Filing closes with no challengers in Columbia election
Published 10:54 am Thursday, July 25, 2013
The filing of candidates in mayor and board of aldermen in Columbia closed Friday, July 19.
Incumbent mayor F. Michael Griffin filed for another two-year term.
Incumbent aldermen James Ww. Cahoon, Ray Marner, and Mildred Ogletree filed for four-year terms.
No challengers filed.
The town elections will be held Tuesday, November 5
The town may choose to use paper ballots and hand counting in the upcoming unopposed election, saving the taxpayers about $3,000, Griffin said last week.
The other two aldermen whose terms expire in 2015, are Mike Crowder and Sandra Owens.