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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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