Special Election filing period ended Monday, Oct. 16
By Delayna Earley
The Island News
The filing period for the City of Beaufort Mayoral Special Election officially ended on Monday, Oct. 16, at noon.
During the 10-day filing period, two candidates entered the race to be elected as mayor of the City of Beaufort to fill the unexpired term of former mayor Stephen Murray after his abrupt resignation a month ago.
The two candidates, Mike Sutton and Phil Cromer, will face off in a Special Election race on December 12, 2023.
To qualify to run, candidates needed to be a registered voter in good standing in S.C., be a resident of the City of Beaufort and they needed to file before Monday’s deadline.
Voters who are registered inside the City of Beaufort limits may vote in this election and several of the precincts will be temporarily relocated for this election.
The precincts are:
- Beaufort 1 (Part), Beaufort 2 and Beaufort 3 – Charles L. Brown Activity Center, 101 Hamar Street
- Burton 2C (Part) – Love House Ministries, 423 Parris Island Gateway
- Burton 3 (Part), Seabrook 1 (Part), Seabrook 3 (Part) and Sheldon 1 (Part) – Beaufort County Public Works, 120 Shanklin Road
- Lady’s island 1 A (Part), Lady’s Island 1B (Part) and Lady’s Island 3B (Part) – Lady’s Island Elementary School Gymnasium, 73 Chowan Creek Bluff Road
- Mossy Oaks 1A – Cornerstone Christian Church, 2301 First Boulevard
- Mossy Oaks 1B (Part) – Beaufort Middle School, 2501 Mossy Oaks Road
- Mossy Oaks 2 – Mossy Oaks Elementary School, 2510 Mossy Oaks Road
The last day to register to vote in this election is 30 days prior to the election according to the City of Beaufort’s website.
The current mayoral term will expire in December 2024.
Delayna Earley lives in Beaufort with her husband, two children and Jack Russell. She formerly worked as a photojournalist for The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette, as well as newspapers in Indiana and Virginia. She joined The Island News in 2022. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.
