COLUMBIA, S.C. — There were a few surprises in Tuesday's local elections, with an incumbent councilman losing in Columbia, and new with new mayors in both Irmo and West Columbia.
Over 30 contested races were taking place in the area. Voters spent the day casting ballots for mayor, town council, and city council races. In Irmo, voters there had three local questions that they were asked.
Turnout was said to be light, except in few precincts with close elections. And voters who went to the polls used the brand new paper ballot voting machines. While there were a few reports of isolated problems, most people got through the lines smoothly.
HOW DO I FIND RESULTS?
Full election results can be found on WLTX's election page.
KEY RACE RESULTS
In the City of Columbia, City Council Districts Two and Three and an at-large seat were up for grabs.
The biggest upset may be happening in Columbia District Three, where incumbent councilman Moe Baddourah was trailing both John Loveday and Will Brennan.
Columbia City Councilman Ed McDowell had no problem both winning his District Two seat and avoiding a runoff against Catherine Fleming Bruce and Anna Fonseca.
At-Large Councilman Howard Duvall got the most votes, but appears to be headed to a runoff in two weeks against Sara Middleton. Dylan Gunnels was third while Amadeo Geere was fourth.
In Irmo, Incumbent Mayor Hardy King has lost his seat to Councilman Barry Walker.
There will be two new Irmo town council members, after Erik Sickinger and Kelly Busch defeated incumbents Julius Waites and Mark Pouliot.
In the City of West Columbia, the city will have a new Mayor as Tem Miles officially won the seat. He had been a town councilman.
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VOTING MACHINE HOW-TO
If you didn't vote this time around, but want to know how to use the voting machines for next time around, here's a how to.