The results are in. Here’s who won Lexington County’s town, city elections on Tuesday
Lexington’s local elections turned up a few surprises and upsets on Tuesday.
Newcomer Hunter Sox, the legislative initiatives coordinator at the S.C. Institute of Medicine and Public Health, won in Cayce City Council District 3, defeating incumbent Ann Bailey-Robinson. Sox won 53% of the vote to Bailey-Robinson’s 18%, with Kelly Wuest winning 28%.
Elsewhere in Cayce, Councilman Tim James won re-election over Karen Dawkins with 73% of the vote in District 1.
In West Columbia, incumbent Mike Green held on to beat Pete Fisher in City Council District 1, with 66% of the vote. Casey Jordan Hallman held a 3-to-1 lead over Joe Fitzgerald, who had earlier withdrawn from the race but whose name was still on the ballot.
In Irmo, William Danielson and Barb Waldman were leading for two seats on the town council, defeating Jenne Bennett and Brent Chitwood. Waldman, a USC professor, will claim an open seat on the council, while Danielson wins a full term after a special election victory last year. The Irmo results were not final because some Richland County precincts were still out at 10:30 p.m.
In Lexington, all three incumbent town councilmen — Steve Baker, Todd Carnes and Ron Williams — held on to their seats, finishing far ahead of challenger Lachin Hatemi in the citywide race for three open seats.
In Chapin, Town Councilman Al Koon is an unsurprising choice for mayor. He won 95% running unopposed.
In Swansea, the new mayor will be Viola McDaniel, a retired state government employee who owns a carpet-cleaning business. McDaniel replaces Jerald Sanders, who was suspended from office after he was indicted on charges he misappropriated town funds. McDaniel won 49% of the vote to Town Councilman Michael Luongo’s 35%, Hunter Hackett’s 12% and Ray Spires’ 4%.
Linda Butler and Jerome Williams won two Swansea town council seats, defeating Thomas Dease and Suzanne Clark Hackett respectively.
But in Gilbert, incumbent Mayor Donnie Cason lost to John Reeder, who won 45 votes — or 49% — to Cason’s 22. The mayor also finished behind Fred Taylor, who won 23 votes.
In Springdale, Councilman Juston Ricard will be the next mayor, after he defeated fellow council member Viki Sox Fecas 2-to-1.
In Batesburg-Leesville, Mayor Lancer Shull won another term over Town Councilman Steve Cain by a 2-to-1 margin.
In Pine Ridge, Mayor Daniel Davis won unopposed, but there was a tighter race for town council, where Floyd Dinkins and Scott Sims both won 87 votes each. But since two seats were up at-large, both candidates still won.
Lexington
Town Council (3 seats)
Steve Baker - 674
Todd Carnes - 727
Lachin Hatemi - 282
Ron Williams - 789
Cayce
City Council District 1
Karen Dawkins - 94
Tim James - 266
City Council District 2
Ann Bailey-Robinson - 41
Hunter Sox - 117
J. Kelly Wuest -61
West Columbia
City Council District 1
Pete Fisher - 98
Mike Green - 183
City Council District 3
Joe Fitzgerald - 10
Casey Jordan Hallman - 30
Irmo
Town Council (2 seats)
Jenne Bennett - 180
Brent Chitwood - 221
William Danielson - 461
Barb Waldman - 421
Batesburg-Leesville
Mayor
Steve Cain - 123
Lancer Shull - 317
Town Council District 5
Kevin Duggins - 16
Shirely Etheredge Mitchell - 22
Gilbert
Mayor
Donnie Cason - 22
John Reeder - 45
Fred Taylor - 23
Pelion
Town Council
Chuck Ingle - 13
Larry Sossamon - 12
Pine Ridge
Town Council
Floyd Willis Dinkins - 87
Scott Simms - 87
Springdale
Mayor
Viki Sox Fecas - 157
Juston Ricard - 362
Town Council
Kevin Reeley - 419
Tate Wilbourne - 397
Jacob Wilkerson - 423
Summit
Town Council (2 seats)
Henry Hartley - 45
Valerie Reese - 22
Jennifer Seawright - 37
Swansea
Mayor
Hunter Hackett - 25
Michael Luongo - 72
Viola Frances McDaniel - 101
Ray Spires - 9
Town Council District 1
Linda Butler - 39
Thomas Dease - 16
Town Council District 2
Suzanne Clark Hackett - 12
Jerome Williams - 41
This story was originally published November 2, 2021 at 8:00 PM.
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