[UPDATED, 11/7] It’s Election Day for area municipal and other offices. Polls close at 7 p.m. If you don’t yet know who you’re going to pick, here is a list of candidates on Charleston County ballots in the Nov. 7 general election.  

In races for mayor and council in Charleston and North Charleston , each candidate in a contested race received a City Paper survey to complete to qualify for an endorsement.  No endorsements were issued in non-contested races.

  • Those endorsed by the City Paper are indicated in bold and with a check mark (✅). 
  • Incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*).
  • To read the answers for each candidate who completed the survey, click on the embedded link for their name.

Charleston Mayor

William Cogswell; Mika Gadsden; Debra Gammons; Clay Middleton; Peter Shahid; John Tecklenburg ✅ (*). 

Charleston City Council

  • District 1: Boyd Gregg (*).
  • District 3: Bill Antonucci; Stephanie Hodges ✅; Jim McBride
  • District 5: Karl L. Brady Jr. ✅(*) .; Ron Call; Tarah Swetnam
  • District 7: Owen Vogel ✅, Keith Waring (*).
  • District 9: Francis Marion Beylotte III; Mike Gastin; William Gilliard; Kenneth Marolda ✅; William Tinkler
  • District 11: Ross Appel (*).

Charleston CPW: Jeff Fine; Thomas B. Pritchard (*); Blake Spa.

North Charleston Mayor

Reggie Burgess ✅; Russ Coletti; Stephanie Ganaway-Pasley; Rhonda Jameson Jerome; Curtis A. Merriweather Jr.; Todd Olds; Teddie E. Pryor Sr.; John Singletary; Samuel Whatley I; Jesse Williams.

North Charleston City Council

Other races

S.C. Senate 42 special election:  Rosa Kay (Republican), Deon Tedder (Democrat).

Awendaw Council: Paul Brown; Wendy Helms; Stacia McNeil-Dawson,;Rodney L. Porcher (*); Sheila M. Powell(*); Kent Prause

Folly Beach Council: Chris Bizzell;Sharon DiMuro; Billy Grooms (*); Katherine Houghton (*); Ann Peets; Jeannette Perna; Amy Ray; Jody Lynn Rogers

Isle of Palms Mayor: Jeffery Forslund; Doug Hatler.

Isle of Palms Council: Tim Ahmuty; Elizabeth Campsen; Ashley Carroll; Brian J. Duffy; Scott Pierce (*); Kevin M. Popson; Rusty Streetman (*); Jimmy Ward (*).

James Island Mayor: Brook Lyon; Gresham Meggett III; Josh Stokes

James Island Council:  Dan Boles (*); Lewis Dodson; Jeffrey W. Hays; Cynthia Mignano (*); Darren Troy Mullinax (*); Zennie Quinn; Jerome Warren Sloane Jr.

Lincolnville Council: Tyrone Aiken (*); David Nesbit; Leland M. Shannon; Clayton C. Williams Sr.

McClellanville Mayor:  Rutledge B. Leland III (*)

McClellanville Council:  Aaron Baldwin (*); Chris Bates (*); Robert J. Gannon (*); Jim Scott (*).

Mount Pleasant Council: Daniel Brownstein; Howard Chapman (*); Mark Flannery; Laura Hyatt (*); Jake Rambo (*); Perry Rourk; Shari Sebuck; Mike Tinkey.

Mount Pleasant Waterworks: Julio Avendano; Clay Duffie; Pete Loy; Ashton Raffety.

Ravenel Mayor: Stephen Tumbleston (*)

Ravenel Council: Jan Denham; Charles Glover Sr.; Althea V. Hamilton-Gibbs; Bryan Muckenfuss Sr.; James R. Rodgers Jr. (*); Cora Lee Singleton; Buckey Waters (*).

Rockville Mayor: Riley A. Bradham (*)

Rockville Council: Tammy Bazzle; Henry C. Holst Sr. (*); Whit Smith; Frank Thornhill (*)

Seabrook Island Mayor: Jeri Finke; Bruce Kleinman.

Seabrook Island Council: Chuck Cross; Raymond Hamilton; Dan Kortvelesy (*); Darryl May; Paul D. McLaughlin; Gordon Weis; Sharon Welch.

Seabrook Island Utilities Commission: Robert Aaron.

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