William Cogswell, a real estate developer and former Statehouse representative, defeats two-term incumbent John Tecklenburg in runoff election to become Charleston s next mayor, according to unofficial results.
William Cogswell, a real estate developer and former Statehouse representative, defeats two-term incumbent John Tecklenburg in runoff election to become Charleston s next mayor, according to unofficial results.
Charleston voters will choose the next mayor in a runoff election on Nov. 21. Incumbent John Tecklenburg is being challenged by real estate developer and former state lawmaker William Cogswell, who finished first in the general election.
Tecklenburg s campaign manager, Jen Mieras, has worked on all three of his campaigns for mayor. Heading into her third run-off, she leaned on the campaign s previous victories. But he s going