44,123 31,101
Percentage 56.51% 39.83%

Mayor before election

Pat McCrory
Republican

Elected mayor

Pat McCrory
Republican

The Charlotte mayoral election of 2003 was held on 4 November 2003 to elect a Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. It was won by Republican incumbent Pat McCrory, who won a fifth consecutive term by defeating Democratic nominee Craig Madans in the general election.

Primaries

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Democratic primary

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2003 Charlotte mayoral election – Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Craig Madans 8,275 73.57
Democratic Leonard Harris 2,279 20.26
Democratic Others 694 6.63
Turnout 11,248 5.08

Republican primary

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2003 Charlotte mayoral election – Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat McCrory (incumbent) 10,379 64.17
Republican Michael J. Castano 4,913 30.38
Republican Edward J. Mulheren 839 5.19
Republican Others 43 0.27
Turnout 16,174 9.03

General election

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2003 Charlotte mayoral election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat McCrory (incumbent) 44,123 56.51
Democratic Craig Madans 31,101 39.83
Libertarian Charlton L. Harvey 1,546 1.98
Other Others 1,309 1.68
Turnout 78,079 23.34

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Mayor (Democrat)". Mecklenburg County Board of Electors. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  2. ^ "Mayor (Democrat)". Mecklenburg County Board of Electors. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  3. ^ "Municipal and School Board General Election". Mecklenburg County Board of Electors. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2010.