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Sources (don't use other wiki pages):

Morrill, Jim. 2019. “Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles Wins Democratic Primary by Wide Margin.” Charlotte Observer, The (NC), September 11. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=2W62171216223&site=eds-live

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City Council (2 terms)

https://nacto.org/person/vi-lyles/

Mayor Pro Tem (chosen by city council in 2015)

Charlotte City Holds Oath of Office Ceremony for Elected Officials, Dec 7, Dec 10, 2015, Catherine Bonfiglio

https://infoweb-newsbank-com.proxy1.cl.msu.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AD&maxresults=20&f=advanced&val-base-0=vi%20lyles%20mayor&fld-base-0=alltext&bln-base-1=and&val-base-1=2015&fld-base-1=YMD_date&docref=news/159AA219A78ED4C0

Roberts Sworn in as Mayor- says she will convene summit on after-school programs- Vi Lyles Elected Mayor Pro Tem, Dec 8, 2015, Steve Harrison; Charlotte Observer

https://infoweb-newsbank-com.proxy1.cl.msu.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AD&maxresults=20&f=advanced&val-base-0=vi%20lyles%20mayor&fld-base-0=alltext&bln-base-1=and&val-base-1=2015&fld-base-1=YMD_date&docref=news/1599BE9D4B5ECC10

Elected Mayor (3 terms)

First Term(2017)

Primary Win over incumbent Jennifer Roberts, Sept 13, 2017, Staff Writers; Charlotte Observer https://infoweb-newsbank-com.proxy1.cl.msu.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&t=&sort=_rank_%3AD&maxresults=20&f=advanced&val-base-0=vi%20lyles%20mayor&fld-base-0=alltext&bln-base-1=and&val-base-1=2017&fld-base-1=YMD_date&docref=news/166E5110B0BF0CB8

Second Term (2019)

Third Term (2022)

Electoral History
City Council 2013-15 and Mayor Pro Tem 2015-17

As a result of her outstanding service on Charlotte’s City Council since 2013, Lyles was selected by the city council in December 2015 to serve as Mayor Pro Tem. Lyles served in this role for two years leading up to 2017 when she chose to run for Mayor for the first time.

2017 Democratic Mayoral Primary
Before she could begin her first term as Mayor, Lyles was first tasked with winning the Democratic Primary against incumbent Mayor Jennifer Roberts. In a race between three candidates for the Democratic nomination, Lyles distinguished herself from the other candidates and won the primary. Vi Lyles defeated incumbent Jennifer Roberts by 15,805 votes (46.13%) to 12,412 votes (36.23%).

2017 Mayoral Election
Once through the Primary, Lyles faced fellow City Council member, Republican Kenny Smith, in the general election for mayor. In a strong campaign, Lyles won the election for Charlotte Mayor. Vi Lyles defeated Republican Kenny Smith in the 2017 Charlotte Mayoral Election, winning with 72,073 votes (59.15%) to Smith's 49,652 (40.75%).

2019 Mayoral Election
Following a strong first term as Mayor of Charlotte, Lyles chose to run as the incumbent for a second term in 2019. After winning the Democratic primary as the Mayoral incumbent, Lyles was challenged by Republican David Michael Rice in the general election with Lyles winning the election, holding 70,886 votes (77.3%) to Rice's 20,459 votes (22.3%).

2022 Mayoral Election
With a valid history of positive policy and community impact, Lyles again chose to run as the incumbent in the 2019 Charlotte Mayoral Election. Following another landslide Democratic primary election, Lyles was again chosen as the Democrat candidate for the 2022 Charlotte Mayoral Election where her challenger was Republican Stephanie de Sarachaga-Bilbao. Lyles secured 49,324 votes (68.4%) and won election her third term as de Sarachaga-Bilbao received a lackluster 22,580 votes (31.3%).

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Viola Alexander Lyles (born September 28, 1952) is an American politician serving as the 59th mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Lyles was a member of the Charlotte City Council before taking office as mayor.

Contents

 * 1Early life and education
 * 2Career
 * 3Personal life
 * 4See also
 * 5References
 * 6External links

Early life and education[edit]
Lyles was raised in Columbia, South Carolina. Her father owned his own construction company and her mother worked as a teacher. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in political science from Queens University of Charlotte and a Master of Public Administration from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Career[edit]
Lyles worked for the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, as a budget analyst, budget director, and assistant city manager. Starting in 2004, she worked as a consulting director for the Lee Institute and then for Flynn Heath Holt Leadership. She was the community outreach director for the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

Lyles was elected to the Charlotte City Council in 2013, and was elected mayor pro-tem in 2015. Following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in September 2016, she proposed a seven-point plan to reduce racial and class divisions in the city, parts of which were approved by the council.

Lyles ran for mayor of Charlotte in the 2017 election. She defeated Jennifer Roberts, the incumbent mayor, in the Democratic Party primary election in September 2017 and defeated Kenny Smith, a Republican member of the city council, in the November general election. She is the first African-American female mayor of the city, and also its first former city administrator to serve as mayor.

Personal life[edit]
Lyles was married to John Lyles for 17 years prior to his death in 2013. Lyles has two children, Kwame and Aisha Alexander, as well as two stepchildren, Sean and John Lyles Jr. She lives in the SouthPark neighborhood in Charlotte.

See also[edit]

 * List of mayors of the 50 largest cities in the United States