Historic Shift: Charleston Elects First Republican Mayor in Over a Century
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Charleston, South Carolina, has elected its first Republican mayor since the 1870s. State Rep. William Cogswell defeated incumbent Mayor John Tecklenburg by a narrow margin in a runoff election. Cogswell, who served three terms as a Republican in the state House, received endorsements from prominent GOP figures. This marks a significant shift in the historically Democratic city and follows a similar trend in other parts of South Carolina.
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