Final list of candidates for fall elections
By Samantha Lyles, Staff Writer, slyles@newsandpress.net
The roster of candidates vying for local government offices rounded out a bit as the filing period ended last Thursday. This is the final list of candidates eligible for the Nov. 5 Election Day ballot, according to Darlington County Elections and Registrations.
Three candidates will face off for the office of Mayor in Darlington: businessman Curtis Boyd, council member /Mayor Pro Tem Carolyn Bruce and incumbent Mayor Gloria C. Hines.
Darlington City Council members Bryant Gardner and John Milling filed for re-election to their at-large seats. Bruce also filed for re-election to her council seat.
Challengers for these at-large seats include Winfred Herrington, Ernest L. Boston Sr. and Howard J. Nettles.
For Lamar Town Council, two incumbents – Angele White-Bradley and Inez Lee – filed for re-election. They will face challengers Danielle Todd-Wilkes and Nathan Williams for their at-large seats.
In Hartsville, no candidates will face opposition. Two incumbent candidates filed for re-election to Hartsville City Council. Mayor Pro Tem Johnny Andrews has declared for his District 4 seat, and Bobby McGee has filed for a full term representing District 6. McGee won a special election in February to replace retired Councilman William Shirley.
The term of Bernice Wilson, representative for District 2, expires in November and only one candidate – Bryson Sparks Caldwell – filed for that seat.
In Society Hill, three candidates filed for seats on Town Council: Charles W. “Chuck” Baker, Jimmy Scott Dixon, and Melissa Burch.
The filing deadline for local elections was Thursday, Aug. 15, at noon. For further information about the upcoming elections, contact Darlington County Elections and Registrations at 843-398-4900.
