Mayor Pat McCrory

Several big names contributed to the gubernatorial campaign of former Charlotte mayor Pat McCrory in 2011, according to campaign finance reports. Click here to read senior staff writer Erik Spanberg’s latest coverage of McCrory’s bid for governor, and ...  

Maybe that’s why I saw former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory out shooting some pool with Republican colleagues at Tyler ... of young Democrats was sitting one table over. For the record, there was no interaction between the two camps.  

News 14 Carolina's Rob Boisvert discusses the issues with former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory, who will officially announce this week his intentions to run for governor. McCrory narrowly lost to Gov. Bev Perdue in the 2008 election.  

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Just one day before officially announcing his run for North Carolina governor former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory is talking with WBTV about the political battle he faces. After losing in 2008, Pat McCrory has his eyes set again on ...  

GREENSBORO Former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory kicked off his second campaign for governor Tuesday night, vowing to end the Democrats' scandal-ridden "good old boy (and girl) network" and fix the state's "broken economy." Punctuating a long ...  

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- One of the first political rallies of the season in Wilmington got some Republicans fired up today. Former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory brought his campaign for governor to the Port City. The Republican front-runner officially announced his candidacy earlier in the week. Yesterday the NC Democratic Party questioned the money McCrory's been making the last few years and calling on him to disclose his...  

After months of talk, former Charlotte mayor Pat McCrory made it official Tuesday: He's running for governor. He made the announcement in Greensboro, not far from where he grew up. McCrory quoted a song by the Who, saying he doesn't want to be the new boss -- same as the old boss. He also said he wants to change the culture in Raleigh, starting with the economy. "My goal is to have North Carolina to be one of the first states...  

In less than 24 hours, former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory will make his run for North Carolina governor official. Polls indicate he is the candidate to beat, but McCrory believes the 2012 race for the Governor’s Mansion may be the nastiest race in state history. McCrory is relaxed and smiling the day before he kicks off his second campaign for governor, but the smile quickly fades when talking about the road ahead, a campaign he fully...  

Chris Christie in November and Louisiana Gov ... Staff writer Jim Morrill contributed. McCrory as Charlotte's mayor Pat McCrory was Charlotte's longest-serving mayor with 14 years in the office. During his tenure: Charlotte built the state's ...  

Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue won't appear on the 2012 ballot -- but she remains the focus of Republican candidate Pat McCrory's stump speech. The Perdue-pinata theme continued Saturday evening when the former Charlotte mayor rallied Republicans at the Orange ...  

The good news for North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidates like former Charlotte mayor Pat McCrory and Doug Schell: The outlook for incumbent Democratic governor Bev Perdue is so gloomy she’s expected to announce she won’t run for reelection. The bad news for North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidates Pat McCrory and Doug Schell: they won’t get to run against an incumbent with numbers as low as Perdue.Keep reading this post...  

This editorial is reprinted from The Charlotte Observer. It wasn't the hair or the grin. Republican Pat McCrory became one of the most popular mayors in North Carolina history in large part by rejecting ideological blinders. In his record 14 ...  

North Carolina Democrats are now calling on Republican candidate for governor, Pat McCrory to disclose his financial records.Democrats want to know how the former Charlotte mayor has made a living since narrowly losing to Gov. Bev Perdue in 2008. SPECIAL SECTION: Pat McCrory The Democratic Party tweeted the question on Wednesday afternoon.McCrory has not responded to the inquiry.  

BEN HOGWOOD NEW BERN — Pat McCrory, the former mayor of Charlotte who ran and lost a tight race against Gov. Bev Perdue in 2008, entered a Hilton Hotel conference room with The Who’s 1971 hit “Won’t Get Fooled Again” playing in the background.  

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Pat McCrory greeted hundreds of supporters at a campaign kickoff event Thursday in Wilmington. More than 100 people jammed into Break Time Billiards, chanting "Pat, Pat!" to welcome former mayor of Charlotte, and favorite for the ...