Tag Archives: Columbia 2010 elections

How Benjamin won

By Adam Beam | Published: April 21, 2010
Steve Benjamin won the mayor’s race not because of Shandon and undecided Steve Morrison voters, like I and a lot of other people thought, but because Benjamin’s supporters turned out to vote. Benjamin’s top 10 precincts, which he won by a combined 3,033 votes, had a 27 percent increase in the number of people who [...]
Posted in Columbia elections | Also tagged , , | 3 Comments

Morrison’s endorsement: No one

By Adam Beam | Published: April 13, 2010
This just in from my colleague Noelle Phillips: Former Columbia mayoral candidate Steve Morrison will not endorse anyone in the April 20 runoff election. Candidates Steve Benjamin and Kirkman Finlay met with Morrison yesterday and asked for his support. Morrison sent a letter to The State Tuesday explaining his decision. You can read it below: [...]
Posted in Columbia elections | Also tagged , , | 7 Comments

More city election news

By Adam Beam | Published: April 12, 2010
In the District 4 race, fourth-place vote-getter Walter Powell Jr. has endorsed first-place vote-getter Leona Plaugh in the runoff election April 20. Powell first made his endorsement on Twitter, which was later picked up by Brad Warthen. Powell had 478 votes compared to Plaugh’s 1,831, but Powell had the support of the influential Columbia Firefighters [...]
Posted in Columbia elections | Also tagged , | 1 Comment

Morrison’s hugs

By Adam Beam | Published: April 7, 2010
Another guest post from my colleague Noelle Phillips: Steve Morrison closed his concession speech by telling the crowd that he wanted to “give each of you a huge, big hug.” So, his supporters lined up, and Morrison, a former college basketball player, hugged each person. Most folks thanked Morrison for running or spoke of their [...]
Posted in Columbia elections | Also tagged , | Leave a comment

Judges postpone City Council District 2 election

By Adam Beam | Published: April 5, 2010
A federal three-judge panel has postponed tomorrow’s District 2 City Council election. Click here to read the judges’ opinion. Here’s the decision in a nutshell: The city is required to have approval from the Justice Department to hold the special election to replace former District 2 Councilman E.W. Cromartie. As of 5:11 p.m., the city [...]
Posted in Columbia elections | Also tagged , | 5 Comments