William S. Cogswell Jr.
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| William Cogswell | |
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| Mayor-elect of Charleston | |
| Taking office January 2024 |
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| Succeeding | John Tecklenburg |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 110th district |
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| In office November 14, 2016 – November 14, 2022 |
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| Preceded by | Chip Limehouse |
| Succeeded by | Tom Hartnett Jr. |
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| Born | William Scott Cogswell Jr. January 14, 1975 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of the South (BA) Columbia University (MS) |
William Scott Cogswell Jr. (born January 14, 1975) is an American politician who is mayor-elect of the city of Charleston. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 110th District from 2016 to 2022.[1][2] He is a member of the Republican party.
Cogswell was elected mayor in 2023 after defeating incumbent John Tecklenburg in a runoff.[3] [4] [5] He will be the first Republican mayor of Charleston in 150 years.
Electoral history
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||
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| 2016 Republican Primary[6] | William S. Cogswell Jr. | 1,051 | 34.4% | Russell Guerard | 792 | 25.9% | Trey Harrell | 626 | 20.5% | Eddie Phipps | 537 | 17.6% | |||||
| 2016 Republican Primary Runoff[7] | William S. Cogswell Jr. | 1,063 | 52.8% | Russell Guerard | 951 | 47.2% | |||||||||||
| 2016 General Election[8] | William S. Cogswell Jr. | 11,961 | 65.1% | Alice Wakefield | 6,416 | 34.9% | |||||||||||
| 2018 Republican Primary | William S. Cogswell Jr. (i) | 1,722 | 46.3% | Russell Guerard | 1,589 | 42.7% | Will Freeman | 411 | 11.0% | ||||||||
| 2018 Republican Primary Runoff | William S. Cogswell Jr. (i) | 2,214 | 58.7% | Russell Guerard | 1,556 | 41.3% | |||||||||||
| 2018 General Election[9] | William S. Cogswell Jr. (i) | 9,264 | 55.1% | Ben Pogue | 7,548 | 44.9% | Others/Write-in | 9 | 0.0% |
External Links
Charleston Mayoral Debate by WCBD-TV
Mika & William interview by Charleston activist and former mayoral candidate Mika Gadsden
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