Charlotte mayor wins landslide reelection despite controversy over Iryna Zarutska’s slaying

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, a Democrat, cruised to re-election Tuesday, capturing more than 70% of the vote over Republican challenger Terrie Donovan, with nearly all ballots counted, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.The result extends Democrats’ long dominance in North Carolina’s largest city, which hasn’t elected a Republican mayor since former Gov. Pat McCrory left office in 2009, according to WFAE.Lyles’ decisive win comes despite the controversy surrounding the August murder of Iryna Zarutska on the city’s Lynx Blue Line train.Zarutska, 23, a Ukrainian refugee, was s