<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1aGWw8_1GpIfdDX00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1aGWw8_1GpIfdDX00" width="400" height="250" ></figure>Georgetown County Council Chairman Clint Elliott easily fended off a challenge to win a second term in District 1, taking 69 percent of the vote in a race with Sandra Bundy, a former Planning Commission member.Bill Ringer, the GOP nominee in Council District 6, also swept aside a challenge from Democrat Vincent Davis with 67 percent of the vote.Bundy ran as a petition candidate against the Republican incumbent, which meant she didn’t benefit from straight-party voting in the four Murrells Inlet precincts, where an average of 43 percent of votes were for the GOP ticket.“We knew we had big headwinds going into this,” Bundy said.Elliott said he counted on getting those straight-party votes and was able to spend less time in gated communities that are hard to access for campaigning.Elliott stood at the back bar at Inlet Prohibition Company with his eyes glued to his phone, waiting for results. He was also thinking about waking up at 3:30 a.m. to get ready for work.“I still have a job to get to,” he said.His wife, Marodith, said he also works hard for the county, often behind the scenes.“He’s Georgetown born and bred. He wants the best for the area,” she said.“Clint and his supporters campaigned on truth and the Bundy campaign did not. That should stand as an example to the people of Georgetown County,” said Bill Hills, who was appointed to the Planning Commission by Elliott.Bundy was appointed to the commission by former District 1 Council Member John Thomas. Elliott did not reappoint her after winning the seat following Thomas’s resignation.Bundy had the support of the community groups Preserve Murrells Inlet and Keep It Green, which also supported Ringer’s campaign to deny Council Member Stella Mercado a second term.“We have built a coalition of people who are willing to move our county forward,” Bundy said, adding that Elliott’s campaign material talked about protecting the area’s quality of life. “It’s a win.”Ringer defeated Mercado with 68 percent of the vote in the GOP primary. He was also helped by straight-ticket votes.Along with working with Elliott, Ringer said he looks forward to working with Davis, who is president of the Pawleys Island Civic Club.Davis said he will continue to be a community advocate. “Rest assured, I will continue to apply pressure, sitting at the table,” he said.</div></body>

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Georgetown County Council Chairman Clint Elliott easily fended off a challenge to win a second term in District 1, taking 69 percent of the vote in a race with Sandra Bundy, a former Planning Commission member. Bill Ringer, the GOP nominee in Council District 6, also swept aside a challenge...

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Georgetown County Council Chairman Clint Elliott easily fended off a challenge to win a second term in District 1, taking 69 percent of the vote in a race 

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