Myrtle Beach Area News | Politics Headlines
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Myrtle Beach election 2009 POLITICS PAGE
A poll worker accidentally used the wrong hand-held vote counter to close a voting machine at the Dunes 1 voting precinct in Myrtle Beach on Tuesday, leaving about 260 votes uncounted, officials discovered Wednesday.
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In Myrtle Beach's mayor vs. former mayor battle, the mayor won. Myrtle Beach Mayor John Rhodes beat former mayor Mark McBride in Tuesday's run-off election by 492 votes – 2,649 to 2,157.
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13 of 13 precincts reporting | Mayor: John Rhodes 2649, Mark McBride 2157. City council: Randal Wallace 3330, Mike Lowder 2713, Chuck Martino 2412.
Until this year, state Rep. Greg Delleney was known mainly for his stances against abortion, video poker and the state lottery. Which is to say, he wasn't a high-profile figure beyond groups involved in those issues.
