Voting in this month's North Augusta election? Here's what to know

The North Augusta Municipal Election is Tuesday, April 29. In this year’s election, North Augusta voters are electing their mayor for the next four years; three council members to serve full, four-year terms; and one council member to serve out the final two years of former Councilman Eric Presnell’s term. Presnell had stepped down last fall with his move out of state.

Neither the mayor’s race nor that shortened term is contested. Current Mayor Briton Williams was the only person to file in the mayor’s race and effectively secured his second term when the filing period closed end of December. John Felak won out over Michael Ford in the Feb.



11 Republican Primary to gain a shot at Presnell’s unexpired term. With no opposition from the Democrats or from any declared write-in candidate, Felak also has effectively secured his spot on the council. It's the three full-term seats – those currently occupied by Pat Carpenter, Jenafer McCauley and David McGhee – that are up for grabs in this month's election.

All incumbents filed to run again, but McGhee lost to fellow Republican Robert Freitas in the Primary and is no longer in the running. That leaves the Republicans Carpenter, McCauley and Freitas; Democrat Dennis Briatico; and declared write-in candidate Crystal Baskett looking to either gain or regain a full term on North Augusta City Council. How to vote.