7,515 voters were eligible to vote in five Laurens County municipal elections yesterday. The unofficial vote total last night shows 624 voters cast their ballots.
In the Laurens City Council District 1 seat, Marion “Blonde” Miller won re-election with 24 of the 28 votes cast. Four votes were write-ins.
No one was on the ballot for Laurens City Council District 2, but at least two people ran write-in campaigns. Alicia Sullivan won, receiving 41 votes, while 23 votes were written in for Melinda Gray.
In the two-person race for Laurens City Council District 4, challenger Calvin Whitmire unseated incumbent Sara C. Latimore with a vote of 58 to 15.
In Laurens CPW District 2 yesterday, C. Parker Moore Jr. was re-election, receiving 67 of 71 votes cast.
Clinton City Council District 1 incumbent Danny Cook had a solid win for another term with 103 votes to challenger Sonya Y. Adams’ 17 votes.
In a 3-way race for Clinton City Council District 3, Natilie Cogsdill dominated the vote count, receiving 38 votes to 21 for Robbie Neal and 15 for Dianne Vaughn. In two weeks, Natilie Cogsdill faces Robbie Neal in the only runoff from yesterday’s voting.
For Clinton City Council District 5, incumbent Ronnie Roth lost to challenger Danny Smith. The unofficial count has 58 votes for Smith and 42 for Roth.
In Cross Hill voting yesterday, Danny Smith was re-elected Mayor with 43 of 44 votes cast. Five people were running for election to one of four seats open. Of 138 total votes cast, Brandon D. Simpson led the count, with 41 votes. Beverly Jones received 37 votes. Rita Faye Neal was next with 29 votes. Connie Jester was re-elected to Cross Hill town council with 22 votes. Not making the cut for Town Council yesterday was David Coleman, with 9 votes.
The mayor and two Town Council members in Waterloo were re-elected yesterday, each unopposed. Mayor Barbara Smith received 19 of 20 votes cast. Town Council members Curtis Jerome Todd received 18 votes and Murry Jones received 17.
Gray Court had two Town Council seats up for election yesterday, but only one candidate was on the ballot. That was Milllie Dawkins, who claims one of the open seats with her 44 votes cast. Write-In candidate Brittany Hames won the other seat with 24 votes. There was on more write-in vote cast in Gray Court.
All these results are unofficial until the Laurens County Elections Commission meets to Canvas the votes, ruling on any contested ballots. That Canvas is set for 10:00 this Thursday morning.
