Mayoral elections in Charleston, South Carolina
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Mayoral elections in Charleston are held every four years to elect the mayor of Charleston, South Carolina.
All Charleston municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but most candidates can be affiliated with political parties. Charleston uses a two-round system, where election runoffs are held if no candidate obtains the majority of the vote.
Elections before 2019
2019
November 5, 2019 (first round)
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The 2019 Charleston mayoral election took place on November 5, 2019, to elect the mayor of Charleston, South Carolina. Incumbent Democratic Mayor John Tecklenburg ran for re-election to a second consecutive term. A runoff was held on November 19, 2019, since no candidate surpassed 50%. In the runoff, John Tecklenburg was easily re-elected.[1]
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| John Tecklenburg (Incumbent) | 12,556 | 47.83 | |
| Mike Seekings | 8,998 | 34.27 | |
| Maurice Washington | 2,116 | 8.08 | |
| Gary White | 1,836 | 6.99 | |
| Renee Orth | 482 | 1.84 | |
| Sheri lrwin | 235 | 0.90 | |
| Write-in | 30 | 0.11 | |
| Not Assigned | 30 | 0.11 | |
| Total votes | 26,253 | 100.00 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| John Tecklenburg (Incumbent) | 12,530 | 61.19 | |
| Mike Seekings | 7,947 | 38.81 | |
| Total votes | 20,447 | 100.00 | |
2023
November 7, 2023 (first round)
November 21, 2023 (runoff) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Charleston mayoral election took place on November 7, 2023, to elect the mayor of Charleston, South Carolina. Incumbent Democratic Mayor John Tecklenburg ran for re-election to a third consecutive term. A runoff was held on November 23, 2023, since no candidate surpassed 50%. In the runoff Republican William Cogswell defeated Democratic Mayor John Tecklenburg. Cogswell became the first Republican mayor of Charleston since reconstruction when George Cunningham left office in 1877. Tecklenburg became the first mayor of Charleston to lose a re-election since 1959.[4][5][6]
The election was officially non-partisan, but several candidates were affiliated with political parties.
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| William Cogswell | 9,830 | 34.96 | |
| John Tecklenburg (Incumbent) | 9,000 | 32.01 | |
| Clay Nimoy Middleton | 5,450 | 19.39 | |
| Peter Shahid | 2,367 | 8.42 | |
| Mika Gadsden | 1,057 | 3.76 | |
| Debra J Gammons | 382 | 1.36 | |
| Write-in | 28 | 0.10 | |
| Total votes | 28,114 | 100.00 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| William Cogswell | 13,958 | 51.03 | |
| John Tecklenburg (Incumbent) | 13,392 | 48.97 | |
| Total votes | 27,350 | 100.00 | |
See also
References
- ^ Beese, Wilson (November 19, 2019). "Tecklenburg wins reelection in Charleston mayoral race after Seekings concedes". WCIV. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ "First round" (PDF).
- ^ "Runoff". November 6, 2019.
- ^ "South Carolina: Charleston elects first Republican mayor since Reconstruction". The Guardian. Associated Press. November 22, 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ Bogel-Burroughs, Nicholas (November 23, 2023). "Charleston Elects Republican Mayor for First Time Since 1870s". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ Weber, Ian Kayanja, Lauren Lennon & Claire (November 21, 2023). "Nov. 21 runoff: Unofficial results show Cogswell elected mayor of Charleston". WCIV. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Election Night Reporting". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ "Election Night Reporting". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved February 23, 2024.