Mayor Roberts says she will 'support' Lyles in election

Mayor Roberts says she will 'support' Lyles in election Mayor Roberts says she will 'support' Lyles in election Before making her concession speech, Mayor Jennifer Roberts talked to WBTV about the phone call she made to Vi Lyles, who was the winner of the democratic primary. "I just spoke to her and said she ran a great race. We ran a great race. I think all of our supporters were really happy, and I look forward to supporting her in the general,” Roberts said. Two years ago, Roberts survived a primary, a secondary runoff and won the general election. However, hours after the polls closed, incumbent finished with less than 40 percent of the vote which means there will be no runoff.