Polls open tomorrow for area municipal elections
Published 3:04 pm Sunday, November 6, 2011
Registered voters who are residents of Columbus, Saluda, Tryon or Landrum will go to the polls to elect municipal officials tomorrow.
Polk County polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Landrum and Greenville County polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. See the box to the right for poll locations.
Voters in Columbus will choose a mayor and three council members, but there are no actual races to be decided. Mayor Eric McIntyre is running unopposed, as are council members Richard Hall and Ernie Kan. Councilman Michael Gage is not seeking re-election, but Ricky McCallister filed for his seat.
Saluda voters will choose two city commissioners. Incumbent commissioners John Morgan and Leon Morgan are both seeking re-election and are being challenged by Lynn Cass.
In Tryon, Mayor Alan Peoples is running unopposed, but there is a race for two open council seats. Councilman Roy Miller is seeking re-election, challenged by George Baker and Jim Scott. Councilman Austin Chapman is not seeking re-election this year.
Landrum city voters will choose among four candidates for three council seats. Incumbents Jon Matheis, Joyce Whiteside and Randy Wohnig are being challenged by Johnny Carruth. Landrum voters will also vote on a referendum this year on whether to allow Sunday alcohol sales in restaurants.
In addition, Spartanburg County voters will have the opportunity to elect representatives for Spartanburg County Schools District One Board of Trustees seats. Candidates include Dr. Ray Henderson, Gorden Lee, Phil Mosley, Travis Sloan, Jeff Sumner and Derrall Beason.
Select Greenville County voters also will elect two new members of the Foothills Fire District Area commission.