Republican Wins Charleston Mayoral Seat For The First Time Since 1877Hailey Gomez
General Assignment Reporter
November 22, 2023 7:21 AM ET
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Former South Carolina Republican Rep. William Cogswell won Charleston’s mayoral seat Tuesday, according to unofficial results, flipping the office red for the first time since 1877.
In Tuesday’s runoff election between Cogswell and incumbent John Tecklenburg, unofficial results from the South Carolina Election Commission showed the former state representative claiming 51 percent of the vote, with Tecklenburg at roughly 48 percent.
With 100 percent of the votes in, Cogswell claimed 13,930 out of 27,291, surpassing the amount to avoid a recount.
Around 8:45 p.m. Cogswell gave a victory speech at his watch party proclaiming he could “confidently” state that he is the next mayor of Charleston before cheers from the crowd erupted, according to The Post and Courier.
“Ladies and gentlemen we can confidently say that I’m going to be the next mayor,” Cogswell stated.
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