special election
Phillip wins Gray Court seat by 1 vote
Gray Court native Nadine Phillip won a special election on Oct. 18 by a single ballot for an at-large seat on the Gray Court Town Council. Phillip narrowly defeated Laura B. Cook 35-34 for the seat vacated by Geneik Brewster earlier this year after she moved out of the town limits. Former councilwoman Maleah Merck…
Read MoreCorley easily wins open seat on District 56 board
Laurens County, S.C. – Teresa G. Corley easily won the open Seat 5 during a special election Tuesday, Oct. 5, for District 56 School Board. Corley won with 179 votes to Patricia Green’s 27 votes. Four precincts were open, and while there were no votes cast in Clinton 2, there were 206 votes cast in…
Read MoreFor Dist. 3 primary, absentee voting ends today, polls open at 7 Tuesday
Three candidates for Laurens County Council District 3 seat have been working this past month to earn the Democratic nomination in a Democratic Primary set for tomorrow, Tuesday, July 20, and absentee voting closes after 5 p.m. today, Monday, July 19. The primary is ahead of a special election slated for Tuesday, Sept. 30, where…
Read MoreOpen District 55 trustee seat to be filled in Tuesday special election
On Tuesday, July 14, two candidates from the Hickory Tavern and western Laurens County area of School District 55 will vie for the seat formerly held by Mark Earle, who resigned in February. The Board of Voter Registration and Elections for Laurens County is holding the special election for Seat 4, and polls in four…
Read MoreFiling starts May 1 for open Laurens council seat
Laurens, S.C. – Following the unexpected death last week of Laurens City Council member Johnny Kelly, the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Laurens County director Lynne West has set the filing period and election date for a special election to fill the Laurens District 3 seat. “Filing will open Friday, May 1, at…
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