Voters Elect Two City Council Members; Third Seat Headed for Runoff

Columbia residents elected members to two city council seats Tuesday, but a runoff will be held for the third seat.

With 95 percent of the precincts reporting, Cameron Runyan won the at-large seat with 59 percent of the vote.

Runyan, a financial advisor, raised about twice as much money as his closest competitor, ending the campaigning cycle with close to $80,000, according to campaign finance disclosure reports. 

Incumbent District 2 Councilman Brian DeQuincey Newman had a clear win over his competitor. Newman won 92 percent of the vote with 95 percent of the precincts reporting. This will be his first full term. He won a 2010 special election to fill a vacant seat. 

The city will hold a runoff election for the District 3 seat on April 17. Moe Baddourah and Daniel Coble were the two candidates with the most votes, but neither one of them received the 50 plus one percent of the vote required to win. 

All results remain unofficial until they are certified by the City of Columbia Municipal Election Commission.

These are the results with 95 percent of the precincts reporting. Check back for final vote totals later.

At-large seat

District 2 seat

District 3 seat