All Columbia municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but most candidates can be affiliated with political parties. Columbia uses a two-round system, where election runoffs are held if no candidate obtains the majority of the vote.
2010 special
2010 Columbia mayoral special election
←2009
April 6, 2010 (first round) April 21, 2010 (runoff)
The 2010 Columbia mayoral special election took place on April 6, 2010, to elect the next mayor of Columbia, South Carolina. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Bob Coble did not seek re-election. A runoff was held on April 21, 2010, since no candidate surpassed 50%. In the runoff DemocratStephen K. Benjamin defeated Republican candidate Kirkman Finlay III. Benjamin became the first African American mayor of Columbia.[1]
Mayor of Columbia, 2010 (Special first round) UNOFFICIAL RESULTS[2]
The 2013 Columbia mayoral election took place on November 5, 2013, to elect the mayor of Columbia, South Carolina. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Stephen K. Benjamin won re-election to a full term. There was no need for a runoff election since Benjamin received more than 50% of the vote.
The 2021 Columbia mayoral election took place on November 2, 2021, to elect the next mayor of Columbia, South Carolina. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Stephen K. Benjamin did not seek re-election to a third term.[6] A runoff was held on November 16, 2021, since no candidate surpassed 50%. In the runoff RepublicanDaniel Rickenmann defeated Democratic candidate Tameika Isaac Devine. Daniel became the first Republican mayor of Columbia since 1990.[7][8]
The election was officially non-partisan, but some candidates were affiliated with political parties.
Election for Mayor of Columbia first round, 2021[13]
Candidate
Votes
%
Daniel Rickenmann
8,417
43.51%
Tameika Isaac Devine
5,846
30.22%
Sam Johnson
4,710
24.35%
Moe Baddourah
364
1.88%
Write-in
9
0.05%
Total
19,346
100.00%
Runoff election for Mayor of Columbia, 2021[a][14]
Candidate
Votes
%
Daniel Rickenmann
10,606
52.00%
Tameika Isaac Devine
9,789
48.00%
Total
20,395
100.00%
2025
The 2025 Columbia mayoral election took place on November 4, 2025, to elect the mayor of Columbia, South Carolina. Incumbent Republican Mayor Daniel Rickenmann won re-election to a second term. There was no need for a runoff election since Rickenmann received more than 50% of the vote.[15]
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