Pendleton Elects Two New Town Council Members
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 9:17AM
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Greg Wilson/Anderson Observer

Pendleton has two new town council members after Tuesday night's municipal elections in Anderson County. Here are the unofficial results:

Belton

Mark Spence, Town Council Ward 1, ran unopposed. In the vacant Ward 3 seat, Brandy Vaughn took 86 percent of the vote to defeat Tammy A. Kay. In Ward 5 incumbent Lynda McCoy took 93.93 percent of the vote to defeat Heather Adams, who had 6 percent of the vote.

Honea Path incumbents unopposed. 

In town council Ward 1 A. Earle Ashley, Ward 3’s Jean Perrett, and Ward 5’s Dorothy Dot Evans ran unopposed. 

Iva incumbents stay in office.

Mayor Bobby Gentry, Town Council Ward 1 Elmer Powell, Ward 2 Dwayne Kelley, Ward 3 Mary Forrester and Ward 4 Paul Hart, all incumbents were voted back in for another term.

Pendleton has two new town council members. 

Incumbent Mayor Frank Crenshaw ran unopposed. 

Town Council Ward 1 Lyn Merchant received just over 60 percent of the vote defeating incumbent Bruce Salley, Town Council Ward 3, Vince Gaulin received almost 68 percent of the vote to defeat incumbent M. Denise Jackson. 

Pelzer fills two town council seats.

Incumbent Mayor Will Ragland ran unopposed. 

Donna Idle took 30 percent of the vote, followed by incumbent Mike Matthews with 26.92 percent, to fill the two vacant town council seats. 

West Pelzer 

Jeff Lee took 52 percent of the vote to defeat Johnny Rogers Sr. to win the town council seat.

Here are the details of these elections.

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