MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – The City of Myrtle Beach has certified the voting results from Tuesday’s election. The Myrtle Beach Election Commission met at 10 a.m. Thursday morning to canvass the votes from Tuesday’s municipal election and certify the results. Twenty two failsafe ballots were verified, opened and counted, according to city officials.
The commission then certified the results, declaring Mike Chestnut, Mary Jeffcoat and Phil Render as winners of three City Council seats. Oath-of-office ceremonies will be held in January for the new, four-year terms.
Thursday’s certified vote totals are shown below. Approximately 19 percent of the eligible voters cast a ballot in Tuesday’s election.
Precinct-by-precinct totals are available on-line.
Myrtle Beach City Council
Michael Chestnut 1899 (21%)
Mary Jeffcoat 1546 (17%)
John Krajc II 641 (7%)
Mark McBride 750 (8%)
Robert Palmer 368 (4%)
Phil Render 1899 (21%)
Rick Sarver 454 (5%)
Jackie Vereen 1322 (15%)
Write In 20 (0%)
