Charleston, South Carolina, elects its first Republican mayor since Reconstruction Era

Charleston, South Carolina, elects its first Republican mayor since Reconstruction Era

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The historic South Carolina city of Charleston has elected its first Republican mayor since the Reconstruction Era. William Cogswell, formerly a Republican state lawmaker, defeated incumbent Democratic Mayor John Tecklenburg by about 2 percentage points in Tuesday’s runoff,…

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