Lexington County voted Nov. 3, and while there were no statewide or county positions on the line, municipal elections brought the chance for residents to re-evaluate who serves them as mayors and members of city and town councils.

With polls closed, unofficial results have been posted by the county Registration and Elections Commision.

One of those competitive races was in Irmo, with Mayor Pro-tem Bill Danielson looking to have edged out incumbent mayor Barry Walker. Danielson received 850 votes (52.08%) to Walker’s 780 (47.79%). The margin, while close, doesn’t seem to trigger the state requirement for a recount, which kicks in when the difference is below 1%.

The vote was tight in Cayce’s hotly contested mayoral race, but Elise Partin looks to have kept her seat, gaining 1,171 votes (52.84%) to 1,043 (47.07%) for Lexington County School District 2 School Board Member Abbott “Tre” Bray.

West Columbia’s mayoral race also gained some heat as it moved toward election day, but ultimately incumbent Tem Miles defeated challenger Melissa Sprouse Browne comfortably, gaining 1,566 votes (70.7%) to her 637 (28.76%).

In Lexington, with Mayor Steve MacDougall having opted against running again, Mayor Pro-Tem Hazel Livingston, the only candidate to file, has won the seat she was all but certain to get, notching 1,994 votes (92.44%) against 163 (7.56%) write-ins.

Summit Mayor David Reese also ran unopposed, gaining 32 votes (100%) to win re-election.

Lexington was among the most competitive municipalities in the county, though, when it came to council races, with a crowded field of seven seeking three at-large seats on council. Incumbent Todd Lyle held onto his seat with 1,245 votes (18.46%) and looks to be joined by Will Allen and Jeannie Michaels, who received 1,054 (15.63%) and 1,030 (15.28%), respectively.

Due to the close margin between Greg Brewer, 1,007 votes (14.93%), Allen and Michaels, it looks like the Lexington candidates will be heading to a recount to check that result. As for the rest of the results, Amelia Cherry Pocta got 885 votes (13.12%), Edwin Gerace tallied 810 (12.01%) and Mathew Graham notched 683 (10.13%).

There was also heat to the City Council races in Cayce, where District 2 candidate Byron Thomas beat long-standing incumbent James "Skip" Jenkins with 115 votes (36.74%) and 110 (35.14%), respectively; Marie Brown also filed for the District 2 seat and received 86 votes (27.48%). District 4 incumbent Phil Carter held onto his seat by quite a large margin with 491 votes (66.8%) while challengers Marcy Hayden and Melvin Fields received 208 votes (28.38%) and 32 (4.37%), respectively.

West Columbia also had competitive City Council races, though all incumbents have reclaimed their seats. In District 2, Trevor Bedell ran unopposed, receiving 203 votes (98.07%). District 4 incumbent Joseph Dickey Jr. won over Ronnie Lindler by a margin of 226 votes (58.40%) to 159 (41.09%). In District 6, incumbent Jimmy Brooks beat challenger Madison Duncan 192 (74.42%) votes to 66 (25.58%). District 8 incumbent David Moye beat Pete Fisher 181 votes (78.35%) to 47 (20.35%).

West Columbia also had a special election to replace Erin Porter, who vacated her seat earlier this year after moving out of town. Sarah Mattern beat out competitor Trisha Lekovich with 229 votes (71.56%)  to 80 votes (25%) and will serve the remainder of Porter’s term, which goes through 2025.

Irmo also saw a competitive Town Council race, with two at-large seats up for grabs. It looks like incumbent Erik Sickinger reclaimed his seat and will be joined by Phyllis Coleman. Sickinger received 887 votes (31.87%), and Coleman received 675 (24.25%). There should be a recount to check the result, as Gabriel Penfield got 650 (23.36%), making the margin between him and Coleman less than 1%. Rounding out the results, Jeff Allen received 486 (17.46%), and George Frazier, who was declared ineligible after filing ahead of election day, received 72 votes (2.59%).

Batesburg-Leesville had two competitive Town Council races in Districts 4 and 6. In District 4, incumbent Johnnie Mae Speach-Lemon looks to have fallen to challenger Betty Barnes Hartley, receiving 34 votes (38.64%), while Hartey received 54 votes (61.36%). District 6 incumbent Paul Wise reclaimed his seat against Tillman Gives, 60 votes (70.59%) to 25 (29.42%), respectively.  Districts 2 — David Boukight Jr., 75 votes (97.40%) — and 8 — incumbent Bob Hall, 39 votes (95.12%) — only had one candidate file.

Pelion’s Town Council race featured three candidates running for two at-large seats with incumbent Daniel Shumpert and John Downer look to have won, with Shumpert garnering 29 votes (29.59%) and Downer receiving 45 (45.92%). John Elkin, who also filed, received 23 (23.47%) of the votes.

In Chapin, Town Council Member Vicky Shealy was the only incumbent seeking two at-large seats, with no one else having filed. Shealy gained 44 votes (51.76%). The Chronicle is awaiting specific write-in results to determine a prospective winner for the second seat.

Summit saw one incumbent Town Council Member, Mike Hartley, seek another term, and will get it. With two seats up for grabs, Hartley got 32 votes (53.33%) while fellow candidate Robert Shultz earned 28 (46.67%).

Pine Ridge Town Council had two seats up for grabs, with incumbent Beth Sturkie filing to run alongside Maria Jeffcoat Urbanek. Sturkie and Urbanek look to have secured their seats on council with 70 (51.85%) and 57 votes (42.22%), respectively.

Gilbert had two seats available on Town Council, with only one non-incumbent, Fred Taylor, having filed to run. He won a seat, with 35 votes (32.71%), with the rest of the votes cast, 72, being write-ins. The Chronicle is awaiting specific write-in results to determine a prospective winner for the second seat.

The rest of the county’s council races saw incumbents run to retain their seats unopposed.

In Swansea, District 3 Council Member Michael Luongo scored six votes (75%) to stave off any doubt against two write-in votes, while District 4 Council member Doris Simmons secured 11 votes (100%) to no write-ins.

In Springdale Viki Sox Fecas, Steve Hallman and Cory Hook reclaimed their seats with 57 (25.91%), 73 (33.18%) and 74 (33.64%) votes respectively.

There was also one school board special election for a seat serving Lexington County School District 3, with Troy Harper, the only candidate to file, receiving 174 votes (92.55%) and securing the seat.