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Midterms Reshape Charlotte, Charleston County Councils

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Kim Amontree won the Charlotte County Commission District 4 seat, defeating incumbent Republican Stephen R. Deutsch; she has emphasized fiscal restraint, infrastructure, clean waterways and limiting property-tax increases. In Charleston County, Democrat Charles Glover narrowly unseated council chairman Joe Boykin, while Democrat Jaxie Ferguson won the open District 9 seat previously held by Jenny Costa Honeycutt. Separately, Charleston City Council appointed Alison Judge Bibbee to represent Ward 16, a seat vacated by John Gianola; Bibbee has said she is interested in economic growth and community beautification.

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