Dec. 6, 2008 – Jan. 5, 2009
By city council district
| City council district 2 | 66 | 38% |
| City council district 1 | 51 | 30% |
| City council district 3 | 19 | 11% |
| City council district 5 | 15 | 9% |
| City council district 6 | 8 | 5% |
| City council district 4 | 7 | 4% |
| City council district 7 | 5 | 3% |
By neighborhood
| Uptown | 27 | 16% |
| First Ward | 15 | 9% |
| Dilworth | 14 | 8% |
| Fourth Ward | 10 | 6% |
| Country Club Heights | 8 | 5% |
| Merry Oaks | 8 | 5% |
| Elizabeth | 6 | 3% |
| Belmont | 5 | 3% |
| Oakhurst | 4 | 2% |
| Washington Heights | 4 | 2% |
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By source
| Creative Loafing | 53 | 31% |
| WCNC | 37 | 22% |
| WBTV | 29 | 17% |
| WSOC-TV | 19 | 11% |
| News 14 Carolina | 13 | 8% |
| Charlotte Business Journal | 6 | 3% |
| underoak | 6 | 3% |
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