Area voters head to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in several municipal elections, including half of the council seats in Charleston and Mount Pleasant as well as mayor of that town.
Five of six Charleston City Council races are contested with only longtime council member Mike Seekings not facing an opponent. Races include:
- District 2: Incumbent and insurance agent Kevin Shealy will face political newcomer Abraham D. Champagne in this seat that represents voters in West Ashley.
- District 4: Longtime incumbent Robert Mitchell will face nonprofit executive Aaron Polkey and past candidate Luqman S. Rasheed in this peninsular seat.
- District 6: Veteran incumbent William Dudley Gregorie will face Charleston restaurateur Ben D’Allesandro in this Westside district on the peninsula.
- District 10: Incumbent Stephen Bowden will face civil engineer William Connor in West Ashley.
In Mount Pleasant, incumbent Mayor Will Haynie will face newcomer Curt Thomas, a retired Air Force officer and former state trooper.
Nine candidates, including incumbents John Iacofano, Gary Santos and Mike Tinkey, are vying for four seats on Mount Pleasant town council. Newcomers include Alexandra Crosby, nurse anesthetist Jenny DeSart, entrepreneur Brianna Harmon, lifelong resident Perry Rourk, Craig S. Russack and Kathryn Whitaker. The top four vote-getters will win the seats…