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Voting in Columbia on Election Day

Today is the big day — aka Election Day — and we’ve done the Googling so you don’t have to. To make this election as easy as possible, we’ve curated need-to-know information about how and where to vote, along with what we’re voting on — from mayor to city council. 👇

Are you registered?

First things first, make sure you’re eligible + registered to vote.

Find your polling location

Richland County polling places will be open today from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you’re unsure where to go, you can request voter information that provides your registration status + polling location.

Looking for COVID-19 safety information? Find coronavirus updates from the South Carolina Election Commission here.

What are we voting on?

In Richland County, you’ll be voting for a mayor + several county seats.

The candidates

Here are the candidates that will be on the ballot in Richland County. To determine your district, check out these interactive maps + resources, then use your districts to identify your candidates.

You can also identify your voting district by checking your voter registration status or sample ballot. Find information on how congressional and state legislative district boundaries are established here.

Cayce

Cayce City Council District 1

• Karen Dawkins, Nonpartisan
• Tim James (incumbent), Nonpartisan

Cayce City Council District 3

• Ann Bailey-Robinson (incumbent), Nonpartisan
• Hunter Sox, Nonpartisan
• Kelly Wuest, Nonpartisan

Columbia

City of Columbia Mayor

• Daniel Rickenmann, Nonpartisan
• Moe Baddourah, Nonpartisan
• Sam Johnson, Nonpartisan
• Tameika Isaac Devine, Nonpartisan

City of Columbia Council At-Large

• Aaron D. Smalls, Nonpartisan
• Aditi Srivastav Bussells, Nonpartisan
• Deitra Stover Matthews, Nonpartisan
• Heather Bauer, Nonpartisan
• John Crangle, Nonpartisan
• John Tyler, Nonpartisan
• Tyler Bailey, Nonpartisan

City of Columbia Council District 1

• Christa Williams, Nonpartisan
• Tina Herbert , Nonpartisan

City of Columbia Council District 4

• Joe E. Taylor Jr. (unopposed), Nonpartisan

Irmo

Irmo Town Council

• Barb Waldman, Nonpartisan
• Bill Danielson (incumbent), Nonpartisan
• Brent Chitwood, Nonpartisan
• Jenne Bennett, Nonpartisan

Lexington

Lexington Town Council

• Lachin Hatemi, Nonpartisan
• Ron Williams (Incumbent), Nonpartisan
• Steve Baker (Incumbent), Nonpartisan
• Todd Carnes (Incumbent), Nonpartisan

West Columbia

West Columbia City Council District 1

• Mike Green (incumbent), Nonpartisan
• Pete Fisher, Nonpartisan

West Columbia City Council District 3

• Casey Hallman (incumbent, unopposed), Nonpartisan

West Columbia City Council District 5

• Mickey Pringle (incumbent, unopposed), Nonpartisan

West Columbia City Council District 7

• Erin Porter (incumbent, unopposed), Nonpartisan

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