Campaign season begins in Beaufort County for municipal offices. Here’s who’s on the ballot
The deadline to file to run for municipal offices in Beaufort County was noon Monday.
There are 11 municipal positions up for election this year: two Beaufort City Council seats; three Hilton Head Town Council seats, Hilton Head mayor; two commissioner seats in the Fripp Island Public Service District and three commissioner seats in the Hilton Head Island Public Service District.
There are no open seats for municipal elections in Bluffton, Port Royal and Yemassee this year.
These contests will appear on the Nov. 8 general election, along with countywide offices, such as Beaufort County sheriff, auditor and seats on the County Council, and state offices, including governor, state representative and state senator. The candidates for these contests were determined in the June primaries.
Municipal elections are non-partisan and candidates do not run under traditional party labels, such as Democrat or Republican.
Here’s the complete list of municipal candidates who filed to run by the deadline:
Beaufort City Council
Two at large seats are up for grabs. The two candidates with the most votes will be elected:
- Michael Andersen
- Josh Gibson
- Wilma Holman
- Mike McFee
- Josh Scallate
Hilton Head mayor
Incumbent Mayor John McCann announced that he is not seeking reelection to a second term:
- Thomas J. Cleary, III
- JoAnn Orischak
- Alan R. Perry
- Michael Santomauro
Hilton Head Town Council, Ward 2
- Stephen C. Arnold
- Patsy Brison
Hilton Head Town Council, Ward 4
- Tamara Becker
- Kim Likins
Hilton Head Town Council, Ward 5
- Steve Alfred
- Chuck Dowd
Fripp Island Public Service District
Commissioner seats are at large for Fripp Island. The two candidates with the most votes will win the seats.
- Mike Murphy
- John L Newman
- Gary M Nizzi
- Mike Wilt (i)
Hilton Head Island Public Service District, Voting District 1
- Ibrahim Abdul-Malik
Hilton Head Island Public Service District, Voting District 3
- Frank Turano (i)
Hilton Head Island Public Service District, Voting District 4
- Michael J Marks
This story was originally published August 15, 2022 at 1:21 PM.
