Challenger Frank Allgood unseats incumbent Dale Black in Mauldin City Council runoff

Caitlin Herrington, Greenville News
Kevin Greene of Mauldin gets his address changed with the help from Election official, Dee Neff, before casting his vote at Mauldin Cultural Center, in Mauldin, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. Voters hit the polls for the Seat 5 runoff on Mauldin City Council. Incumbent Dale Black faces challenger Frank Allgood, neither of whom had 50% of the vote at the Nov. 2 election.

Mauldin will have a new face on its council next year after Frank Allgood defeated incumbent Dale Black by 122 votes in Tuesday's runoff.

Allgood received 633 votes to Black's 511, representing a 6.4% voter turnout. The votes will be certified Thursday at noon.

Neither candidate managed to get 50% of the votes in the Nov. 2 election where three names appeared on the Seat 5 ticket.

Yvonne Reader, an election official, prepares to hand out stickers to voters at Mauldin Cultural Center, in Mauldin, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. Voters hit the polls for the Seat 5 runoff on Mauldin City Council. Incumbent Dale Black faces challenger Frank Allgood, neither of whom had 50% of the vote at the Nov. 2 election.
Yvonne Reader, an election official, prepares to hand out stickers to voters at Mauldin Cultural Center, in Mauldin, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. Voters hit the polls for the Seat 5 runoff on Mauldin City Council. Incumbent Dale Black faces challenger Frank Allgood, neither of whom had 50% of the vote at the Nov. 2 election.

Black had 711 to Allgood's 623 votes. Travis Reeder received 554 votes in his bid for Seat 5. A total of 1,891 votes were cast in the Nov. 2 election.

In that election, Mauldin had a 10.6% voter turnout. Greenville County as a whole saw 3.57% of its registered voters cast their ballots.

— Caitlin Herrington, local reporter and lover of alliteration, covers government and growth in the Golden Strip. Get in touch with her at cherrington@greenvillenews.com, support her work by subscribing and follow her on Twitter @GVLnewsCat.

This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Mauldin city council runoff election seat 5 winner

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