All Columbia municipal elections are required to be
non-partisan, but most candidates can be affiliated with political parties. Columbia uses a
two-round system, where election runoffs are held if no candidate obtains the majority of the vote.
2010 special
2010 Columbia mayoral special election
← 2009
April 6, 2010 (first round) April 21, 2010 (runoff)
The 2013 Columbia mayoral election took place on November 5, 2013, to elect the
mayor of
Charleston, South Carolina. Incumbent
Democratic Mayor
Stephen K. Benjamin won re-election to a full term. There was no need for a runoff election since Benjamin received more than 50% of the vote.
The 2021 Columbia mayoral election took place on November 2, 2021, to elect the next
mayor of
Charleston, South Carolina. Incumbent
Democratic Mayor
Stephen K. Benjamin did not seek re-election to a third term.[6] A runoff was held on November 16, 2021, since no candidate surpassed 50%. In the runoff
RepublicanDaniel Rickenmann defeated Democratic candidate Tameika Isaac Devine. Daniel became the first Republican mayor of Colombia since 1990.[7][8]
The election was officially
non-partisan, but some candidates were affiliated with political parties.
All Columbia municipal elections are required to be
non-partisan, but most candidates can be affiliated with political parties. Columbia uses a
two-round system, where election runoffs are held if no candidate obtains the majority of the vote.
2010 special
2010 Columbia mayoral special election
← 2009
April 6, 2010 (first round) April 21, 2010 (runoff)
The 2013 Columbia mayoral election took place on November 5, 2013, to elect the
mayor of
Charleston, South Carolina. Incumbent
Democratic Mayor
Stephen K. Benjamin won re-election to a full term. There was no need for a runoff election since Benjamin received more than 50% of the vote.
The 2021 Columbia mayoral election took place on November 2, 2021, to elect the next
mayor of
Charleston, South Carolina. Incumbent
Democratic Mayor
Stephen K. Benjamin did not seek re-election to a third term.[6] A runoff was held on November 16, 2021, since no candidate surpassed 50%. In the runoff
RepublicanDaniel Rickenmann defeated Democratic candidate Tameika Isaac Devine. Daniel became the first Republican mayor of Colombia since 1990.[7][8]
The election was officially
non-partisan, but some candidates were affiliated with political parties.