NEWS
The 2025 Election Results Are In
The information in this screenshot combines Davidson municipal election data from Mecklenburg and Iredell Counties.
Incumbent Commissioners Ryan Fay, Steve Justus, Autumn Rierson Michael, and Tracy Mattison Brandon will be joined on the Davidson Town Board by former Town Commissioner Connie Wessner. Mayor Rusty Knox was unapposed.
Shortly before 10:00 p.m. Tuesday night, Mecklenburg County Board of Elections updated the election results to reflect two of two precincts reporting. In total, 3,313 voters cast ballots in the Mayoral race, with incumbent Rusty Knox earning 3,166 votes or 95.5% of the vote. A total of 147 voters opted to write in alternatives.
Davidson election results from Mecklenburg County.
Iredell County posted the results from the Davidson Pointe community, showing that at least 78 people voted. Unlike the election of 2017, the result from Iredell County did not change the outcome of either the Mayor or Commissioners' contests.
Davidson election results from Iredell County.
Note: these results do not include absentee or provisional ballots, and election results will not be certified until November 14.
The four incumbent Town Commissioners won re-election and will be joined at the dais by former Commissioner and now Commissioner-elect Connie Wessner. David Lusk, the lone candidate from Davidson Pointe, was not elected.
This election marked the outset of staggered terms for Davidson Commissioners. Based on these results, Autumn Rierson Michael and Tracy Mattison Brandon have been elected to four-year terms, while Steve Justus, Ryan Fay, and Connie Wessner will serve two-year terms. The Mayor will continue to serve a two-year term.
Democratic challenger Charlitta Hatch has won the Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board District 1 race, defeating Republican challenger Bill Fountain and incumbent Democrat Melissa Easley.
Support for the transportation sales tax outweighed the opposition. While Davidson voters overwhelmingly supported the ballot measure, with 2,527 voting in favor and 1,141 against, the final tally countywide was more narrow as the screenshot below reflects.
