Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles Wins Democratic Primary Amid Reelection Bid

Lyles denounced Iryna Zarutska’s killing on a light rail in Charlotte last month as ‘a tragic failure by the courts and magistrates.’

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles speaks during a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 12, 2024. Nell Redmond /AP

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles won the Democratic mayoral primary on Sept. 9, paving the way for her reelection bid in the November municipal general election.

Lyles secured the Democratic nomination with a commanding 70.75 percent of the vote, according to unofficial primary results from North Carolina’s board of elections.