Category Archives: Columbia elections

The standings, with one day left

By Adam Beam | Published: July 12, 2010
All but one of the District 2 Columbia City Council candidates have filed their pre-election fundraising reports, so we now have a better idea of where the candidates stand. Here are the standings: If money means anything, clearly Brian Newman has the lead. Here’s how much the candidates have left to spend, which is important because there will [...]
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Emma McGraw Myers files pre-election report

By Adam Beam | Published: July 8, 2010
Emma McGraw Myers has filed her pre-election report, according to the State Ethics Commission’s website. Myers was one of six candidates for the District 2 Columbia City Council seat who is being fined $100 for missing the June 28 filing deadline. It appears Myers is the first of the six candidates to file the report. “It was [...]
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District 2 City Council forum scheduled for Sunday afternoon

By Adam Beam | Published: July 7, 2010
The eight candidates vying for Columbia’s District 2 City Council seat have been invited to a  forum Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Saint John Baptist Church at 3404 West Beltline Boulevard. The forum will be moderated by local radio host Don Frierson and Frank McBride and is being sponsored by the Columbia Council of [...]
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District 2 voter fatigue

By Adam Beam | Published: July 6, 2010
When Columbia’s District 2 voters go to the polls July 13 to elect their next City Council representative, it will be the fifth time in four months they have voted in an election. And with eight candidates on the ballot for one seat, it’s likely District 2 voters will have to vote a sixth time [...]
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Your District 2 candidates are

By Adam Beam | Published: May 14, 2010
Josh Stroman Alexzena Furgess Harold “Puff” Howard Brian DeQuincey Newman Emma McGraw Myers Gary L. Myers Jr. Antonio Williams Catherine Bruce Yes, those are the same eight candidates who filed to run in the April 6 election. Yes, they only had a week to file for that race. Yes, they had 30 days to file for this race. Yes, no new candidates filed.
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