Charleston, S.C., elects its first Republican mayor since Reconstruction

[Anti Federalist]

Charleston, S.C., elects its first Republican mayor since Reconstruction

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...blican-mayor-since-reconstruction/ar-AA1kn99a

22 Nov 2023

William Cogswell, formerly a Republican state lawmaker, defeated incumbent Democratic Mayor John Tecklenburg by about 2 percentage points in Tuesday's runoff, according to the South Carolina Election Commission. Results posted online by the commission showed a 569-vote margin separating the the two candidates.

Cogswell, 48, had secured the most votes in the Nov. 7 general election but not a majority, sending him and Tecklenburg to Tuesday's runoff.

Charleston's municipal elections are technically nonpartisan. But Tecklenburg is a well-known figure in the state's Democratic politics, endorsing Joe Biden in South Carolina's pivotal 2020 presidential primary.
Cogswell, who served three terms as a Republican in the state House and describes himself as a moderate, earned endorsements from others within South Carolina's GOP political circles, including Sen. Tim Scott.

Charleston last elected a Republican mayor in the 1870s, according to historical records from the city and other municipal areas. Republicans including state GOP Chairman Drew McKissick and U.S. Rep. Russell Fry, who served in the state House with Cogswell, celebrated the GOP win in social media posts and statements.

 

[WarriorLiberty]

I hope S.C gets rid of Lindsey Graham.
There is nothing in his polices or agendas that he had done anything for the state of SC.

 

[Snowball]

It's the Cogswell Cogs name that put him over the top.

 

[Anti Federalist]

It's the Cogswell Cogs name that put him over the top.

Spacely Space Sprockets are much higher quality.

 

[Anti Federalist]

I hope S.C gets rid of Lindsey Graham.
There is nothing in his polices or agendas that he had done anything for the state of SC.

I have friends in SC and, while his policies and agendas are crap, he holds his seat because he brings home the bacon to his constituency.

Apparently if you have just the slightest problem with any level of government, on a personal level mind, his office will do whatever it can to set it right.

I'm talking about shit like Grandma's social security check being late...that kind of thing, and the people of SC seem to love him for it.

Demo-crazy.

 

[Anti Globalist]

It'll probably be another 100+ years before another Republican wins mayor of that city.

 

[Snowball]

It'll probably be another 100+ years before another Republican wins mayor of that city.

unless Black.