Candidates begin filing for November elections across Lexington County
Lexington, SC (Paul Kirby) – A number of candidates began filing to challenge incumbents, run to fill open seats, or run for re-election of offices they already hold across a number of municipalities and school districts across the county.
Filing opened on August 11th and since that date, these candidates have filed to run for the following positions: (* denotes incumbent)
City of West Columbia
City of West Columbia Council 1 - Mike Green *
City of West Columbia Council 3 - Casey Jordan Hallman *
City of West Columbia Council 5 - Boyd J Jones *
City of West Columbia Council 7 - Erin Porter
City of West Columbia Council 7 – Richard C. Walker
Town of Chapin
Town of Chapin Mayor – Skip Wilson *
Town of Chapin Mayor - David W. Knight
Town of Chapin Mayor - Shayla Flores
Town of Chapin Council - Al Koon
Town of Chapin Council - Preston Baines
Special School Board District 4 - Gaston/Swansea
Jeff Hart
Cornelius Jeffcoat
Town of Springdale
Town of Springdale Mayor - Michael Bishop *
Town of Swansea
Town of Swansea Mayor – Ray Spires *
The filing period remains open until August 25th at 12 noon. Filing takes place at the county’s voter registration and election office at 605 W Main St # 105, Lexington, SC weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
