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==Government== Lincolnton is governed by a mayor and four-member city council, who hire a city manager to oversee day-to-day governance. City council members serve four-year terms and the mayor serves for two years. They are elected in partisan elections in odd-numbered years. Council members represent city wards <ref name=" Lincolnton Council Wards">{{Cite web |title=Lincolnton City Council Ward Map|url=https://arcgisserver.lincolncounty.org/lincolntonwards//}}</ref> in which they must reside, but are elected [[at-large]]. The mayor conducts city meetings, normally the first Thursday of each month, and votes only in case of a tie. The mayor, Edward "Ed" L. Hatley (D), was first elected as mayor in 2015 with 68.75% of the vote.<ref name=" 2015 Lincolnton Elections">{{Cite web |title=2015 Lincolnton City Election Results|url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2015&county_id=55&office=LOC&contest=550001}}</ref> In 2022, he ran unopposed winning his third term as mayor with 84.01% of the vote.<ref name=" 2022 Lincolnton City Election ">{{Cite web |title=2022 Lincolnton City Election Results|url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2022&county_id=55&office=LOC&contest=8}}</ref> City council members are Mayor Pro-tem Kevin Demeny (R-Ward 1), Mark Johnson (R-Ward 2), Jill Tipton (R-Ward 3), and Roby Jetton (R-Ward 4). Other City officials are Richard "Ritchie" Haynes (City Manager), Scott Antonio Clark (Assistant City Manager), Daphne Ingram (City Clerk/Assistant to City Manager), Julie Wright (Administrative Assistant), and John Friguglietti, Jr. (City Attorney). <ref name=" City Council Webpage">{{Cite web |title=City Council and Directory|url=https://ci.lincolnton.nc.us/205/City-Council}}</ref> <ref name=" Directory for the Lincolnton City Manager, Attorney, and Assistants">{{Cite web |title=City Directory|url=https://www.lincolntonnc.org/Directory.aspx?DID=17}}</ref>
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