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Charleston elects Republican mayor for first time since 1870s
The city of Charleston, South Carolina, has elected its first Republican mayor since the reconstruction era of the 1870s.  According to the South Carolina Election Commission, state Rep. William Cogswell defeated incumbent Mayor John Tecklenburg (D) by two percentage points in runoff election Tuesday.  Five hundred and sixty-six votes separated the two candidates, according to the commission’s results.   The Associated Press reported that despite receiving the most votes in the general municipal election earlier this month, Cogswell did not obtain a majority, resulting in the runoff election.  Cogswell, 48, served three terms as a Republican in the state House and received end

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