2003 Charlotte mayoral election

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.

2003 Charlotte mayoral election

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

Primaries

Democratic primary

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

2003 Charlotte mayoral election – Republican primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Pat McCrory	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

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

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