Mayor Lyles’ strongest support in the primary? Eastover and Myers Park.

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Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles on Tuesday easily won the Democratic primary, getting 71% of the vote against four opponents. That’s a rout.

But the results also showed some softening of support compared to her three previous primaries, when she got 85%, 84% and 87%…

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