Politics & Government

Mount Pleasant 2012 Election Results: The Votes Are In

The choices facing voters in Mount Pleasant.

The results above are for Charleston County and may not include a multi-county district. They do not include absentee ballots that may be counted later tonight or Wednesday morning, according to Charleston County election officials.

Earlier From the Polls:

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6 p.m.: Don't listen to all those folks saying there is a two hour wait to vote. This is the line (or lack thereof) at the National Guard Armory in Mount Pleasant. Just one hour left. At 6 p.m., 3,200 people had voted at the armory. That's roughly 73 percent of registered voters.

4:30 p.m.: Congressional candidate Bobbie Rose is making a final push through the Lowcountry today. The Democrat admits she's the "underdog" in her bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Tim Scott. Here's why she's running.

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3:10 p.m.: Voters are getting in and out in less than 10 minutes at Wando High School. Poll workers say come now. Things will get crazy at 5 pm.

2:15 p.m.: At Vickery's to hear congressional candidate Bobbie Rose speak. She's on a whirlwind tour of Charleston today.

12:15 p.m.: Charleston County Elections Director Joe Debney says no problems to report. There had been reports early Tuesday of power out in Ladson, but Debney noted that the voting machines have battery power if something like that impacts a polling place.

11:15 a.m.: Charleston County GOP chair Lin Bennett tells Patch that she's been very pleased with Election Day so far. There have been a handful of issues for voters, but overall, it's been running smooth today. "It's quieter now than four years ago," she said.

9 a.m.: Long lines at the National Guard Armory in Mount Pleasant, but it appears to be moving pretty quickly.

8:35 a.m.: Second longest line on Election Day: Hardee's. Biscuits are better with a side of Democracy?

8:05 a.m. : Took about 40 minutes to vote at Sweetgrass Village. —Adam

8:00 a.m.: @Live5News is reporting delays at the Palms precinct because they were expecting two laptops (have one) and five voting booths (have four). —Greg

7:26 a.m.: Full parking lot, long, long line at Sweetgrass Village polling location. —Adam

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Election Guide

Today is Election Day. Mount Pleasant voters face a slew of choices. Here’s a look at what to expect:

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Local Elections

While there is little doubt where South Carolina's electoral college votes will go, in Charleston County at least, several races are competitive. Take a look at the ballot to see exactly which races you'll be voting on.

Charleston County School Board
Mount Pleasant's seats on the county school board are not up for election this year, but six seats will appear on the ballot. Voters in Mount Pleasant get to decide who fills those seats in north area, West Ashley, Isle of Palms, Sullivan's Island and a seat that represents unincorporated Charleston County.

Charleston County Auditor

The race is one of the few other competitive local races. Democrat Peter Tecklenberg and Republican Paul Gawrych both managed to avoid being removed from the ballot.

in a Republican primary for the position.

Uncontested Races

Al Cannon - Charleston County Sheriff
Julie Armstrong - Charleston County Clerk of Court
Rae Wooten - Charleston County Coroner
Andrew C. Smith - Charleston County Treasurer
Colleen Condon - Charleston County Council District 7
Mickey Floyd - Soil and Water District Commission
Chris Fraser - Charleston County Consolidated School Board (to fill an unexpired term)
Rodney Lynn Lewis - Charleston County Constituent School Board District 10

Write-ins or Nobody

Voters can still write-in a candidate of their choice, and in some cases they will have to write-in someone if they want to vote in the race at all because no candidates appear on the ballot.

Across Charleston County a total of 12 races have no party or petition candidates, according to Board of Elections and Voter Registration Executive Director Joe Debney.

Most of those races are for various Charleston County School Board seats and one is for a St. Andrews Public Service District seat (two St. Andrews PSD seats are available in total, Perot is on the ballot for one of them).


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