He becomes the first Democrat in the mayor's office in 22 years and only the second African-American mayor in the city's history.
From The Charlotte Observer:
Anthony Foxx was elected mayor of Charlotte on Tuesday, defeating John Lassiter and putting a Democrat in the city's top elected position for the first time in 22 years.
Lassiter conceded to Foxx shortly before 10:15 p.m., even taking a phone call from the winner while giving his concession speech on live TV.
With unofficial returns from 168 of the city's 169 precincts, Foxx had 51.3 percent of the vote, to 48.6 percent for Lassiter. A margin of about 3,000 votes out of more than 106,000 separated the two men.
Voter turnout was 21 percent, about five percent less than had been expected.
In his concession speech, Lassiter said, "We've got a lot of good things to look back on, because this race was about a lot of the good things in this city."
During his speech, Lassiter's cell phone rang, and he said it was Foxx.
"I wish you the best," the GOP candidate told Foxx. "You can count on me in any way I can to serve this city."